10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Ndumo Game Reserve lies in the Easternmost part of South Africa, close to the border of Mozambique and Eswatini. Pel’s Fishing Owl, where were you? The Black Heron – besides looking rather cool, though not really very black – also has an interesting fishing technique.

South Africa 147

South Africa Africa Birds Fish 147

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 10, 2023

I leave acacias behind and enter the village, at first raised on low concrete platforms, barely half a meter above the tidal mud flat. The whole village smells of fish – its raison d’etre. One goat is feeding on fish hanging to dry along the sticks. Chiku raises a fist and smiles victoriously. The end of the road.

Mozambique 130

Mozambique India Fish Goats 130

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 18, 2012

A Dominican missionary in Mozambique in the 16th century was astounded to find honeyguides eating the wax from his altar candles! Aptly called the tube-nosed birds, on account of their raised and highly visible nostrils, these species are able to hone in on oceanic food from several miles away, based on smell alone.

Birds 232

Birds Mammals Mozambique New Zealand 232

10,000 Birds

JUNE 27, 2013

I leave acacias behind and enter the village, at first raised on low concrete platforms, barely half a meter above the tidal mud flat. The whole village smells of fish – its raison d’etre. One goat is feeding on fish hanging to dry along the sticks. Chiku raises a fist and smiles victoriously. The end of the road.

Mozambique 227

Mozambique India Birds Fish 227

10,000 Birds

JUNE 30, 2022

And the answer to the question I am raising here is, yes, I would travel to Sri Lanka in the next period. These include the first dedicated guidebooks to Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Malawi, Ghana, Mozambique and Rwanda, among others, all of which are regularly updated for new editions. What makes this guide different from many others?

Sri Lanka 147

Sri Lanka Ghana Uganda Eagles 147