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, […]
August 17, 2012
by Pompie Burger Once a year, responding to unknown stimuli (could be ultra sound, a sniff in the nose, genetic inbreeding, rumours of Romans in Walvis […]
August 14, 2012
Text and artwork Helge Denker Over 700 bird species have been recorded in Namibia. About 17 of these are endemic or near-endemic species, the exact number […]
August 12, 2012
Text Annabelle Venter These brightly coloured insect-eating birds in their predominantly green outfits can easily be rated among the most beautiful bird families in the world. […]