Country Living in Southern Africa

by Liza M Roux

Summer Birding at Bakoorvlakte

June 7, 2018

I am a lover of summer. If I was a bird, I would definitely be some kind of migrant. Not only do I love the heat, the sun and the abundance of growth, but I also love travelling. I’d love to be flying where the sun is shining. I am still a little bit in … More Summer Birding at Bakoorvlakte

The Tortoises have finally awoken

October 2, 2014

Or maybe, I have only started seeing them now? We have some tortoises that frequent our garden. I haven’t seen them since the previous summer. The tortoises in our area, hibernate through winter and today, for the first time in months, I noticed one that walked straight into out little dam to drink water. And … More The Tortoises have finally awoken