BLESBOK ROAD – A LESSER-KNOWN BIRDING DRIVE
With well over 350 species and lots of local endemics, the Garden Route (and neighbouring Klein Karoo) is fast becoming a famous birding destination. Despite...
Category : Birding
BIRDING BIG DAY 2022
On 3 December 2022 BirdLife South Africa will host their 38th annual Birding Big Day. The aim of this event is to find (see or...
INTO THE WILD
Finding activities to do within the Garden Route isn’t a difficult task. We’re actually quite spoilt for choice and have so many on our doorstep....
NECTAR IN THE GARDEN
Like the hummingbirds of the Americas, Africa’s sunbirds and sugarbirds are specialised nectarivores (feeding primarily on nectar produced by flowers), but supplement their diet with...
LIVING IN COLOUR
Colour plays an important role in the world around us. We humans use it to achieve a wide array of tasks. It spices up our...
BIRDING PARADISE ON OUR DOORSTEP!
Great Brak River has aptly been described as “one of the most underrated birding spots in South Africa”. This is owed to the diversity of...
TAKING A SECOND LOOK AT SWIFTS
Three different species of “white-rumped black swifts” occur in the Garden Route: Little Swifts, Horus Swifts and White-rumped Swifts. At first glance it might seem...
UNDERSTANDING IMPACT
After the impact caused by human development, alien invasive species are the second leading cause of current species extinction across the globe. When one considers...
THE PERIL OF THE FERAL
The Southern African Wildcat (Felis lybica cafra) is the living ancestor of the common domestic cat (Felis catus). These indigenous wildcats can still be found...
BIRDS OF A FEATHER
Over the last few months there has been an influx of visitors to the Great Brak River area, both domestic and from up north. These...