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Okavango Delta

Brown is not Boring

This stocky little fellow is a Brown Parrot (also known as Meyer’s Parrot), and as you can see he is not at all boring even if his name is. His […]

African Fish Eagle

The striking black and white of the African Fish Eagle is a common sight and sound in the trees of the Okavango Delta. It is an afrotropical species that nests in […]

Coffee Break with a Difference

Early morning safari outings in the Botswana winter are a very chilly affair. Wearing hats, gloves, fleeces, blanket ponchos and clutching bush babies (hot water bottles!) we set out each […]

Lilac Breasted Roller

This beauty has to be one of my all time favourite birds.  It is quite common in sub-Saharan Africa; in fact it’s the national bird of both Kenya and Botswana, […]

Flying into the Delta

-Look Up, Look Down Challenge, Week 26 Every Thursday, I publish a post containing photo(s) taken from above or below, and invite you to join in the challenge by posting your own photos with […]

Colours of the Spirit

“Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson Sometimes we take the wonders of nature for granted… …but a scene like this reminds us of its overwhelming […]

Five go for a Walk

Today is my 1 year blogaversary.  I have enjoyed this year so much more than I imagined, and have discovered a whole new world of exciting blogs and bloggers – […]