water & WINGS

WATER IS LIFE. As wildlife photographer Greg du Toit knows better than most.

- GREG DU TOIT

Over his long career he has visited bodies of water across the great continent of Africa in search of his photographic quarries. A wide array of these bodies, from fresh springs to lakes, rivers and wetlands are scattered across Africa's interior, acting as magnets to a myriad of life forms, but especially birds. Says Greg, 'Birds are drawn to water like bees are to honey. Just watching how garden birds revel in a birdbath gives you an idea of how much birds love water. I have spent a lot of time at waterholes in Africa, and while the animals come and go, there are always birds present. The nice thing is that they come straight to me.'