Birds fascinate us for many reasons. Flight, beauty, the glimpse into the world of dinosaurs, to mention but a few of those reasons. The...
Well, it’s official. Over a decade since I was last there, I am finally heading back to Africa late this year. Not forever mind,...
Since I have started to bird by kayak, it took me a lot of time to realise that paddling is not the synonym for...
The sight of three birds being chased by a Southern Masked Weaver in Pilanesberg National Park recently, had me stumped and caused me to...
I’ve only seen Tigerfish (Alestidae, genus Hydrocynus, usually Hydrocynus goliath) in two contexts, but I’ve seen a lot of them. One is on the...
Scientific papers are simply boring. That is why they have sections Abstract and Summary, to allow you to read the digested versions and skip...
Mousebirds (order Coliiformes) are one of the perennial puzzles in bird systematics. They do not look or act much like any other birds (my...
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