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Next time you explore the Kruger National Park and its famous roads, waterholes, picnic sites and hides, take a few moments to investigate wildlife of a different sort – the feathered kind.
Continue readingBird atlassers have just completed a mammoth citizen science project in Kruger National Park. Is Kgalagadi next?
Continue readingWith their tall legs, eye-catching plumage and bright pink beaks, flamingos always stand out from the crowd. Did you know their biology and behaviour are just as extraordinary as their appearance?
Continue readingDriving just eight kilometres in 90 minutes would seem sluggish in anyone’s book – except for keen birders. In the Karoo National Park it’s worth going slow to witness the avian riches.
Continue readingWant a birding outing second to none? Then head to one of South Africa’s 112 IBAs or Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas. We look at five unmissable IBAs situated in Wild parks and reserves.
Continue readingA winter visit to Bontebok National Park comes highly recommended due to the vast numbers of flowering aloes in the rest camp. Not to mention the incredible range of bird species, as discovered by some members of BirdLife Overberg.
Continue readingWhether in flight, hiding in bushes or climbing through branches – nowhere is safe when you’re on this versatile bird’s menu. Andre Koen witnessed its adaptability first hand.
Continue readingOne of South Africa’s most beautiful resident birds – that’s how photographer and bird lover Jan van Wyk describes the white-fronted bee-eater. Over the course of two years he has taken more than 8,000 pictures of this specific species.
Continue readingThe dramatic backdrop of the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park provides unsurpassed opportunities for bird photography, says author and photographer Ed Aylmer.
Continue readingAccording to the 2015 Eskom Red Data Book of Birds there are currently 10 critically endangered bird species in South Africa. Wild takes a look at the state of the species and why they’re under threat.
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