Sri Lanka’s Elephants of Yala
Sri Lanka is the beautiful emerald teardrop that falls from the southern shore of India. Called Ceylon until 1972, in modern history the island […]
Singapore Owl – Buffy the Fish Slayer
A large Fish owl, in broad daylight, in the city state of Singapore? Sightings like this are the very essence […]
Superb Fairywrens in Sydney
Fairywrens are small, energetic and spectacularly coloured birds that are often visible in city parks and gardens. They are also […]
The Australian Pelican
Arrive in any coastal town in Australia, especially one with a working harbour, and there is an excellent chance that […]
Komodo National Park – Here Be Dragons…
In 2007, a Komodo dragon killed an eight-year-old boy. This was the first fatal attack on a human by one […]
Is it an owl? Is it a log? No, it is a Frogmouth!
There is a bizarre species of bird that lives in Australasia and across SE Asia that would be entitled to enter […]
Australia – Like Cockatoos?
There are few things in nature that capture a child’s imagination as much as a conversation with a parrot. As […]
Sydney Pelagics – How to see an Albatross
The Australian city of Sydney is many things to many people. The state capital of New South Wales is the […]
Where to see a Cassowary
For most bird enthusiasts the Southern Cassowary is something that you read about in the National Geographic or catch a glimpse of […]
San Francisco; Hummingbirds in the city
New York City had been held firmly in the grip of what appeared to be the start of a new […]
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