Birder in the Bushveld

by Tim Ellis

Poet, naturalist and environmentalist Tim Ellis tells stories from three trips he made to South Africa over the course of twelve years. He brings to life the beauty and rich wildlife diversity of that country in perfectly crafted verse. The poems are displayed over gorgeous photographs taken by his partner and travelling companion, the artist Robbie Burns. We meet not just the iconic animals and birds of South Africa like Elephants, Rhinos, and Ostriches, but also many less familiar creatures such as Elands, Gemsboks, and the Addo Flightless Dung Beetle. A serious literary work but with the visual appeal and intimacy of a holiday photo album, Birder in the Bushveld is a poetry book like none you have seen before.

84 pages, Paperback

Published February 1, 2021

About the author

Tim Ellis was born in the bowels of Hammersmith Hospital, London, on a dark and stormy night, and now lives in Cheshire with his wife and one ShihTzu. In-between, he joined the Royal Army Medical Corps at eighteen and completed twenty-two years service, leaving in 1993 having achieved the rank of Warrant Officer Class 1 (Regimental Sergeant Major). Since then, he settled in Essex, and worked in secondary education as a senior financial manager, in higher education as an associate lecturer/tutor at Lincoln and Anglia Ruskin Universities, and as a consultant for the National College of School Leadership. His final job, before retiring to write fiction full time in 2009, was as Head and teacher of Behavioural Sciences (Psychology/Sociology) in a secondary school. He has a PhD and an MBA in Educational Management, and an MA in Education.