by Avian Leisure | Jun 21, 2021 | NEWS
Penguins are without doubt the most entertaining and endearing members of the bird world. Not only this but the fact that they are so confiding adds to their gnome-like comical appeal and drawcard attraction within ecotourism circles and marine parks throughout the...
by Avian Leisure | Jun 18, 2021 | NEWS, TRIP REPORTS
When birding there are good days and there are great days of memorable significance… One of these is spending a day in the Giants Castle mountain reserve vulture hide set high up in the mountains on the edge of a cliff with a scenically spectacular backdrop of the...
by Avian Leisure | Jun 18, 2021 | NEWS
One of the most enigmatic forest birds of the tropical understorey is the characteristic African Broadbill. Shy and unobtrusive at the best of times it is usually located by its audible wing whirring display flight from a favoured perch during the first light of dawn....
by Avian Leisure | Jun 18, 2021 | NEWS
Within the suite of similarly drab-plumaged pipits resident locally in South Africa, three favour rocky terrain and areas of rugged outcrops interspersed by patches of sparse scrubland and broad-leafed woodland. Striped pipits are distinctive as the description...
by Avian Leisure | Dec 23, 2020 | TRIP REPORTS
We are sitting on an isolated outcrop of ancient rocks, well to the west of Kimberley of past diamond digging fame, on the very edge of the Kalahari Desert – a mysterious expanse filled with an enduring aura of the unknown and a sense of timelessness with much...
