About the Author

Hugh Chittenden has over 40 years birding experience in the region and his ornithological interests have taken him to many remote places on the African continent and elsewhere in the world. Hugh has a passion for bird photography and is the author of Top Birding Spots in Southern Africa and co-author of the Roberts Kruger National Park Bird Guide. He is currently Chairman of the John Voelcker Bird Book Fund. Greg Davies has been an ornithologist at the Ditsong National Museum of Natural History since January 2010. Davies has an MSc (cum laude) from the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Zoology and previously worked for six years as a curator in Entomology at the Natal Museum, Pietermaritzburg. Interested in all aspects of Ornithology, Davies's research has focused on the natural history of African birds. Davies has undertaken ornithological field work in Mozambique, Lesotho (with Durban Natural Science Museum) and throughout South Africa. Ingrid Weiersbye grew up in Zimbabwe, a country where the natural beauty shaped her deep interest in and love for all aspects of nature. Ingrid has painted professionally and exhibited extensively for 38 years, working in acrylic and oils from her studio in Hilton, KwaZulu-Nstsl. She travels widely, particularly in the rest of Africa to acquaint herself with her photograph subject matter. Ingrid is a Trustee of the JVBBF, for which she has illustrated for the past 12 years.