I am making this post not because I have some beautiful photos that will win awards, but because I want to show how photography can be used under tough conditions to tell a story. Telling stories is what makes me want to find what I call…
Here are some of the honey badger videos I have filmed aound the house over a couple of years.
Visitors from Europe are often surprised when visiting this part of the world when they learn that we have so many species of kingfisher (10 species in South Africa), and that more than half of them are not associated with water. In…
Every summer, our skies around Hoedspruit are full of agile and fast birds flying around picking insects out of the air. In the dying days of our summer, some such as the barn swallow, muster in large numbers in trees and along wires for…
The idea of keystone species has become central to how many people understand ecosystem dynamics, particularly within the fields of conservation and wildlife guiding. For those working in safari guiding or nature education, grasping the…
Here are some of the short-form videos that I have posted to TikTok about birds. This is a fairly random mixture. Use Newest First if you want to see the latest ones, or Oldest first if you want to start from the beginning.
Once upon a time, I had the incredible privilege of spending a year on sabbatical in Fiji. While there, I dived almost every day, studying the calcified coralline algae on the coral reefs there. I was based out of the Marine Studies…
This webinar explores what Bishops and Widows have to teach us. It is part of a series delving into how to create a better understanding of birds leading to an improved birding experience. The genus Euplectes belongs to the weaver family,…
Bird colours are often very beautiful, but many are often fairly drab. Have you ever wondered how bird colours have evolved, how colours are produced, and how birds see colour? In this webinar Dr Keats will explore selection pressures that…
Here is a little look at some of the goings on around our house in the bush. We make use of trailcams a lot, but also include images and videos from cellphones and digital photography. Watch out for more of these to come.