On a winter’s day, a Pileated Woodpecker chops away at a fallen log. Its audience consists of a Hairy Woodpecker and a Downy Woodpecker. Once it leaves, the Hairy moves to the broken log and chops some more. After it leaves, the Downy has its chance to find something edible in the leavings. My husband […]
Birding Nanhui these days is far more troublesome than it used to be, as the seawall road is blocked for cars. So, the intrepid bird photographer parks somewhere, unloads a foldable bicycle, curses the tires for being almost flat again, and sweats from inflating them before having even seen a single bird. The camera is […]
Oh no, not another sparrow story! Do not worry: Worthen’s Sparrow is a bunting – although New World Sparrow is apparently “en vogue” too. Whatever you want to call it, it’s definitely not a sparrow… Worthen’s Sparrow is extremely rare. The American Bird Conservancy (ABC) puts the population at a mere 250 to 999. Less […]
Over the years I have been able to spend considerable time all over Portugal; birding, eating and drinking to my heart’s delight. Well, the eating may have been to my heart’s detriment. Here are my favourite 7 places to go birding in this wonderful country. Are these the best locations? Go and find out yourself! […]
The “clickbait” title for this post could well have been “The gays are making our bears queer” but no, this is a book review, not a cable news show. It is however, a review with a high potential for offense, hurt feelings and other emotional drama that normally drives us all into fields and woods […]
You know, in my posts, I do the weave. You know what the weave is? I’ll talk about like two different things, like, Donald Trump and kingfishers, and they come back brilliantly together, and it’s like, friends of mine that are, like, waste managers, they say, “It’s the most brilliant thing I’ve ever seen.” A […]
While spending nearly two weeks in southern France for a vacation with my university friends, I could not resist the temptation to sneak away one morning for a small birding outing. I discovered the Coussouls de Crau while digitally scouting the region for birding sites a few months earlier. As the only steppe in France, […]
Of course, there are things that we hate about birding, as per Kai Pflug’s blog of August 15, 2024. But, I think there are so many pluses. Otherwise, why would we be getting up early, baking in the sun or shivering in the cold, to get that one special bird? 1. Spending time with the […]
What is your favorite bird species? Rockrunner, a Namibian near endemic What is your name, and where do you live? Nick Buys. living in Windhoek, Namibia What are the main regions or locations you cover as a bird guide? I mainly guide in Namibia, Botswana, Zambia and South Africa but also East Africa How […]
Cape Town or Kaapstad: I have a love-hate relationship with the town. Maybe that’s too strong, but I am not falling for the tourism bureau hype. For instance, I do not think it is a beautiful city. Its surrounding landscape is impressive, but the historical centre has been separated from the sea by an ugly […]
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