August 31, 2012
by Pompie Burger African Purple Swamphen Porphyrio madagascarienses Roberts No 223 This colourful bird was formerly known as the Purple Gallinule, an impressive name indeed. You […]
August 31, 2012
Bare-cheeked Babbler Turdoides gymnogenys Roberts No 564 by Pompie Burger The babblers are definitely one of my favourite groups of birds. They are extremely vocal, so […]
August 31, 2012
Rüppell’s Parrot Poicephalus rueppellii Roberts No 365 by Pompie Burger South African writer Chris Barnard once wrote a story about a boy who tried to keep […]
August 28, 2012
Lilacbreasted roller Coracias caudate Roberts No 447 by Pompie Burger This is one of Namibia’s most common roadside birds, and it is definitely one of the […]
August 28, 2012
Pearlspotted owl Glaucidium perlatum Roberts’ No 398 by Pompie Burger Being one of the smallest owls in Namibia as well as in Southern Africa does not […]
August 28, 2012
Yellow-billed Oxpecker Buphagus africanus Roberts No 771 by Pompie Burger If you want to see oxpeckers, you must look for animals, or vice versa. Their Latin […]
August 28, 2012
Grey-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brevicaudata by Pompie Burger It always amazes me that once you’ve identified a specific bird, you suddenly seem to see it everywhere, even […]
August 28, 2012
Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis Roberts No 433 by Pompie Burger Visiting northern Namibia during the summer months you will invariably have heard the almost piercing call […]
August 23, 2012
Hartlaub’s Spurfowl Pternistis hartlaubi Roberts No 197 by Pompie Burger I always thought of myself as being a rather greedy birdwatcher, leaving the ‘little brown jobs’ […]
August 23, 2012
By Pompie Burger African Cuckoo, Cuculus gularis Roberts No 375 Ever since I started bird-watching, and – more specifically – doing bird photography, I’ve had this thing […]
August 23, 2012
Birding in Namibia delivers exceptional delights. If you’d enjoy waking up to the call of a Hartlaub’s francolin at sunrise and spending the rest of the […]
August 23, 2012
By Pompie Burger Peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus Roberts’ No 171 by Pompie Burger The peregrine falcon is by far my favourite raptor, because in my view […]
August 22, 2012
Peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus Roberts’ No 171 by Pompie Burger This is by far my favourite raptor, because in my view it personifies what a raptor […]
August 22, 2012
Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris Roberts No 203 By Pompie Burger In the bad old days they used to be called Administration Chickens—nowadays you can probably call […]
August 22, 2012
by Pompie Burger Wattled cranes are one of the most threatened bird species on earth. According to researchers, there are only about 7 500 left worldwide, […]