This post was initially written as an article for theHoedspruit Explorer Magazine. There is a loud, high-pitched, monotonous warbling sound that is heard throughout the bushveld in the Hoedspruit area in summer, particularly in areas with…
It is summer now, and the “die die diederik” call of the onomatopoeic diederik cuckoo is heard throughout the bushveld. These birds migrate from equatorial regions of Africa in spring, arriving in South Africa starting in October and…
On Saturday morning (Dec 4), I crawled out of bed at 3:30 to be early to Orpen Gate into the Kruger National Park to spend the night at Satara Camp. One of my goals was to get photos of birds that nest in tree cavities (hole nesting)…
We’re now 2 months into the year, with a pretty explosive start to the rarities scene. On Birding Big Day on 28 November last year, a team in KZN picked up a gull at St Lucia estuary, only reported 5 days later to the disappointment of…
Here in Southern Africa, the start of 2021 has been a special twitching season. Over this period a host of good rarities have showed up in many parts of the country, most notably the Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu- Natal. This was the case…
Almost invisible on a map of the world, the two tiny islandsof Trinidad and Tobago are located at the southern end of the Caribbean, justoff the northern coast of South America. Its proximity to mainland SouthAmerica addresses its history;…
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 winds of August and provide the first sign that our winter is almost over. It is especially nice to…
RHODES, NAUDE’S NECK PASS, TENAHEAD MOUNTAIN LODGE AREA, MACLEAR AND TIFFINDELL SKI RESORT This is a very scenic part of the southern Drakensberg which you can bird from a high clearance vehicle. The roads are generally well maintained in…
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 the theory of evolution by natural selection, and continue to play a significant role in…
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 equipment, the last thing you need is to spend another small fortune on software just to make your…