Birding, Birds, From the Archives, Terminology

What is a birder?

August 3, 2024 by Peter 2 Comments
There are two questions I get asked a lot. Do you take pictures of the birds you see? Are you a bird-watcher then? The...
Blogging, Terminology

Trash birds

July 6, 2024 by Peter 2 Comments
We all know and use the derogatory term trash birds link. When I recently put in a comment of “wanting to write a post...
Trips

Business Birding Basics – part II

February 17, 2024 by Peter No Comments
In a strange city on business, with more than just a few hours to spare? You want to do some serious birding? You need...
Birding

An afternoon in the Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa

October 19, 2023 by Dragan No Comments
Photos courtesy of Mosetlha Bush Camp A dusty-red road leads me through Marico bushveld deeper into the 750 square kilometers large wilderness of the...
From the Archives, Trips

Dreaming of Congo rainforest: Gabon, Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic

July 28, 2022 by Dragan 6 Comments
Hot summer days, often reaching 40C/104F, time to open another beer and dream of birding some cooler place, a place where deep shade of...
Trips

Flock to Marion

March 14, 2022 by a Guest 4 Comments
Hannah Buschert was first exposed to birds and birding during a required ornithology course at Oregon State University and she quickly caught the birding...
Reviews

50 Top Birding Sites in Kenya review

October 21, 2021 by Dragan 1 Comment
When it comes to tropical birding, field guides regularly deal with well over a 1000 birds and tend to be on the hefty side....
Reviews

“Peacocks and Picathartes: Reflections on Africa’s Birdlife”

August 26, 2021 by Dragan 2 Comments
When was the last time you chose a book by its covers? I did that with Peacocks & Picathartes – Reflections on Africa’s birdlife...
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