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...
by Avian Leisure | Dec 12, 2020 | TRIP REPORTS
In the far north of the Kruger National Park, at a point where the sandy Limpopo and crocodile infested Luvhuvhu rivers merge within the Makuleke concession, is where you may find a suite of highly sought after S.A. bird species of ‘lister’ sighting...
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 | Nov 19, 2014 | NEWS, TRIP REPORTS
Of all the owl species found in Southern Africa the enigmatic and highly localised Pel’s Fishing Owl is unquestionably the most desirable and challenging of all to locate. A shy and retiring species associated with large well foliaged riparian trees alongside slow...
