In Namibia a pelagic birding tour is a rarity.  I have been trying to get on one for years.  Last weekend I finally got the chance. I recently joined the Namibian Bird club again, and did a short little walk with them one weekend.  The next thing...

Long time readers of this blog would have noticed that I have a special interest in deserts.  A lot of that has to do with how I grew up, but I have often found that many nature enthusiasts don't think of deserts as being that interesting.  I'll just...

Noki, or Dassie Rat, seen on a walk on NamibRand Nature Reserve I wanted to write this post some time ago. I am a very quiet person by nature, but, on the other hand, I am also sort of a people's person...I enjoy the company of people very much. ...

In his blog post, why I became a blogger, a blogger who calls himself Smart Boy talks about why he blogs, and puts it down to passion. You don't have to wonder to much about passion when you see a blog called Frantic Naturalist. I will admit that...

Birding has its various eccentricities, and one of the most common is the creation of a so called 'life list.'  There are lots of feelings about these lists, some love them to the point of obsession and others hate them and see them as a non-scientific...