Birding Safaris | Julie Anne Edwards

Hokoyo Rhino Expedition! Tsodilo Walk/Trans Okavango

By Julie-Anne Edwards, on February 9th, 2012%

Black Rhino - Photo Copyright Mark Brightman 2012

RHINO SURVIVAL…

Black Rhino 3,610 approx. left worldwide, including,
which face escalating poaching threats & possible extinction!

View From Male Hill, Tsodil Hills World Heritage Site, Photo copyright julieannedwards.com 2012

“In the flat barren landscape of the western Kalahari, some 50km west of the village of Sepupa on the banks of Panhandle, the sheer quartzite cliff-faces of the four Tsodilo Hills rise majestically above the surrounding savannah.

The enigmatic and spiritual quality of the hills was noted by the famous author Sir Laurens van der Post in his book “The Lost World of the Kalahari… Archaeological studies have revealed that this area has been occupied by humans for at least 100,000 years. There are paintings on all the hills that cover 9 km2 of rock in a 22 km2 area. ” Reference: Wikipedia

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Birding Safaris – Botswana

By Julie-Anne Edwards, on January 17th, 2012%

A recent Birding field trip exploring bush areas in Northern Eastern Botswana adjacent to the Zimbabwe border turned out to be a very rewarding experience! In late December early January, I visited an area along the Inchwe River, which, incidently is dry for most of the year until the first rains arrive when it springs to life flooding the parched sandy riverbed.