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My Top 12 Wildlife Watching Moments

10,000 Birds

Today is the United Nations World Wildlife Day, a time to celebrate and raise awareness of the living world around us. A pair of screeching Blacksmith Lapwings was flying around as six Burchell’s Zebras were quenching their thirst, suspiciously observing surroundings every now and then. What are your best wildlife moments?

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Birding by Volunteering

10,000 Birds

But my long wait to see antelope, zebras and everything in between is finally over. This time I’ll be working with Wildlife ACT in Zululand, helping that NGO monitor wildlife in a range of reserves and parks in the east of South Africa. In California I smelt the breath a Blue Whale as it passed feet beneath my boat.

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