A world view
BirdLife’s flagship State of the World’s Birds report paints the most concerning
picture for the natural world yet, with nearly half of the world’s bird species now
in decline. While further underlining that we are in the midst of a biodiversity
crisis, it also highlights the critical solutions we desperately need to save nature.
And political will and financial commitment are urgently required if these solutions
are to be implemented at scale and at pace.
Just wait…
Photographer, author and
naturalist Hugh Chittenden is
one of southern Africa’s most
respected field biologists. His
canny observations and acute
attention to bird behaviour have
brought to light a wealth of
insights into hitherto unknown
courting, nesting and feeding
activities. But it is his patience
while wielding a camera that
reflects his approach reminiscent
of the old-school naturalists,
who waited and waited for
their ‘moment’ with birds. It’s an
unhurried approach that these
days is all too often disregarded.
Here he shares some of his
favourite images with us.