Entertaining a Woolly-necked stork
This time last year Rob and I were anticipating spending Christmas alone in Windhoek because he had to work over the festive period. We decided to liven things up by starting what we called...
Bird of the Week – Week 140 – Montiero’s hornbill
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...
African wild dogs in Moremi Game Reserve
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...
So, what could YOU get for a bread crumb?
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,...
As tough as …. a Honey badger
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...
Bird of the Week – Week 139 – White-tailed shrike
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...
Dinner time in the park
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...
Bird of the Week – Week 138 – Marabou stork
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...
Bird of the Week – Week 137 – Swamp boubou
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...
Cheetahs – Natural Born Cullers
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...
Bird of the Week – Week 136 – Tawny-flanked prinia
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...
Camp Syncro on the Kunene River
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...
Bird of the Week – Week 135 – Lesser grey shrike
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...
A visit to the Marienfluss area of Namibia
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...
Bird of the Week – Week 134 – Kurrichane thrush
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...
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