May 14, 2013

The carmine bee-eaters of Kalizo

Text and photos by Pompie Burger “...like a foolish person who builds his house on sand. The rain poured down, the river flooded, and the wind […]
June 12, 2013

By word of mouth – Birds of Namibia

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 […]
June 25, 2013

Music in the world of birds

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, […]
August 21, 2013

Tangled up in blue – The Kingfisher

Text and photos by Pompie Burger – Main photograph: Malachite kingfisher. ©Pompie Burger  “I have learned that it is always nicer to explain things when you’re nicely […]
September 2, 2013

Birds of Namibia: Endemic bird species

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 […]
September 5, 2013

Namibia birding hotspot: Walvis Bay

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 […]
October 1, 2013

Birding hotspot Namibia: Mahango

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 […]
April 10, 2015

NEW | Travel News Namibia Autumn 2015

THE NEW ISSUE OF TRAVEL NEWS NAMIBIA Travel News Namibia Autumn 2015 is hitting shelves (and the website) soon! Get excited about exploring Namibia with us! […]
August 27, 2019

How to Start Birding

If this story will not motivate you to start birding you can just as well die and never be able to enjoy life to its fullest. If you are an anti-social animal, birding is for you. If you are a party animal and crowd pleaser you will even like it that much more, entertaining your guest with another wonderful sighting of your first 50 birds (mossies?).