Bird of the week – Week 43: Bokmakierie
The call of the Bokmakierie is a delight to hear. The paired birds almost invariably call in duet and have quite an extensive repertoire, but often containing a bok, bok, bok followed by a...
The call of the Bokmakierie is a delight to hear. The paired birds almost invariably call in duet and have quite an extensive repertoire, but often containing a bok, bok, bok followed by a...
Just for today Do not worry Just for today Do not Anger Just for today Honour your parents Teachers and elders Just for today Earn your living honestly Show gratitude to every living thing...
Southern Africa is blessed with a great variety of doves and pigeons; around fourteen different species are resident here. Some are common and widespread throughout the region, others not. One of those that is...
We’re always scouting for camping venues close to home, and have discovered a great farm about 140 km east of Windhoek. Not only does it have campsites and chalets, but Namibia’s largest cave system...
In Afrikaans it has the delightful name of “Grootlangtoon” which can be translated as “Big long toe”. This is wonderfully descriptive of a bird that has toes so long that they trail behind the...
Our readers are mainly folks living out of Africa, so I’m going to ask you a strange question here – have you ever seen a rhinoceros in the wild? If you haven’t, may I...
A familiar sound along many of the waterways of southern Africa is the sustained “tsip weet-weet” of the African pied wagtail, a song that is easily recognized once initially identified. As is the bird...
No visit to Botswana is complete without experiencing a mokoro trip in the Okavango Delta. Whilst the national parks enthrall you with their abundant wildlife and scenery, gliding through the narrow channels of the...
When the ruins of Great Zimbabwe were discovered by the first European adventurers in the early 16th century, and more fully investigated in the 19th century, one of the intriguing discoveries made amongst the...
Recent Comments