Skimming the surface
Seeing is believing: Mike Unwin cherishes the fly-by of his high-speed fisher friend “Chip-chip, chip-chip.” A high-pitched, yapping call ...
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Sweet talk
Seeing is believing: Mike Unwin falls for the tempting twitter of the greater honeyguide It’s early morning in Kafue ...
Bateleur eagle: born to perform
Always one for a dramatic bird of prey, Mike Unwin casts his binoculars in the direction of this great ...
The day of the jackal
Trot, trot, trot. Stop, sniff, spray. Trot, trot, trot… There’s no mistaking a foraging jackal. Restless and relentless, it ...
Crowned crane: the dancing bugler
Tan-tan-tara! It seems fitting that a trumpet fanfare should herald the arrival of this most regal-looking bird. To be ...
High jump heavyweight: the eland
OK, so the common eland (Taurotragus oryx) is just an antelope. But it’s a biggie. With bulls standing some ...
Swarovski Optik
Swarovski Optik is part of the family run Swarovski Corporation located in the Austrian Tyrol. For nearly 70 years ...
Spotted at night: the slinky allure of the genet
Sometimes, watching African wildlife leaves you conflicted. My first sighting of a freckled nightjar is a case in point. As ...
Scoping out the options
Binoculars and telescopes can hugely enhance your safari experience as they make focusing on faraway animals easier. But which ...
Nile monitor
Crash, slither, splash! You’re pursuing an elusive bush shrike through a riverine thicket when an unholy commotion in the undergrowth ...
Unearthing the earth pig
I remember the occasion as though it were yesterday: May 1997, a night drive in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal and an ...
Swamp thing
Ask a first-time birder to Africa what tops their fantasy feathers list, and chances are the outlandish shoebill will be ...
