by Avian Leisure | Jul 3, 2024 | Uncategorised
A large, dark-faced lark superficially resembling a Groundscraper Thrush, arriving as a migrant from Central Africa in the sub-region as a non-breeding species during the ‘wet’ summer months, with a marked bushveld habitat preference. Usually encountered in in areas...
by Avian Leisure | Apr 1, 2024 | NEWS, Uncategorised
Within the genus of Macronyx, which is closely associated to the Pipits and Wagtails, the seven species are only found in Africa, with the sub-region host to three strikingly colourful members of the suite. Foremost, and the most frequently encountered, is the Cape or...
by Avian Leisure | Dec 16, 2023 | TRIP REPORTS, Uncategorised
It must be two decades ago that I first visited ‘New Holme Guest Farm’ to enjoy and photograph the wide diversity of birdlife, together with the unique suite of small nocturnal mammals and rodents found within the eco-divide between Karoo scrubland and Highveld...
by Avian Leisure | Oct 12, 2023 | Uncategorised
We live in a world where poor service and mediocrity are becoming increasingly more evident throughout society in general today…So, what a surprise and a relief at the same time, to receive a highly professional response to a repair request under warranty by Zeiss in...
by Avian Leisure | Jul 28, 2023 | Uncategorised
Ever since hearing as a child that the monarchy of England, and indeed the Tower of London itself, would fall in the event of the resident six ravens leaving, I have been fascinated by ‘raven’ legends and enthralled by the behavioural antics of these highly...
by Avian Leisure | Jul 3, 2023 | Uncategorised
The two lookalike ‘double-collared’ sunbirds found throughout the eastern and southern parts of Southern Africa are far easier to tell apart than most amateur birders believe. For a start habitat preference is a useful indication with the Southern Double-collared...
