10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2020

An ultimate freshwater predator that for 100 million years felt no need to evolve any further, the Nile crocodile is the largest African reptile by far. albiventris ) and fish eating Pied Kingfishers ( Ceryle rudis ). Among 60 or so heron species in the world this is the only one using this peculiar fishing technique.

Botswana 195

Botswana Africa 2001 Fish 195

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2012

Hundreds-of-thousands of cattle share the swampy fields with the most exotic reptiles, mammals, fish, birds, insects and humans. Unfortunately this place, like all other biodiverse places in the world, is being destroyed and threaten by us, the needy greedy humans.

Brazil 116

Brazil Otters Reptiles Birds 116

10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2015

But you haven’t come here to read my writing about mammals or reptiles, so, yeah, there are also lots of birds. Hippo and attending Cattle Egret. Perched high above the river were a number of birds of prey, including the one with the most evocative call of the African bush, the African Fish-eagle. Red Lechwe.

Botswana 162

Botswana Birds Lesotho Elephants 162