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5th September 2008 : "12,11,10...13...What?" : The Gosling Enigma
Wilderness Diary | September 5th 2008 by Tanya
Are you ready for a marathon? Be prepared, for you'll need some staying power to see yourself through to the end of this story, with its twists and turns... I think there is only one way to tell this tale, and that is from the beginning, in chrono read more
4th August 2008 : Home again, but never a dull moment...
Wilderness Diary | August 4th 2008 by Tanya
Back on the river again, and HOPEFULLY we’ll be able to stay put here for a couple of weeks at least, before we have to rush off again…work is just so hectic at the moment, and we are finding ourselves spending far too much time away from both ho read more
28th July 2008 : Briefly in & out...
Wilderness Diary | July 28th 2008 by Tanya
I’ve been away more than I’ve been at home recently (more tales from my adventures shortly!), but thought while I have the chance, I’d check in quickly before disappearing from your screens again for a while. The geese are faring fairly we read more
15th July 2008 : Winners & Losers
Wilderness Diary | July 15th 2008 by Tanya
OK, shout and scream and tell me I’m hopeless…I apologize for my silence, but work has been far too hectic and I haven’t had a chance to get writing. Now a lot of catching up is [once again] overdue… Today’s is a tale of tragedy and tr read more
18th June 2008 : Wild Goose Chase
Wilderness Diary | June 20th 2008 by Tanya
Not long before we went to Nairobi (on the 31st May, to be exact) I was happily photographing the female Egyptian Goose taking a wash in one of the pools by the river’s edge, when the male goose suddenly approached her, making a real racket and loo read more
15th February 2008 : Pelicans Briefly...
Wilderness Diary | February 15th 2008 by Tanya
Yesterday morning, I arose somewhat bleary eyed (as per usual) and wandered out onto our balcony overlooking the river. My attention was caught by some large white birds further upstream, which looked like Pelicans. Surely not? I reached for the read more
27th January 2008 : Birds, Planes & Pachyderms
Wilderness Diary | January 29th 2008 by Tanya
Juvenile Green-backed Heron seeming unsure of itself out in the openclick any image to enlarge This is more like it...staying close to the reeds... Hang on a minute...what on earth is it doing crawling up a tree? Talking of strange read more
21st January 2008
Wilderness Diary | January 23rd 2008 by Tanya
Today was the most extraordinary day: perfect temperature, cool (for this part of the world anyway) but sunny, clear and dry, with a freshness in the air. The river was already fairly high at midday... ...and kept rising during the afternoon... .. read more
4th January 2008
Wilderness Diary | January 4th 2008 by Tanya
The political chaos continues here in Kenya, but there really does seem to be a sense of “enough is enough” now – people have had enough of the violence, enough of the politicians and thugs fuelling it, enough of losing millions of shillings read more
31st December 2007
Wilderness Diary | December 31st 2007 by Tanya
The end of 2007 already! How quickly this year has gone, and yet, when looking back, how much has happened…moving back to Kenya from Scotland, getting married, settling into Kulafumbi… Christmas was fun, and surprisingly social for us, with some read more
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