BirdLife South Africa’s magazine, African BirdLife (Nov/Dec 2023)
African Birdlife is a bi-monthly magazine and includes well-written articles and stunning photographs of our continent’s birds.
Our 2024 calendar is NOW available!
The 2024 Birds of Southern Africa calendar, sponsored by Chamberlain, will be available soon and you are welcome to send us your order now and be among the first to receive this colourful reminder of our region’s amazing birds.
The stunning photographs featured in the calendar were entries in the BirdLife South Africa Photography Competition 2023, which raised much-needed awareness and funds for our conservation efforts. We are immensely grateful to these photographers, as well as all those who entered their images in support of our important conservation work.
The calendars will be on sale for R220 each.
BirdLife South Africa’s magazine, African BirdLife (Sep/Oct 2023)
African Birdlife is a bi-monthly magazine and includes well-written articles and stunning photographs of our continent’s birds.
Also in Afrikaans: Kinders se Slange van Suider-Arika
Meet 36 of southern Africa’s most common and interesting snakes in this lively and engaging kids’ guide. Discover the intriguing habits of snakes – where they live, how they hunt, what dangers they face, and how they protect themselves, all richly supported by more than 250 captivating photographs. A detailed introduction to many aspects of snake behaviour opens up the fascinating world of these widely misunderstood reptiles.
Author: Johan Marais
Available in English, Afrikaans and isiZulu
This lively, jam-packed book introduces kids to more than 60 bird groups found in southern Africa: long-legged flamingos, speedy falcons, jewel-like sunbirds, plucky hornbills and many more. Learn to identify different birds, and discover their intriguing behaviours – how they find food, choose a mate, build a nest, raise their young and avoid predators. A detailed introduction explains birding concepts such as courtship, migration, mobbing and moulting. More than 500 stunning photographs are included, with many annotated to highlight interesting features and traits.
Author: Hélène Loon
BirdLife South Africa’s magazine, African BirdLife (Jul/Aug 2023)
African Birdlife is a bi-monthly magazine and includes well-written articles and stunning photographs of our continent’s birds.
BirdLife South Africa’s magazine, African Birdlife (May/Jun 2023)
African Birdlife is a bi-monthly magazine and includes well-written articles and stunning photographs of our continent’s birds.
Parrots of Africa, Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands provides complete coverage of all aspects of the biology of parrots. Particular themes include the behavioural and ecological characteristics of parrots, their species characteristics and conservation biology. Includes a full chapter on the endangered Cape Parrot. It is well illustrated, with high quality original photographs, and includes distribution maps, figures and tables. It is aimed at ornithologists, conservation biologists, avian ecologists, academics and bird watchers.
ISBN 9781868145522: A hard cover full colour illustrated book.
The fully updated 4th edition of the touring atlas covers Southern Africa and is designed for all road users from the regular commercial traveller to the casual tourist. The atlas consists of a main map section covering South Africa, where main touring areas are shown in larger scale and greater detail, as well as city maps, where the main city centres and significant surrounding areas are also shown in detail. Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia and Zimbabwe have a full spread for each country, together with the main tourist areas and city plans.
Why does Monkey fear Leopard? Why does the Reed Warbler babble? How did Jabulani outwit the Lion? These and other intriguing questions are answered in When Bat was a Bird.
Twenty-four fresh and exciting stories feature memorable creatures both real and magical. In his latest collection, author Nick Greaves draws once more from the lore, mythology and history of various southern African tribes to relate a new collection of tales that is bound to become a firm favourite along with the highly successful When Hippo was Hairy, When Lion Could Fly, and When Elephant was King.
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