The ruff – our non-binary migrant
I love ruffs. Part of the reason for this is that they arrive in Gauteng, South Africa from the northern hemisphere during the chill, dusty…
Author: Derek Keats
Basic evolutionary biology for birders
The video contained in this page was a webinar on Learn-the-Birds in October, 2020. Birds have played a critically important role in the origin of…
Webinar recording – Buy equipment not software: quality open source (free) software for bird photographers
When you get into bird photography, you soon realise that you need to process your photos, and having just spent a small fortune on camera…
Wader conservation world watch 7 for 2020
A world-wide count of Waders / Shorebirds is happening Saturday 31st October 00h00(SAT) to Sunday 1st November 23h59 (SAT) 2020
Diederik cuckoo – observations and photos of mating rituals and nest intrusions
The unmistakeable, loud deed-deed-deed-deed-er-ick call of the diederik cuckoo, Chrysococcyx caprius, is a characteristic of the spring and summer landscape of southern Africa. The species…
Lucky weekend with Long-billed pipits in Marakele National Park
On the weekend of Aug 22, 2020, when we were finally allowed to travel between provinces, I was lucky enough to spend two mornings observing Long-bill…
Learning about speciation from White-eyes
When I first saw the Orange River White-eye a couple of months ago, it got me thinking about the group, and having seen white-eyes in…
Why I photograph birds
Way back in 1986, when I was leaving New Brunswick, Canada to go spend two years in Zimbabwe, my friend Anne Bardou gave me a…