10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

And what I am saying here doesn’t only apply to his Sri Lanka guide, but to all the others as well (these include the first dedicated guidebooks to Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Malawi, Ghana, Mozambique, Rwanda, Suriname). Although I did test them thoroughly later, I knew from that first sight, this pair was made for me.

Sri Lanka 223

Sri Lanka Malaysia Suriname Malawi 223

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 18, 2012

A Dominican missionary in Mozambique in the 16th century was astounded to find honeyguides eating the wax from his altar candles! I remember watching a David Attenborough episode once where he tested the theory that new world vultures could locate carcasses by smell alone.

Mammals 213

Mammals Mozambique Birds Colombia 213

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2024

And then I realized: he had waded through the river… On another occasion I found myself in the Chimanimani Mountains on the border between Mozambique and Zimbabwe. My Mozambique project concerned Lake Chicamba Real – a big reservoir behind a dam in the River Revué. There were still no tracks to be seen (I double-checked).

Mozambique 216

Mozambique Ghana Namibia Birds 216