I’d Rather Be Birding For some, the sight of a bird in flight stirs an instant desire to move, to travel. But in the dedicated birdwatcher, there is something of the opposite, not desire, but, rather, a contentment. Quiet awe. Rather than restlessness, the true birder is taken over by an unflinching stillness, one broken only when the…

The African fish eagle, one of the most recognisable birds in sub-Saharan Africa and its haunting cry is one of the most evocative sounds of the African bush. Like many raptors, fish eagles are monogamous and are believed to mate for life. Pairs generally remain within sight of each other…