Durban Bird Watching
Virginia Bush Nature Reserve
A birder's paradise, some might say the best birdwatching site in Durban...
Umgeni River Bird Park
The toucan, enjoying the attention, eagerly moves closer to the camera so that you...
New Germany Nature Reserve
Up in the trees, eye to eye with birds busy nesting, where else but in the walk-in aviary at the...
A festival of birds in the Kruger National Park
On a recent day trip to the Kruger National Park I was introduced to the private Mananga Trail – a discrete off-road route that...
Birding Hotspot: Gondwana Game Reserve
Superb specials await in the Southern Cape, at the world’s only Big Five fynbos reserve. It was a welcome break for my wife and...
Blonde bombshell
We were doing a game count near Xaranna Lodge in the Okavango Delta, Botswana, when we caught sight of this pale bird, which we...
Garden gems
As birds go, sunbirds must be among gardeners' favourites. Why? Well, apart from being seriously attractive, they go for gaudy...
