Name:        Andre McDonald
 
Nickname: Mac
 
Country:     South Africa
 

Profile:

Andre began his career in 2001 after obtaining an Honours degree in Ichthyology from Rhodes University and two years of walking up and down the Wild Coast, interviewing fishermen. If that sounds like a good job, it got better. He was at Kwandwe for five years and saw it grow from a fledging reserve into a truly remarkable place. From there,  he and his wife, Keri spent three months guiding at Ngorongoro Crater Lodge in Tanzania, which was an invaluable experience. They have now been at Exeter since October 2006. Andre loves so many aspects of his job, from the wild flowers, to the people, and of course, the birds. His passion for birding has lead him to become a Specialist Bird Guide at Exeter. The focus of his own holidays is often exploring Southern Africa and beyond in search of new birds.  While in East Africa last year, he travelled to Uganda where one of the highlights was finding a Shoebill. Andre found that the variety of new and colourful birds there to be awe-inspiring.

BIRD UPDATE

Summer is now in full swing and all the regulars are back from either their winter quarters, for the ...

Thursday, December , 2011
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LIFE LESSON FOR PYTHON

Not long after leaving the lodge, we came across a scene involving an African Rock Python and a scrub hare. The ...

Thursday, December , 2011
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LEOPARD TEAMWORK

Shortly after getting mobile again following our morning tea, we heard impala alarming in the not too far off ...

Wednesday, December , 2011
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EVERYBODY LOVES SUSHI

Following two leopards hunting in an amazing hunting formation, I was telling my guests how adaptable, cunning, ...

Tuesday, December , 2011
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WILD DOG KILL TOO GRUESOME FOR PUPPIES

After a month’s absence I was very excited to hear the wild dogs were again on our property. They denned on ...

Friday, August , 2011
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