by Avian Leisure | Nov 5, 2020 | NEWS, TRIP REPORTS
Tucked away, deep in the heart of a remote valley just south of the Kingdom of Lesotho, lies the sleepy hamlet of Rhodes in the Eastern Cape. A relic village, dating back to the trials and tribulations of the mid-19th century, the engaging ambience remains little...
by Avian Leisure | Apr 29, 2018 | NEWS, TRIP REPORTS
INTRODUCTION There is a place, a very special place steeped in iron age history, one may even describe it as sacred, in the heart of a remote and pristine landscape of red stone outcrops and meandering river beds set deep within a sprawling bushveld environment. Its...
by Avian Leisure | Oct 29, 2016 | NEWS, TRIP REPORTS
I participated in a transect-related pelagic seabird assessment as part of a Bird Life SA conservation and research initiative conducted in association with the Department of Science & Technology. Although photographic distances were challenging at the best of...
by Avian Leisure | Oct 29, 2016 | NEWS
While ‘common’ bird names of a descriptive nature are generally of benefit in aiding identification some are downright confusing as the diagnostic feature referred to is not always readily apparent. White-backed Duck and Red-eyed Dove are two classic examples of a...
by Avian Leisure | Oct 29, 2016 | NEWS
Every so often a birder has the good fortune of encountering a family group of Cape Rockjumbers foraging for Zebra Cockroaches amongst the rocks and boulders flanking the Rooi Els track leading to Pringle Bay. Accommodating and forever entertaining these endearing...
