Clouds appear, but they dissipate inside Etosha dryness. They produce an impressive, constantly changing light. The mood is worth a hundred panoramic shots of the wide, dry plain, savanna light, a lonely one Zebra (Equus quagga burchellii) in the salt pan. Then suddenly there is movement between the thorny bushes. A courting male bustard who… Continue reading A love-struck Red-crested Bustard in the bush
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Wildlife in The SPERRGEBIET / Namibia
Only after I have held many talks and signed a pile of paper, I get access to the “Sperrgebiet”, a diamond restricted area. Not only the precious stones benefited from the enormous security measures. Incidentally, the most protected nature reserve in the world was created – an African wilderness that is not in the public… Continue reading Wildlife in The SPERRGEBIET / Namibia
Lanner Falcon for the western Palearctic
Lanner Falcon (Falco biarmicus) is a highly thought-after species for a central European birdwatcher. Lanner Falcons are the large Falcon in the Mediterranean region and in Africa. This Falcon is replaced by the Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug), a raptor widely distributed in warm-temperate zones from southeast Europe (mainly Hungary) and Turkey to the Central Asiatic… Continue reading Lanner Falcon for the western Palearctic