December 5, 2012

Bird’s-eye view – Rüppell’s Korhaan

By Pompie Burger Rüppell’s Korhaan, Eupodotis rueppellii Roberts No 236 Rüppell’s Korhaan is one of Namibia’s 13 endemic birds found in the so-called endemic zone in western […]
December 5, 2012

Bird’s-eye view – Redbilled quelea

By Pompie Burger Redbilled quelea, Quelea quelea Roberts’ 821 Impressive, not only in numbers, but also in many other ways, is the Redbilled quelea, so much so […]
December 5, 2012

Bird’s-eye view – Hamerkop

By Pompie Burger Hamerkop, Scopus umbretta Roberts’ No 81 The Hamerkop is classified between herons and storks, having features of both – ample justification for being regarded […]
December 5, 2012

Bird’s-eye view – Marico sunbird

By Pompie Burger Marico Sunbird, Cinnyris mariquensis Roberts No 779 Looking at the names of the various sunbirds occurring in Africa, such as the Splendid, Superb, Beautiful […]
December 5, 2012

Winter birding in Namibia

by Ron Swilling Time for the endemics When the storms of summer are but a sweet memory, the Namibian winter offers new and different opportunities and […]
December 10, 2012

The amazing Okavango river

The following text was compiled by Mark Paxton, the owner of Shamvura Camp in northern Namibia. All photos courtesy of Mark.    The Okavango River is […]
December 22, 2012

Summer rains in Namibia

‘It never rains, but it pours’ is a good way to describe much of Namibia’s rainfall. By Annabelle Venter Namibia’s rainfall typically takes place during the summer […]
December 24, 2012

Did you know – Christmas the world over

By Bill Torbitt Facts on … Christmas the world over   NOTEWORTHY HISTORICAL CHRISTMAS EVENTS Sometime around the year 350 AD, Christmas began to be celebrated on […]
January 9, 2013

Things to do in and around Tsumeb

The Tsumeb Museum was founded in April 1975 by the fondly remembered Ms Ilse Shatz, and she made it her loving and passionate mission to find, restore and […]
January 14, 2013

A sandwich harbour feast

The anticipation builds up as you drive south from Swakopmund towards Walvis Bay, destination Namib-Naukluft Park and Sandwich harbour. The headlights of cars brighten the stretch […]