Birds and Their Beaks
When tracker Joy and I were recently tracking a female leopard on foot, we noticed the remains of a Leopard Tortoise’s shell in small pieces on the ground. After much …
When tracker Joy and I were recently tracking a female leopard on foot, we noticed the remains of a Leopard Tortoise’s shell in small pieces on the ground. After much …
Welcome to the third and final instalment of the: Keeping Cool in the Delightfully Warm Summer Series. Previously we explored how Mammals and Reptiles have overcome the challenges of the …
Weaver birds are renowned for being among the most accomplished nest builders in the bird world, with nests that are intricately and skillfully woven together. Each weaver species has specialised …
Swifts, Swallows or Martins – where do you even begin with these small birds whizzing overhead and seldom stopping to perch. If you are anything like me, you love looking …
It’s been a while since we ran a Bird ID Challenge. Over four months in fact. Now that we are slowly going back into winter and the migrants will be …
I remember seeing this bird for the first time. I was in the north of the Kruger with one of South Africa’s leading trails guides and top birders, and he …
This is a fairly large bird. I think that’s fairly obvious given its size relative to the tree in the foreground. I won’t say much more than that. It’s tricky …
This one will surprise you. It’s a photo from a couple of months ago but so much was happening at the time we didn’t make the big thing out of …
This is a fairly easy one for the initiated. If you haven’t seen this bird before though, you may well be left scratching your head. I remember my first encounter …
The Wild Dog den (which has now moved; update on this coming soon) has provided not only amazing viewing, but wonderful times to just sit and listen. It was a …
Today’s bird is a perfect example of how you can easily put the blinkers on when it comes to this pursuit of identifying avian creatures. Driving the northern section of …
With Lockdown in South Africa in its 4th week, the social media challenges are abounding. Drinking raw eggs, run a distance inside, post photos of yourself… the list goes on. …
This should be a fairly straightforward one. Colouration, size, shape… there’s certainly enough here to narrow it down to family, but the actual species might take a little more work. …
Today’s bird stumped a number of staff at the lodge. Answers were fairly varied when I sent the picture around. My suggestion here would be not to jump the gun, …
We haven’t had one of these in over a month, so figured it was about time. Summer is the breeding season for many of Londolozi’s birds – both resident and …