10,000 Birds

AUGUST 16, 2015

Because “duck, duck, goose” is a little too wintry (at least in the Northern Hemisphere) for a post written in the dog days of August. If you follow baseball, you’ve probably heard of the “ rally squirrel ” and the infamous “ rally monkey.” The bird is so rare and elusive that it was thought to be extinct.

Parrots 166

Parrots Bahamas Monkeys Transported 166

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2020

The gentleman living on a farm by the Ngotwane Dam said ‘A croc took my dog, right there!’. Tree crowns were swaying, branches rocking; a troop of Vervet Monkeys ( Cercopithecus aethiops ) was on the move and we were reaching for our binoculars. Knob-billed Duck 1. White-faced Whistling Duck 24. Yellow-billed Duck 2.

Botswana 200

Botswana Africa 2001 Fish 200

10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2014

, and at the same time not grumpy enough to make them draw their guns (yep – it’s a true story, but do not trust the first impression: they were rough on the outside and soft on the inside, e.g. being fiercely protective of stray dogs and cats – that particular guy kept about five dogs and 15 cats, and they all lived together peacefully).

Serbia 245

Serbia Stray Dog Protection Botswana 245