After my Fiscal Shrikes reared two babies in July this year , I'm absolutely thrilled that she is rearing four more (late Sept. 201...

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...

Ground Squirrel or Cape Ground Squirrel - Xerus inauris Afrikaans: Waaierstertgrondeekhoring This is the sight that greeted me this ...

On the day of new moon, the moon rises when the sun rises. It sets when the sun sets. It crosses the sky with the sun during the day. ...

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...

I'm not in a good place at the moment. Last Thursday (3rd September 2015) was a bad day for me. I had to have my prize rooster and ...

I look at the sky so blue, sun shining so bright Spreading heat and happiness with its blinding light I watch the waves crash in, brea...

This time of the year (winter) it is very difficult to distinguish between who is male and who is female with these abundant Southern Mas...

. If you suspect that a Hedgehog has made a nest somewhere in your garden, leave it alone! In the summer it may be a mother and babies; i...