On a recent ride in the Zinder bush, close to the aid field, I stumbled upon a large bird of prey. He sat in full solitude, as if he had no worries in the world, looking out over the huge expanse of untouched land.

I decided to take my chances and ride up to him, while [...]

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The red billed hornbill leads a fascinating life.

Enjoying the deep blue Nigerien sky, he looks first to his left,

…then to his right. All is well and life goes on as usual.
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Welcome to the waterhole of Dadin Serki.

Sheba, the Rhodesian ridgeback from Sweden, is developing her hunting skills.

As the launch is the objective,

the alarmed birds need not fear.

Sheba is only working on her skill of running through water.
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While out riding in the bush, we sometimes encounter local hunting parties.

These constitute of a number of hunters men and their well-trained Azawakh dogs.

As the men only carry sticks, the hunting is most probably carried out exclusively by the Azawakh dogs, who hunt by sight.

Although Sheba is one of the most social dogs I’ve ever [...]

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The Zinder bush is a great place to go birdwatching. Niger has more than 500 bird species coming through (many of them seasonal) and this is the time of the year to see them.

This past Saturday, we went on a 3 hour long ride (a nice way to celebrate my birthday!). Amidst all of our [...]

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Our Rhodesian ridgeback Sheba hates toads. She put one in her mouth when she was quite young, and I have never seen her spit for so long afterwards!

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They do make great photo objects though. And when the rain water has run off, they hop into the dogs’ water bowls. Smart little [...]

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I woke up the other morning to a crow that wouldn’t stop calling out. I couldn’t understand what all the fuss was about, until I went outdoors, and saw the crow together with another animal, that at first sight looked like a lost guinea fowl which the crow intended to eat.

On closer inspection, the “other” [...]

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