Hunting, South Africa and Wildlife

Wakkerstroom, South Africa: It’s a Lark

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 21, 2015

I’ve not made spectacular progress writing up my trip to Africa earlier this year, so perhaps I should get on that. So instead let’s talk about South Africa’s best kept birding secret (at least outside of the country) Wakkerstroom.

South Africa

South Africa Africa Falcons Family

Botswana’s Private Reserves

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

While much of the attention that Africa’s tourism industry gets is for its (deservedly) popular national parks and game reserves, a lot of wildlife viewing is possible away from the big name places. Brown-hooded Kingfishers hunt far from water. I mean education. Red-faced Mousebirds are common African specialities.

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Botswana South Africa Endangered Species

National Geographic launches Birding TV Show

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 17, 2012

A former wildlife wrangler, Currie also hosts, Nikon’s Birding Adventures TV , the first bird-watching travel show in the US. James Currie is a native of South Africa; he has led wildlife and bird-watching tours for more than 15 years. The viewer will just have to watch and find out.

South Africa

South Africa Madagascar Wolves Lions

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Can we talk about Cecil the Lion?

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 12, 2015

I get that you’re really angry, I mean, he was a popular lion and yes, his cute widdle cubs will probably die to, but I can’t help feeling you’ve kind of missed the point a bit, and well, ending all hunting in Africa will not solve much and maybe make things worse and… No, no, I’m not a hunter. I mean it.

Lions

Lions Hunting Sierra Leone Buffalo

The Little Big Year-week 46: All this fun comes to an end

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2019

Matt was working on his own US Big Year, and wanted to join me for the hunt. South Africa Total: 219. Murray Hunt – Daintree River Guide Caines, Australia – Boatman@daintreerivertours.com.au. Nick Coetzee – South Africa. Phumula Kruger Lodge – info@ phumulakruger.co.za, South Africa.

Costa Rica

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Africa’s Big Five and Little Five

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2012

I’m sure you’ve all heard of Africa’s famous Big Five , but do you know there is also an equally fascinating Little Five ? Africa is famous for its large, charismatic mammals, and the Big Five epitomize the most sought-after of these fantastic beasts. Black Rhinos are best sought in South Africa, Namibia and Tanzania.

Buffalo

Buffalo Rhinoceros Elephants Leopards

Birding Honduras–The Cryptic Birds

10,000 Birds

MARCH 29, 2015

We saw a smaller member of the potoo family, Northern Potoo , Nyctibius jamaicensis , at Cuero y Salado Wildlife Refuge, boating and birding the Salado River. I had seen Thick-Knees in South Africa, but I was very excited to see this species, which is the only member of its family found in Central America.

Honduras

Honduras Birds Costa Rica Groups

Best Bird of the Year 2014

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2014

Later, Harry Fuller, President of the Klamath Bird Observatory, led us to an open meadow where we saw a pair of Great Gray Owls hunting in a meadow. Duncan is currently enjoying South Africa but he got his BBOTY in before he left: As of today I have no idea what birds I will see in December in South Africa.

2014

2014 Costa Rica South Africa Birds

Falakhe’s Story

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Early starts are the rule when monitoring endagered species in Mkuze Game Reserve, in South Africa, but there’s a particular urgency to this morning’s start. Support Wildlife ACT in supporting them. We had to leave Fala to find the pack. Give them half a chance and they will fight for their existence.

Wolves

Wolves Lions Dogs Vet

Where to See Kiwi (and other birds) During the Rugby World Cup

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

This makes it a particularly exciting time in New Zealand as the Rugby World Cup begins in two days, and the competition is being held right here in New Zealand (I would imagine they might be more excited if they hadn’t just lost two matches to Australia and South Africa, their big rivals in the Tri-Nations).

New Zealand

New Zealand Penguins Sanctuary Birds

Phillipps’ Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 2, 2014

With a trip to South Africa on the horizon at the time, I thought I could handle it. Quentin won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition (junior section) with the first-ever photograph of a nesting Chest-nutheaded Thrush. Did I dare dip my toe into this catalog of tantalizing species? Now, I’m not so sure.

Brunei

Brunei Birds Asia China

What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

They are also hunted. People and organizations in Nepal, Zambia, and South Africa have sought to change cultural attitudes, having the most success with school children. They roost and hunt, at night (mostly) when we can’t see them. I’m wondering if the subject of this book itself presented a challenge.

Owls

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins

Animals of Kruger National Park: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

I’ll never forget my introduction to the mammals of Kruger National Park, South Africa. We –participants of the ABA South Africa Safari—were on a small plane when one Lori Conrad looked out the window and screamed, “There are elephants down there!” and everyone ran to Lori’s side of the plane.

Rhinos

Rhinos Mammals Animal White Rhinos

Best Bird of the Year 2013

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 27, 2013

My fiance and I drove nearly two hours to the Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area in rural Indiana to watch them come in for the evening. However I was invited to take a last minute space on a pelagic birding trip off Durban, South Africa (near to my home town) in late November and not being a great sailor, I reluctantly accepted.

2013

2013 Birds Costa Rica India

Ghana – Rainforest Birding on the Brink by Adam Riley

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

I was in contact with a group of birders for whom I arranged and guided an annual tour to Africa. We already had South Africa, Zambia and Uganda under our belts, but my clients’ request for the next year came right out of the blue: Ghana! During each trip we would discuss a destination for the following year.

Ghana

Ghana Hunters Guinea Gambia

Animal Rights Zone

Wakkerstroom, South Africa: It’s a Lark

Botswana’s Private Reserves

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National Geographic launches Birding TV Show

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Can we talk about Cecil the Lion?

The Little Big Year-week 46: All this fun comes to an end

Africa’s Big Five and Little Five

Birding Honduras–The Cryptic Birds

Best Bird of the Year 2014

Falakhe’s Story

Where to See Kiwi (and other birds) During the Rugby World Cup

Phillipps’ Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo: A Book Review

What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds: A Book Review

Animals of Kruger National Park: A Book Review

Best Bird of the Year 2013

Ghana – Rainforest Birding on the Brink by Adam Riley

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