The Montiero’s hornbill is a near-endemic to Namibia and its range is limited to central and north-west Namibia, spilling outside the southern African region only into the southern part of Angola. It is the...
One of the highlights of our visit to the Moremi Game Reserve in Botswana’s Okavango Delta in September was a wonderful sighting of a pack of African wild dogs. It’s not that common to...
Quite often when we are camping we toss a few bits of bread into the grass around the campsite to see what local residents we can attract. Usually we get a few sparrows, weavers,...
I thought I would lighten up a bit after blogging twice about the killing and culling that takes place in nature in Africa. Time for a change and something different. We traveled extensively in...
The White-tailed shrike is a pretty little bird and one of the few that is near endemic to Namibia. The males and females have similar grey, white and black plumage, which, together with a...
Africa is not called the ‘Dark Continent’ for nothing. Life is cheap in Africa and nowhere is that more evident than in a game reserve. Spend a couple of days driving through any one...
Not wishing to be unkind, but the Marabou stork is surely one of the ugliest birds that you are likely to see in southern Africa, reminiscent of a mournful undertaker stalking slowly through the...
The range of the Swamp boubou in southern Africa is restricted to the northern river systems of Namibia and Botswana, and within this area it is very likely to be heard before it is...
On our recent visit to the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park we were lucky to see six cheetahs – two with kills and four in a group lying in wait for an unsuspecting Springbok to come...
The Tawny-flanked prinia is a fairly common bird within the wetter eastern part of the southern African region, where it is often seen in pairs or small groups in its favoured habitat – the...
We managed to survive the bone-shaking drive through the Marienfluss to Camp Syncro on the Kunene River and were delighted with our destination. Not only was it a sight for sore eyes having a...
The Lesser grey shrike is one of the non-breeding summer visitors to the southern African region, spending the balance of the year in the process of migrating and in its breeding grounds in Europe...
In my previous blog I wrote about what a beautiful oasis Marble Camp is. It was a great spot for us to recover and prepare ourselves for our trip up to Camp Synchro on...
The Kurrichane thrush is fairly common within the north-eastern part of the southern African region and they are often to be seen hopping about in the undergrowth. Their preferred habitat includes woodland, riverine bush...
If you’re a regular traveler in Africa, and in particular in Namibia and Botswana, you could often find yourself in the most remote places with nary another soul to be seen for days. We...
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