Lesser honeyguide, Indicator minor, visitsSeems like spring has sprung with all the bird activity of the last week or so. Managed to […] 19th August 2023 in Birds and bird photography / The natural world tagged birds / South Africa by Derek Keats
Giant kingfishers at Walter Sisulu National Botanical GardenI am going to try a little activity log for a change. Today, unusually in the afternoon, I […] 20th May 2017 in Birds and bird photography tagged birding / kingfisher by Derek Keats
The black-faced waxbills of ZaagkuildriftStrangely, even though I have been chasing birds around the bush for about five years now, and half seriously […] 22nd March 2017 in Birds and bird photography tagged birding / birds by Derek Keats
Warbler weekend at ZaagkuildriftLast weekend (March 17-19) was spent providing food for mosquitoes and learning warblers with Etienne Marais and Sheleph […] 21st March 2017 in Birds and bird photography by Derek Keats
Ndumo: birds of prey with adaptations to the forestWe took a five days in the second week of August 2016 to visit Ndumo Nature Reserve in […] 14th August 2016 in Birds and bird photography by Derek Keats
Bird photography tips – what you doA few people have asked me how to take pictures of birds, and I often get asked by […] 12th June 2016 in Birds and bird photography / Nature photography tagged photography tips by Derek Keats
Diederik cuckoo, Chrysococcyx caprius – interesting birdwatchingDiederik cuckoo This blog post is about Diederik cuckoo, Chrysococcyx caprius, and is illustrated with photos taken at […] 10th October 2015 in Birds and bird photography / Nature photography / The natural world tagged birds / brood parasitism / nature / photography / sexual dimorphism by Derek Keats