The Hadeda is famous for being South Africa’s natural alarm clock. I'm sure everybody will agree with that. When we lived in Gauteng on...

People may enter our lives through many different doors - Some stay forever, while others only pause. Did they happen here by chance?...

This little chap is one of the tamest birds in my garden, sitting right at my feet when I put seeds on the ground for the more timid bir...

Just as I was giving up hope, yesterday, 15th October 2015, I heard the musical call and chuckling of my Swallows as they flew over the h...

It’s already the first week in October and I haven’t seen my Swallows yet. Usually they are here middle-September. Could it be that they’...

05:30 Empty nest of my Cape Robin-chat (Cossypha caffra) The inevitable has happened - The Robin's babies are gone... Early this ...

The Robin babies as at 9am 4th October 2015 Ever since my Robin's babies hatched a couple of days ago, I've been on tenterhooks...

Since My Cape Robin-chat (Cossypha caffra) moved into my garden a couple of years ago, I've watched him and his wife rear many a broo...

A found bird's nest in my collection in the waning shadow of a weekend :: amid the chaos of a new week beginning :: this nest remin...

Common mynahs are tame, bold, and noisy birds; usually seen in pairs or small flocks. They build bulky nests in tree cavities, pockets in...

N obody else knows your reason for being. You do. Your bliss guides you to it. When you follow your bliss, when you follow your path to joy...

Ever since I spotted the Indian Ringneck parrot in my garden on the 17th December 2014, FINALLY he has condescended to visit one of my bi...

I'm not in the best of moods today. I've been hurt and betrayed by somebody I deeply care about and my heart is heavy. So while I tr...

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