10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 19, 2023

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 Madikwe Game Reserve – the 4th largest reserve in South Africa, home to 350 bird and 66 mammal species, some 4 hours’ drive from Johannesburg. They raise their trunks, sniffing the air.

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South Africa Africa Game Elephants 208

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2013

A dusty-red road leads me through Marico bushveld deeper into the 750 square kilometers large wilderness of the Madikwe Game Reserve – the 4th largest reserve in South Africa, home to 350 bird and 66 mammal species, some 4 hours’ drive from Johannesburg. They raise their trunks, sniffing the air. Sniffing us.

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Africa South Africa Elephants Rhinos 185

10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2015

Indiana teacher raises the bar for newbie birders everywhere by finding the state’s first record of a Black-tailed Godwit. What kind of miscreant kicks a Barn Owl in mid-flight? It’s not quite Tippi Hedren–worthy, but birds swarming your living room is probably fair game for some NSFW language. Now you have.

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Malta Barn Owls Cyprus Fowl 180