It’s only human nature to value something that is hard won and the same is true of photography. Especially when it feels as if you aren’t getting anywhere.

That’s what it felt like for me on a recent trip to Ndumo, a small game reserve along the Pongola river and border with Mozambique.

Bird-in-flight photography is a pastime that bewitches many a nature photographer. The effortless beauty of birds is something wonderful to see but capturing it can be difficult! In this post, I'm sharing one of my favourite BIF spots and a special trick that I use there.

The 'secret' water-level hides at Zibulo Colliery, South Africa make for some spectacular bird photography.