Amboseli: When it comes to making a potential kori bustard mate swoon, it’s all about puffing up to exaggerate one’s physical attributes. During their mating ritual — known as lekking…
…not the old-school way; you can actually tell Byron what you think, and then he will tell you what he thinks, so it’s more of an open forum, and everything…
For most of the year, the Jackson’s Widowbird would hardly warrant a second glance – even from a birdwatcher. But when the seasonal rains turn the East African savannas green,…
…do the turndowns and miraculously make the army of scatters disappear. I have still not worked out how it is properly done – except to simply scatter them all over…
…years that Silvio designs buildings freehand – and pretty much to scale. He uses a dizzying array of pencils, both fat and thin, coloured pens that turn sketches into something…
…to turn on the deepfryer before our guests have sat down and PANIC’. There is a lovely new word I learnt this week from the wonderful A.Word.A.Day website: tohubohu: (pronunciation:…
…was only little when he literally waddled into the dining area looking for help and of course who could possibly turn him down? Since that fateful day Big Bird has…
…to meet him shortly after breakfast and was fascinated to discover that he was wearing his beautiful Maasai warrior regalia complete with headdress and ‘empere’ (spear), ‘engudi’ (peace stick), and…
Seven months ago, when our staff first moved into their new village, they were greeted by a barren, muddy wasteland that quickly turned to dust once the endless rains finally…
…enabled us to come a long way as a community. Do the Maasai have a special understanding of nature? Yes – the Maasai have a unique respect for and tolerance…