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Crowned Lapwing eggs.
At sunrise one morning I found a Crowned Lapwing nest. In sandy, slightly gravelly soil, the birds had scooped out a small, circular, crater. ...
Read moreYellow-billed Kite – a daring aerial pirate.
A man from West Africa told me that he had visited a busy food market. Many of the traders are women and they carry ...
Read moreFeral Cat – street art.
Feral cat, River Art next to Braamfontein spruit. Late one afternoon I went to the Braamfontein Spruit in Johannesburg (spruit is a small river) ...
Read moreMartial Eagle decline
An afternoon storm moved across the Sabi River, pelted the veld and moved northwards. Twenty minutes later it was mostly bright sunshine. Amidst the ...
Read moreDo Spotted Eagle-Owls create middens?
A fascinating project that illustrates the power of collaborating with knowledgable people to solve a tracking puzzle.
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