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Re: Etosha National Park in the rainy season

lookatbowen — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:16:42 -0000

I love the chameleon photo and the group of Gemsbok. (a new header for you).

Re: Bird of the Week – Week 117 – Bare-cheeked babbler

NatureFootstep Birds — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 04:06:27 -0000

common maybe, but not where I live. Beautiful bird and thanks for sharing ths info.

Re: Queen of the night – a regal display

Ulf Eliasson — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 01:23:49 -0000

The cactus in these photos is a species of Harrisia and not a Selenicereus. Possibly H. tortuosa.

Re: Botswana 2010 : Rooiputs Part 2

Magda — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:11:53 -0000

We stayed at Rooiputs in June 2010 and met a guy called Lochner that was stayiing in the tent.He is a photographer and warned us about the lions in the area.You will see articles in the Getaway and Weg that he places and dooiing articles of various animals in the Kgalagadi.

Re: A little birdie told me ….

Urbano — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:16:24 -0000

Thank you for the lovely photos.

"I hope you love birds too. It is economical. It saves going to heaven". - Emily Dickinson

Re: Bird of the week – Week 60: Grey-backed camaroptera

Tony Fulford — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 12:19:01 -0000

From their grey eye colour the first and last of these photographs are of young birds while the older birds have gold-coloured eyes.

Re: The majestic Baobab – a legend in its time

Carol Bishop — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 08:21:42 -0000

Hi Jane

I visited the toilet tree in Jan 2011 but nothing is left of the toilet now - just some broken pipes. It has actually been there longer than you say. My Dad (now 91 and living in Australia was the doctor at Katima in the 1950s and he and Mum say the flushing toilet was installed by the Magistrate at the time , Major Trollop outside his office. Apparently he only use it once - he saw a snake there the second time and never used it again!

Re: Courtship Routine of Hormone-driven Pin-tailed whydahs

lookatbowen — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:10:09 -0000

Great post, made me chuckle. Awesome photos.

Re: The Water Monitor

Cruvic — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:49:15 -0000

Wow, awesome photos especially the one walking. A very rare sight.

Re: Botswana 2010 : Polentswa

Sphinya — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:46:44 -0000

A piece of correction ---> Kgalagadi/Kalahari....not Kalagadi........!!

Re: Botswana 2010 : Polentswa

Sphinya — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:44:17 -0000

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Re: Walvis Bay – A Ramsar Birding Site

Aillysheehama — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:19:53 -0000

wow!!!! birds rock, ailly,kaatry,paty,tommy

Re: The Millipede or Shongololo

Tyrah Pickering — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:23:30 -0000

Grose,i don,t even feel like eating rite now i want to vomate

Re: Shark Island – Namibia’s landmark of shame

Celunion — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:31:45 -0000

Original statement was not an error. South West Africa is simply the English translation of "Suewest-Afrika," nothing more. And original article said nothing about it being a British protectorate. This is wrong anyway; it was a South African protectorate after the war, not British

Re: Bird of the Week – Week 109 – Southern pale chanting goshawk

Mike Bowen — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:05:04 -0000

Great Photos

Re: Bird of the Week – Week 108 – Greater flamingo

Janeyw — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:31:35 -0000

A bird guide jokingly told us once how they count flamingoes on a birdcount.
He said you count the legs and divide by two, then add 25% for those standing on one leg.

Re: The Devil’s Darning Needle

Colin Beale — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:48:45 -0000

Just found your blog - very nice! The only thing missing on that website is how to ID these African species! I recognise a few of the ones you've got here. You might like the links in a blog I did on Tanzanian Dragonflies a while ago: http://safari-ecology.blogspot...

Re: Bungy Jumping

Jill Kinahan — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:25:54 -0000

What a beautifully written, entertaining piece, that answers many of my questions about this insane sport! The photographs also show Jane, elegant as a bird, and illustrate Rob's terror. I am also privileged to have heard from Jane what thoughts went through her mind as she watched Rob (and missed photographing his actual descent!)

Re: The mongoose project

Mands — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 09:07:43 -0000

That's amazing... I loved reading your story and the photos are incredible. I have a request ~ please can you tell me what sort of spider that is in your banner... I think I have one under our patio rood. *Smile* Our photos aren't as great as yours... we have just recently started taken photos, however I would appreciate the help if you could let us know, thanks in anticipation. [
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Thanks for sharing your great photos and stories. All the best, Mands

Re: The mongoose project

Archaeology Namibia — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:37:22 -0000

Wow! To think we have such wonderful animals right on our doorstep. Great photos.

Re: Camino de Santiago: Camino Frances: Part One

Jill Kinahan — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:50:43 -0000

Thank you Jane, for this entertaining, informative and thought-provoking description of your experience on the Camino. I have loved reading it all, but especially appreciated Part One with explanation of what it is all about, and the concluding part, where you reflect on some of the info given in Part One.I want more than ever to be a pilgrim on this route one day.

Re: Botswana 2010: Union’s End

Roger — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:42:38 -0000

The farm Unions End was surveyed and beaconed by Roger "Malkop" Duke Jackson in April 1921. It was him and his crazy Scottish wife who named many of the places in the vacinity.

Re: Desert Dash – 2011

Johann Rissik — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:22:26 -0000

Hi there,
That's hard luck! I'd be very interested to know what caused your thankully temporary blindness.You feature in a pic on my blog http://fiforiders.blogspot.com...

Re: Day trip through the Skeleton Coast Park

Katiecrease87 — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:26:42 -0000

Great shots, the Skeleton coast is such a hauntingly beautiful place. I love the sky and sense of desolation you get on the second photo. A fly-in Africa
safari is an ideal way to view the Skeleton Coast as you get a true sense of scale of the isolation.

Re: Shark Island – Namibia’s landmark of shame

Wilkinsonsworld — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 08:12:52 -0000

Thanks to Johan for pointing out this important fact. Sorry about the error.