Bird of the week – Week 5 : African black oystercatcher The “Red List” records the African black oystercatcher as “Near threatened”, which means that it could be threatened with extinction fairly soon if...
“He was a mongoose, rather like a little cat in his fur and his tail, but quite like a weasel in his head and his habits. His eyes and the end of his restless...
Encountering African wild dogs on a game drive is about as exciting as coming across a lion or a leopard. These animals are endangered and it is a rare privilege to see them. They...
During the hot summer months the reed beds around Windhoek are spotted with small bright red birds with black masks and black bellies that buzz around looking like giant bumblebees, calling in a sizzling...
We have just returned from the most amazing visit to Norotshama, a resort in southern Namibia on the banks of the Orange River. Amazing because it was a long-overdue family reunion (more about that...
Visit almost any of the acacia bushveld areas of Namibia at almost any time of the year and you will almost certainly see the beautifully coloured, distinctively slender shape of a Swallow-tailed bee-eater as...
I first became aware of and interested in mantras after visiting the Himalayas in 2002. I wanted a Tibetan meditation cd and stumbled upon the famous Om Mani Padme Hum mantra whilst visiting a...
Take a walk along the beachfront at Walvis Bay and one of the most distinctive and easily recognizable birds to be seen wading in the shallow water is the black-and-white Pied Avocet. Appropriately named...
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