What Bird is This? #16

James Tyrrell August 26, 2019 11

“The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese” – Willie Nelson That quote has nothing to do with today’s post but I found it while …

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A Flash of Colour

Bruce Arnott August 1, 2019 29

I am driving in the midday heat. The landscape is dry, dusty and barren. My attention is focused only on the sound of the vehicle and its tyres rolling over …

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What Bird is This? #15

James Tyrrell July 21, 2019 4

A funny looking bird caught our eye recently. Quite scruffy, its plumage wasn’t immediately definitive, and it was only after we’d eliminated a few options that we came to a …

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What Bird is This? #14

James Tyrrell June 25, 2019 10

It’s been a little over a month since the last in our Bird Quiz series. Birding doesn’t quite take a back seat during the winter months, but with the migrants …

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What Bird is This? #12

James Tyrrell April 25, 2019 9

We’re getting into rather dangerous territory here, but more for ourselves than anything else. Every so often a bird surfaces on Londolozi that we haven’t recorded here, or at least …

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What Bird is This? #11

James Tyrrell April 14, 2019 10

So, nests… A totally different approach to bird identification. Bird chicks are classified into two relatively distinct groups; precocial and altricial. Precocial chicks are born in a far more advanced …

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What Bird is This #10?

James Tyrrell March 25, 2019 4

Our last Mystery Bird Challenge edged us into the realm of the LBJs (Little Brown Jobs), which is scary territory for most aspiring birders (and many competent ones as well). …

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What Bird is This? #9

James Tyrrell March 9, 2019 8

This is scary territory we’re entering into. Struggling to identify a bird because you didn’t get a good look at it is one thing, but when you can see it …

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What Bird is This? #8

James Tyrrell February 12, 2019 5

Here is our Bird Challenge for the month of February. Ok it may not end up being the only one, as if we happen to get some particularly cryptic photos …

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The Week in Pictures #373

James Tyrrell February 8, 2019 8

Lions will do things on their own time. Just ask anyone who’s sat with them for hours waiting for them to move, and they’ve done nothing except roll over lethargically …

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What Bird is This? #7

James Tyrrell January 31, 2019 7

Our first Bird Challenge of 2019 is a slightly more unorthodox take on the concept. We’ve talked before about how birds don’t always sit still for you to identify them. …

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Bird Analysis: A Retraction of Identification

James Tyrrell January 9, 2019 4

It’s been almost a year and I still can’t let this thing go. This post may not be for everyone, but it’s something I started obsessing about again, and decided …

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Tony Goldman Wildlife Photography: Part 3

Anthony Goldman January 8, 2019 13

Round 3 of Tony Goldman’s wildlife highlights is here, with another fantastic batch of photos! Tony sent us a wonderful large collection after his last stay, so we had to …

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15 Signs That You’ve Experienced The Londolozi Effect

Jemma Thorpe January 2, 2019 22

If you’ve been to Londolozi, you’ll know… From wildlife to cuisine, service, in-camp experiences and more, Londolozi has been known to be a home-away-from-home to many. Something changes you after …

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What Bird is This? #6

James Tyrrell December 26, 2018 16

Annoyingly, my whole approach to birding has shifted somewhat since we started this series. Now I think of the most cryptic way to represent a bird in a photograph while …

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