Talking Birds
Schalow's Turaco The avifauna (birds of a particular region – it was a new word for me!) of Zambia is extensive. According to Wikipaedia, there are 779 varieties of bird species in Zambia! I joined Bird Watch Zambia after a tip off by a fellow Scot who said she’d gone on a really interesting bird walk one Sunday. I thought this sounded like a great idea as I’m always keen to spend time out of the city, so signed up for my first official bird walk in Zambia. What an amazing experience it turned out to be! I turned up at the Bird Watch office a few minutes before the designated time of 7 am. I thought I’d have to wait for a while as this seemed very early and generally people arrive late to things in Zambia! However, my guide, Les, turned up at 06.59 and immediately said ‘Let’s Go!’ For the first time in Zambia, being early paid off as there was no way Les was going to wait for any stragglers! It turned out that Les is a professional bird watcher and runs