South Africa is blessed with quite a collection of pigeon and dove species. Of the 15 species that call southern Africa home, I was able … Read More
Wagtails! South Africa
Most North American birders don’t even know what a ‘wagtail’ is…it doesn’t really sound like a bird, but in Africa, the name wagtail is well … Read More
Wetland Birds of South Africa
I wasn’t able to visit many wetland habitats in South Africa, but when I did, I was greeted by some very beautiful birds. The four … Read More
Trip to Idaho and Start of Long-billed Curlew Work
Three days ago, Alex and I arrived in Boise, Idaho after a fast but lengthy drive across the country. We started out early on saturday … Read More
Cape Vultures in South Africa
Nesting and living in a massive river gorge that creates the border of the Mkambati Nature Reserve is one of the largest remaining colonies of … Read More
Starlings of South Africa
Probably the most common bird in the United States is the European Starling, there are billions of them. Unfortunately, it is the only species of … Read More
Two Herons and a Hamerkop
Three beautiful and unique birds that I see on a daily basis here in the Dwesa-Cwebe Nature Reserve are the Hamerkop, Black-headed Heron, and the Grey … Read More
African Wood-Owls
During the second week of February, I spent a few days in the Dwesa Nature Reserve along the Eastern Cape of South Africa helping out … Read More
Common Gulls and Terns of South Africa
I have been spending a lot of time on the coast of South Africa and so have managed to find two species of gull, six … Read More
Amur Falcons – South Africa
As regular readers of this site know, I am a huge fan of raptors. Here in South Africa, I have been able to see quite … Read More