Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

The Bird Clan

Birds. If there is one thing I remember about my childhood in relation to my father it’s birds. I remember him bringing home injured birds he found on the road. He would pick me up and we would drive them to the bird sanctuary where professionals would mend their broken wings and eventually release them …

Crystal Stafford, Etosha, birds, namibia

The Messengers

Many Native American cultures believe that birds are the messengers between the heavens and earth. This seems about right to me too. And when I see these birds in Etosha National Park, it seems to me that they are the true kings of the savannah, soaring over and seeing all there is to see.

Magic 156/365, The Messengers, Etosha National Park, Namibia, December 2017