The Kgalagadi always delivers unusual opportunities to photograph animal and bird behaviour – such as a bird-eating heron.
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Finding Africa’s rarest parrot – Cape Parrots in Magoebaskloof
A birding trip into the Magoesbaskloof in Limpopo, South Africa to find the Cape parrot – Africa’s rarest parrot
Rehabilitated Cape parrot thriving
A wild-born female Cape parrot rehabilitated from a deadly viral infection and released back into the wild in 2011 has been seen on several occasions, apparently healthy and living the life.
Giving life to Cape vultures
Maggie explains how the endangered Cape vultures are hatched at VulPro.
Just hatched! One of South Africa’s rarest birds
Rare footage of the South Africa’s rarest bird, the blue swallow, hatching from an egg.
Eagle interactions
Two tawny eagles battle it out at a waterhole in the Kgalagadi.
Forest and still waters at Kosi in iSimangaliso Wetland Park
The Kosi Bay area of northern iSimangaliso Wetland Park in northern KwaZulu-Natal is one of the most photogenic and beautiful in the country.
Kingdom of the birds, a pied piper and a vegetarian vulture
Scott Ramsay visits Ndumo, home to about 85% of the 500 species in the Kwa-Zulu Natal area, making it one of the best birding spots in the country.
Parrots of Africa, Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands
We review the book: Parrots of Africa, Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands by Mike Perrin with photos by Cyril Laubscher – a long overdue and proud addition to anyone’s coffee table.
Top 10 Ugandan birds
Uganda, is known as Africa’s premier birding destination and with the list of birds found here topping 1 000, it is difficult to narrow down what we would consider the top 10, but here goes….
