by Audrey Benedict | Apr 12, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #16: Nectar Lovers When South Africa’s fynbos and succulent shrublands are in full bloom, watching sunbirds is a visual meditation, their gem-like colors–emerald, sapphire, ruby, and topaz–sparkling in the sunshine. Sunbirds are members of...
by Audrey Benedict | Apr 11, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #15: Watching Lions at Sunset (Etosha National Park, Namibia) The sublime joy of spending a sunset evening watching a pride of African lions is a profound gift. These kinds of opportunities are usually only possible in parks and preserves where both...
by Audrey Benedict | Apr 10, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #14: Hidden Water (Namibia and South Africa) The ability to locate a hidden spring or waterhole—reading the landscape and recognizing subtle clues—is a survival skill that must be learned by all desert dwellers at an early age. In Namibia’s northeastern...
by Audrey Benedict | Apr 9, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #13: Sociable Weavers Sociable weavers, which are endemic to southwestern Africa, are members of a gregarious group of sparrow-like finch species. These weavers are best known for constructing—grass blade by grass blade—enormous communally-thatched nests....
by Audrey Benedict | Apr 6, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #10: African Fur Seal Family Life (Namibia) Looking at these napping African fur seals, I’m reminded that they evolved from the same land ancestors as dogs and bears. Although these fur seals spend much of the year at sea, they never fully abandon their...
