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African Young Birder of the Week - 15 December 2023

We've decided to migrate our "African Young Birder of the Week" feature to your website! This allows us to showcase more content from each featured birder, further celebrating young birding talent across the continent. Please share this post to spread the word about these amazing birders!


As always, this feature is done in proud collaboration with Young Wildlife Photographers of Southern Africa.



The first Young Birder of the Week to be featured on our website is Jarred Wood. We asked him 6 questions to get to know him better.


Where are you from? Johannesburg, South Africa


How old are you? 14 years old


How long have you been birding? 2 years.


Do you keep a life list? Yes, my life list is on 393 species.


What's your favorite bird/s? Skimmers and Cuckoo's.


What makes birding so awesome? Listening to the bird calls while walking in the early morning sun.


Click here to follow Jarred on Instagram (@Jarred_wood_photography). Keep scrolling to see five of our favorite bird photos from Jarred's Instagram profile.


Follow the Young Wildlife Photographers of Southern Africa on Instagram, and Facebook, or check out their informative website.



We selected five of our favorite bird photos from Jarred's Instagram profile. Comment on the post and tell us your favorite of the five images.


Groundscraper thrush, Pilanesberg National Park
Southern Ground Hornbill, Kruger National Park
Lilac-breasted roller, Kruger National Park


Yellow-billed Stork, Sunset Dam, Kruger National Park

Black-winged stilt, Khamab Kalahari Reserve

Brown Snake Eagle, Kruger National Park

Click here to follow Jarred on Instagram (@Jarred_wood_photography).

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