Peace Country Naturalist

Tag: Owls

  • Botswana Part I: Okavango Panhandle

    I spent most of my trip to Africa in Namibia, but I did cross over into neighboring Botswana a couple of times. The first time was with the birding group. We spent a few nights at a secluded lodge along the Okavango River in northern Botswana. We took a short boat ride to get to…

  • Namibia Trip: Daan Viljoen Nature Reserve and Avis Dam

    Note: The first blog post about my trip to Namibia can be found by clicking HERE. After spending time on my own at a guest ranch, I joined up with a small tour group at a lodge just outside of Windhoek. This was through Rockjumper Tours, which is a birdwatching tour company. From my experience,…

  • Winter Birding in Alberta

    Birdwatching in the winter in Canada may not seem like it would be very fruitful. Lately (as I write this in late December), it has been extremely cold, windy, and snowy in Alberta, with temperatures dipping to – 30 C or lower. The land looks stark and frozen. It is worth it to go birdwatching?…