After the recent cold front that hit Cape Town, I decided to re-visit the Lower Silvermine River located in Clovelly, a small suburb found next to the popular coastal suburb of Fish Hoek. This time my aunt and uncle joined too and since my uncle is a keen photographer, I was keen to get him onto some of the...

It’s all relative. I feel lucky, considering. Chatting with friends and colleagues in Ecuador, Colombia, South Africa and even other countries where simply leaving one’s house is hardly possible, I’m thankful to have some freedom of movement during this trying time. And never have I been so thankful for...

Over the weekend I visited the seaside suburb of Kommetjie in Cape Town. It was spring tide today and the waves were huge and there were many surfers out enjoying their freedom in the ocean. I found a small bay and noticed a few African Oystercatchers feeding on the rocks, thankfully the tide was low, so I was...

As far I am concerned, working as a professional bird guide is the best job in the world. There are two main reasons for this. Firstly, I see a lot of wildlife and am showing people fantastic birds and wildlife and sharing incredible nature experiences with them along the way. And a nice side benefit is that the...

During the early evening, we parked the minibus in an unassuming pullout and all exited the vehicle. A small copse of native forest, tucked among extensive tea plantations, filled a ravine in front of us. We had come to this spot to look for one of Sri Lanka’s trickiest endemic birds, the Sri Lanka...