Gone fishing
It’s getting to the time of year when we start seeing the small dams and mud pans slowly drying up, leading to lots of activity around them. With the shallow water it’s difficult for the frogs and fish to escape…
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Category: Birding
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The return of the…
We were most lucky to see a yellow-billed oxpecker. This bird is rare, although its counterpart the red-billed oxpecker is quite common and is mostly seen clinging to mammals such as antelope “doing its duty” cleaning off the ticks and…Read More »
Saddle-billed storks
The saddle-billed stork is a large beautiful bird, actually the tallest stork in the world, standing at around 5 feet. It is black with a white patch on the underside but the real beauty is in the bill which is…Read More »
The Reed cormorant
The Reed Cormorant is a fascinating bird very similar to the renowned African Darter – but the Cormorant has a few extra tricks up his sleeve! Obtaining food is the most important part of any animal’s life. The Cormorant, like…Read More »
The Short-tailed Eagle
The Short-tailed Eagle, which was formerly known as the Bateleur, is quite a spectacular sight to see. The word “Bateleur” is French and means “tight-rope walker”. The eagle got its name from its peculiar flight pattern – while in flight…Read More »
Vultures
Some mornings it is possible to see a flock of vultures such as these on the ground. This is primarily because they are warming up after a cool night. Their large wing span means that they are too big to…Read More »
The African Fish Eagle
The African Fish Eagle, as its name suggests, lives mainly on fish. It has specially adapted talons for catching fish. Since fish have a slimy mucous covering it, it makes it difficult to hold on to them, but the fish…Read More »
The Marabou Stork
Everyone knows vultures are carrion-eating birds but there is another bird that also feeds on carrion – the marabou stork. These birds are actually waders but their main diet consists of carrion, termites as well as other birds. In fact…Read More »
The Southern Ground Hornbill
We were lucky enough to see these rare Ground Hornbills, one of the more striking large birds in the bush. They move around in small groups scouting for prey such as lizards, insects and snakes and their distinct call reach…Read More »
The Martial Eagle
The Martial Eagle is the largest eagle in Africa. They have very keen eyesight allowing them to spot prey from about 5 kilometres away! So for him to spot this Rock Monitor was no problem at all. Even though the monitor…Read More »
