Birding Safaris

22/04/2022

So we are looking at doing some workshops. what birds and where would you most like to go?

04/02/2022

The African Hoopoe.

What a delight...

30/01/2022

The African Fish Eagle

27/01/2022

This Malachite kingfisher is stunning despite a rough plumage

27/01/2022

Amazing flamingo photo!

26/01/2022

We don't know what species these chicks are but they are cute.

26/01/2022

04/06/2021

One of the most stunning birds you will ever see, the magestic crowned Crane..
Did you know:

Unlike other cranes, crowned cranes usually roost in trees.
They can flock in large numbers, anywhere between 30 and 150.
The grey crowned crane is the national bird of Uganda.
The chicks are 'precocial' which means they can run as soon as they hatch.

03/06/2021

guess this bird of prey species?

25/05/2020

When you can’t find birds in the sky, head to the beach.

24/05/2020

With Coronavirus halting all travel we have been a little quiet here.. So wanted to share this photo of a couple of Red Billed Oxpecker's getting a free ride (and meal) on this Black Rhino.

22/03/2020

The Yellow Billed Hornbill.

The southern yellow-billed hornbill is a hornbill found in southern Africa. Yellow-billed hornbills feed mainly on the ground, where they forage for seeds, small insects, spiders and scorpions. This hornbill species is a common and widespread resident of dry thornveldt and broad-leafed woodlands

02/03/2020

Birding in Africa sometimes has distractions. Today in Zimbabwe

22/02/2020

The Bateleur eagle- Flying low in the sky, often watched by the vultures as the Bateleur is often first to a kill. When flying its small tail feather make it's very recognizable.This one was spotted in Zimbabwe

21/02/2020

Grey-crowned crane
The grey crowned crane, also known as the African crowned crane, golden crested crane, golden-crowned crane, East African crane, East African crowned crane, Eastern crowned crane, South African crane, is a bird in the crane family. It is the national bird of Uganda.

12/02/2020

OK BIG NEWS!!!, who is up for a Birding trip in October 2021? we are leading a birding expedition to The Gambia. This is a limited space trip with only 4 spots. If you want more information DM us or leave a comment.

The Gambia is one of Africa's best birding destinations with many endemic and rare birds.

12/02/2020

The Rarest of Swallows, The Blue Swallow...

11/02/2020

A fiery necked nightjar in South Africa.

06/01/2020

sorry for the lack of posts, we have been super busy. in the meantime send us your best bird pictures and we will post them

18/10/2019

Rock Pratincoles in zimbabwe

13/10/2019

These Pelicans are just so impressive.

13/10/2019

Looks for birds in the trees and got distracted by this chap! What a beautiful leopard!
# happydistraction

12/10/2019

BIrds have been so important to Africa for so long, you find evidence of it everywhere.

12/10/2019

There is nothing like the thrill of walking through the bush looking for that one bird and knowing they could be watching you already.

09/10/2019

So excited to share this one... hard to find, even harder to photograph the Pells Fishing Owl. We found this one in the Tuli Region of Botswana.

08/10/2019

This is a great article on birding opportunities in Southern Africa...
https://www.countrylife.co.za/adventure/birding-south-africas-national-parks?fbclid=IwAR2KmGcfnpS5Mg8Bz92WTpHOoBw90D7fMT9Ml2pZD3747ard4y3TIIAcR3M

01/10/2019

The African darter in Zimbabwe

he African Darters are large, slim water birds that measure about 80 cm in length, including their long, rounded tails. These cormorant-like birds often swim with only the neck above water. They have very long and sharp beaks, which they use to spear their slippery fish prey.

05/09/2019

Wow this is amazing footage.

03/09/2019

Check these yellow billed ox peckers hitching a ride on the buffalo.

01/09/2019

The Cape parrot (Poicephalus robustus) or Levaillant's parrot is a large, temperate forest dwelling parrot of the genus Poicephalus endemic to South Africa. It was formerly grouped as a subspecies along with the savanna-dwelling brown-necked parrot (P. fuscicollis fuscicollis) and grey-headed parrot (P. f. suahelicus), but is now considered a distinct species

29/08/2019

This is a great video of some of the birds of Gambia

Some birds in the Gambia. Filmed in august 2016. 16 species.

29/08/2019

28/08/2019

Spotted this Darter in Zimbabwe, These common birds often are found on dead trees in dams.

27/08/2019

This secretary bird was camera shy! We got him, just!

27/08/2019

The African Shoebill. This dinosaur like bird can be found in several Marshy areas of East Africa.

24/08/2019

Sunset birding, we often wonder where they came from how far are they going? How far did they travel today?