When you talk about birding botanical gardens in South Africa, Kirstenbosch in Cape Town is perhaps what automatically comes to mind. This is by...

Just a quick post this week, as I’m rushed for time and stressed about house buying. And you really don’t want me posting about...

Great wildlife preserves, reserves and parks exist for a number of reasons. In some cases someone was blown away by the scenery and thought...

A couple of years ago Adam posted a story on this site that so entranced me that when I went to South Africa a...

If I were to describe my long time wildlife nemesis, my ultimate dip of dips, I would reach for a nemesis cat, not a...

It’s 3:30 AM when the night’s relative tranquility is shattered by the ancient Landranger’s engine roaring to life. Early starts are the rule when...

I was laid out with a bad back last week, which didn’t really affect my birding as I wasn’t planning any at the time....

I’ve not made spectacular progress writing up my trip to Africa earlier this year, so perhaps I should get on that. I do have...