My home country of South Africa can only be described as a birding paradise! Although in raw numbers (around 850 species recorded to date) it doesn’t compete with tropical countries to the north or on other continents (especially South America), South Africa makes up for this in several ways: • the highest...

As part of our ongoing conservation initiative, we will be donating all these various Southern African bird field guides to the Karkloof Conservancy and some community schools in the surrounding area. This conservancy consists of local landowners whose aim is to preserve the exceptional biodiversity in the...

David Shackelford recently represented Rockjumper Birding Tours at the 13th Annual Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge Songbird Nature Festival. Besides enjoying a variety of great food and outdoor vendors with jovial birders from across Texas and other areas of the US, David guided one of the premium...

(This article first appeared on Focusing On Wildlife) ‘Komodo’ is a familiar word to most people and almost everyone has heard of the infamous Komodo Dragons, yet few people seem to know much about Komodo Island itself and the stories behind its most famous inhabitants. This arid 390km² island is one of...

(This blog first appeared on 10000birds.com) The wonderful family Meropidae contains 27 dazzling species, of which Africa is endowed with no less than 20 species, the balance occurring across Asia and with one as far afield as Australia. These charismatic, colorful and finely formed birds are favorites...