Levaillant's Cuckoo and Levaillant's Cisticola are familiar birds to most South African birders. Experienced birders will almost certainly have both species on their life lists and have probably enjoyed multiple sightings of each. Yet while we know these birds well, many of us know very little about the remarkable man after whom they were named. It is this story that Ian Glenn explores in the revised second edition of The First Safari: Searching for François Levaillant. Before I started...

There are some people who discover a love for the bush later in life. Then there are people like Luzaan Large, who simply can't remember a time when it wasn't part of who they were. For this week's Photographer of the Week, we're introducing you to Luzaan, a 27 year old South African wildlife photographer whose life has been shaped by the Greater Kruger, the Olifants River, and an unwavering passion for sharing the stories of the wild. Today, Luzaan is living the dream she worked hard to...

One of the things I love about birding and wildlife photography is that there is always someone who reminds us that passion matters more than experience. For our first Photographer of the Week feature, I am excited to introduce you to Jack Paul, a 14-year-old wildlife photographer from Gauteng. For Jack, bird photography is about far more than taking pictures. It is about spending time in nature, observing wildlife, and patiently waiting for those special moments that tell a story. Jack lives...