Southern Boubou (Laniarius ferrugineus)
Cover image of Southern Boubou by Pieter la Grange The Southern Boubou belongs to the Bushshrike family MALACONOTIDAE. Other members of this group inc...
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Burchell’s Coucal (Centropus burchellii)
Cover image of Burchell’s Coucal by Pieter Cronje Coucals along with Cuckoos and Malkohas belong to the family CUCULIDAE. Globally, the family a...
Bird ringing at Vondeling : 17 to 19 September 2024
The BDI did a bird ringing demonstration at Vondeling Wine Farm. We were invited to show how bird ringing works to the Onderstepoort Veterinary Class of 1984. T...
Tankwa Karoo National Park with the SANParks Honorary Rangers
It was both an opportunity and a privilege when the Boland Region of the SANParks Honorary Rangers invited me to join them at their annual event at the Tankwa K...
Bird ringing at Alte Kalköfen Bird Observatory, southern Namibia : January to April 2023
During the early part of 2023 (15 January to 20 April) a total of 3,440 birds of 56 species were ringed at the Alte Kalköfen Bird Observatory in southern Namibi...
Industrial biodiversity 3 : an hour spent replacing tyres in Maitland
Birds succeed in making a living in pretty hard circumstances. This includes the jungles of tar, concrete, wires with assorted purposes strung between poles, wi...
Black Crake (Amaurornis flavirostra)
Cover image of Black Crake by Anthony Paton – Kruger National Park, Limpopo – BirdPix No. 41149 Crakes belong to the Family: RALLIDAE. This ...
Flowers and feathers: Vanrhynsdorp : 4 to 7 August 2024
We visited Botuin Cottages between 4 and 7 August to enjoy the spring flowers and do some birding and ringing. Flowers and feathers. It was also a test run to e...
European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
Cover image: European Bee-eater by Neels Putter – Thabazimbi district, Limpopo – BirdPix No.153941 Bee-eaters belong to the Family: MEROPIDAE. Th...
Suburban wetlands 1 : Liesbeek River, Observatory
Having started out in life on the eastern buttress of Table Mountain, the Liesbeek River loses its freedom and is condemned to run most of its course imprisoned...