Category: Wildlife
Arid and inhospitable, with summer temperatures approaching 50°C and an annual rainfall so low that it all but defies measurement, the Jebel Akakus -eroded sandstone mountains in the far …
I must admit that it was a very far cry from a normal art gallery. In the scorching desert heat, the sandy wadi behind me as dry as dust …
This close inter-relationship between birds and people has probably been in existence for thousands of years. There are written accounts of it in the 17th century and early religious …
The next bit of this story is going to sound rather esoteric and twitcher-like, not adjectives that I take pleasure in using. Whatever, being in Mali (see Chapter 6) …
Earlier in the day we had watched – from a distance – a pair of adult Kruper’s taking insects to feed youngsters in a nesthole in a rotten pine; …
Most nights were wonderfully peaceful save for the jerboas, little long-tailed rodents with big ears, scurrying around the outside of my tent, presumably searching for bits of discarded food …
It was Rob Cooke who spotted them and wandered up to me, a perplexed expression on his face. I’m not sure about this,’ he said in his quiet, unassuming …
Originally Keoladeo became famous because of its ducks. A large plaque in the centre of the Park commemorates key events in the Park’s history including: 1938: A shooting party …