Articles from April 2010
April 23, 2010 | Posted by Safari Guide
The Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) is a splendid creature, its imposing appearance and challenging call symbolic of the African wetlands. Not that it is confined to the wilderness: indeed it sometimes makes it home close to large cities.
African Fish Eagles are a common sight on many African lakes and Dams, including one of my favourite [...]
Categories: African Birds, African Wildlife | 
Tags: African Birds, African Fish Eagle, Fish Eagle, Goliath Heron, Haliaeetus vocifer, Raptor | 
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April 15, 2010 | Posted by Safari Guide
As its many common names ‘Lily-trotter’, ‘Lotus Birds’, ‘Jesus Birds’ indicate, the African Jacana (Actophilornis africana) is highly specialised for life on floating vegetation, and despite its extraordinarily long toes it has a certain grace. The large splayed feet which effectively distribute the bird’s weight over a wide area are excellently adapted to running over [...]
Categories: African Birds, African Wildlife | Tags: Actophilornis africana, African Birds, African Jacana, Birds | No Comments »
April 14, 2010 | Posted by Safari Guide
If you buy a Nikon EDG binocular or spotting scope, Nikon will send you a FREE D3000 camera kit with 18-55VR Nikkor lens worth $549.95.
Ideal Camera & Binoculars for Safaris
This promotion is even better if you are planning on going on safari as now you can get some of the best safari binoculars available [...]
Categories: Safari Binoculars, Safari Cameras, Safari Equipment | Tags: Binoculars, Nikon, Nikon D3000, Nikon EDG Binoculars, Promotions, Safari Cameras | No Comments »
April 9, 2010 | Posted by Safari Guide
Womens Combat trousers and Cargo Pants are very similar and in some cases they refer to the same item of clothing. But in general Combat pants are less formal than cargo trousers which in a way is surprising considering the military connotations.
The term “combat” also implies that the garment is more likely to be [...]
Categories: Safari Advice, Safari Equipment, Safari Wear | Tags: Combat Trousers, Safari Clothing, Safari Trousers, Safari Wear, Womens Safari Clothing | No Comments »
April 9, 2010 | Posted by Safari Guide
Just remember the ideal safari pants are comfortable to travel as well as walk in, tough, without being too warm to wear in hot conditions. Their colour must help you blend in with your surroundings and any extra pockets can be really useful for holding things like birding books, cameras and possibly binoculars.
Cargo pants are [...]
Categories: Safari Advice, Safari Equipment, Safari Wear | Tags: Cargo Trousers, Safari Clothing, Safari Trousers, Safari Wear, Womens Safari Clothing | No Comments »
April 9, 2010 | Posted by Safari Guide
The image above is one of the most iconic images of the Sixties and depicts German model Veruschka in Kenya, defiant and pouting, with a rifle hitched behind her shoulders, wearing nothing but an over-sized floppy hat and a skimpy khaki Yves Saint Laurent tunic for a Vogue shoot, photographed by Franco Rubartelli. What it [...]
Categories: Safari Advice, Safari Equipment, Safari Wear | Tags: Safari Clothing, Safari Dress, Womens Safari Clothing | No Comments »
April 9, 2010 | Posted by Safari Guide
At first glance the Fiscal Flycatcher (Sigelus silens) might be mistaken for a Common Fiscal (Lanius collaris), not only because both have a habit of perching conspicuously on telephone poles. But to confuse the birds would do an injustice to the Flycatcher for it does not share the Fiscal Shrike’s notorious habits of preying upon [...]
Categories: African Birds, African Wildlife | Tags: African Birds, Birds, Clamator jacobinus, Common Fiscal, Cossypha caffra, Cuculus solitarius, Fiscal Flycatcher, Fiskaalvlieëvanger, Lanius collaris, Sigelus silens | No Comments »
April 8, 2010 | Posted by Safari Guide
After much research, I am still not totally sure what the exact differences between Combat trousers and Cargo Pants are. I think they are less formal than cargo pants which is surprising considering the military connotations. The term “combat” also implies to me that you are more likely to have a camouflage type material but [...]
Categories: Safari Advice, Safari Equipment, Safari Wear | Tags: Combat Trousers, Mens Safari Clothing, Safari Clothing, Safari Trousers, Safari Wear | No Comments »
April 8, 2010 | Posted by Safari Guide
As I mentioned in an earlier post on Safari trousers, it is often far more expensive to buy trousers specifically designed for safaris from a safari clothing specialist than it is to just get some that are ideal to take on safari without specifically been designed for that purpose.
In a nutshell, what you are looking [...]
Categories: Safari Advice, Safari Equipment, Safari Wear | Tags: Cargo Pants, Cargo Trousers, Mens Safari Clothing, Safari Clothing, Safari Trousers, Safari Wear | No Comments »
April 8, 2010 | Posted by Safari Guide
The Common Fiscal (Lanius collaris) has many names – Butcherbird, Jacky Hangman and Fiscal Shrike – all indicate something of the unpopularity of this small predator whose methods of dealing with victims bear a close resemblance to those of the fiskaal – an official or taxman of the Dutch East India company. This civil [...]
Categories: African Birds, African Wildlife | Tags: African Birds, Birds, Butcher Bird, Common Fiscal, Fiscal Shrike, Lanius collaris, Shrike | 1 Comment »
April 8, 2010 | Posted by Safari Guide
There are a few specialised shops that offer specific safari wear that include men’s trousers specifically designed for safaris, but I have often found them to be on the expensive side. This is just because these shops are so specialised and obviously aimed at tourism, where like weddings, everything seems to be just that little [...]
Categories: Private Game Reserves, Safari Advice, Safari Equipment, Safari Wear | Tags: Mens Safari Clothing, Safari Clothing, Safari Pants, Safari Trousers, Safari Wear | No Comments »
April 6, 2010 | Posted by Safari Guide
Arrow-marked Babblers are highly gregarious birds, small parties foraging in the undergrowth. They poke about among dead leaves and debris in search of crickets, cockroaches and spiders, hopping vigorously to flush out their victims. Their flight is interspersed with short glides and, when disturbed, they quickly rise into the trees. Hidden from one another by [...]
Categories: African Birds, African Wildlife | Tags: African Birds, Arrow-marked Babbler, Babbler, Babblers, Bare-cheeked Babbler, Birds, Black-faced Babbler, Clamator levaillantii, Cuckoo, Levaillant's Cuckoo, Southern Pied Babbler, Turdoides jardineii | No Comments »
