October 1, 2013
Text and photos by Pompie Burger You can easily fall into the trap of using over-used adjectives such as incredible, magical, ultimate, uncompromising et cetera for […]
September 13, 2013
Text and photos by Pompie Burger – Main photograph: Goliath heron An action-packed adventure is probably the best description of a visit to the Avis Dam. This […]
September 5, 2013
Text and photos by Pompie Burger I suspect all of us who visit the world of Jonathan Livingstone Seagull will never want to return. Richard Bach […]
September 2, 2013
Text and photographs Pompie Burger – Main photograph: Dune Lark, Calendulauda erythrochlamys “…en die groot en oop grasvlaktes Span dit toe met doringdraad En die olifant […]
August 30, 2013
Text and Photos by Pompie Burger | Main photograph: Long-toed Lapwing. Photo ©Pompie Burger “Enjoy your stay on the one island in Africa where four countries meet,”…or, […]
August 16, 2013
With habitats ranging from the Namib dunes, coastal wetlands and savannahs to the floodplains and waterways of Kavango and Caprivi, Namibia’s birding checklist boasts 676 of […]
July 26, 2013
… where a vegetable patch is a definite no-no Text and photos by Pompie Burger – Main photo: Thick-billed weaver. Imagine staying in a town halfway between […]
July 15, 2013
What comes first, the trees or the birds? By Pompie Burger (Main photograph: Wattled crane. Photo ©Pompie Burger) Poems are made by fools like you and […]
June 25, 2013
Text and photographs by Pompie Burger Main photo: Woodland kingfisher. Photo ©Pompie Burger Music is not a commodity you just buy and sell. It is pure, […]
June 25, 2013
Text and photos by Pompie Burger Main photo: Lilac breasted roller. Photo ©Pompie Burger The piano keys are black and white, but they sound like a million […]
June 25, 2013
BirdsConTour owner and birder Stefan Rust has begun a Young Birder club with the goal of teaching young children to become bird appreciators and conservators at […]
June 20, 2013
The three flamingos, known by their ring codes as NFF, NFZ and NFX, fitted with GPS satellite tracking devices in January, have already yielded results for […]
June 12, 2013
Text and photographs Pompie Burger Main photograph: Giant Eagle Owls use their bills to regurgitate indigestable food pellets. Photo ©Pompie Burger Eating, drinking, backbiting, fighting and shouting […]
May 24, 2013
Compiled by Jana-Mari Smith Photographs Carmen Begley© At the end of March 2013 a Venture Publications colleague, a keen photographer in her spare time, captured thrilling […]
May 23, 2013
Namibia has just become home to a species of bird that has previously only been known to be distributed in South Africa and Zimbabwe. Expert birder […]