Where the Americas have hummingbirds, the Old World has sunbirds; brightly coloured jewels that flash in the light. The males often wear showy colours which makes identification...
“In 80 birding tours to more than 100 countries, that was definitely the best day of birding I have ever had in my life!’...
The world’s 17 megadiverse countries have either massive landmasses or are situated in tropical zones, thus supporting a very rich fauna and flora. However...
“There is, perhaps, no better place in the world for birds than this country. Even in the tropics there are few birds that excel...
The evocatively named Lake Panic is overlooked by a thatched, rustic style hide in one of the most delicious settings that a birder is...
My home country of South Africa can only be described as a birding paradise! Although in raw numbers (843 species recorded to date) it...
I don’t think I’ve ever done a post on my home patch of Cape Town, South Africa. This place is such an epic birding...
I must be home-sick because last weekend I found myself browsing through my “SASOL Birds of Southern Africa”. This prompted me to compile a...
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