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Absenteeism for a Reason
There have been other times where I hadn't posted on this blog for a much longer period - but since October 2024 I had managed (on...

Faraaz Abdool
Mar 24, 20251 min read


12 of 24
Each moment straddles a thin line between the past and future, constantly, and elusively for many, advancing. Thus, the rigid structure...

Faraaz Abdool
Dec 31, 20243 min read


Nights in Tsavo West
If there is a single place that can best be described by the word “untamed”, Tsavo West is it.

Faraaz Abdool
Dec 14, 20242 min read


Playing Catch-up
It's been a riotous and hectic year, even with the extra day I still feel like I need an extra hour or two in the day. Every day. As we...

Faraaz Abdool
Dec 1, 20243 min read


Role & Responsibility
I’m no cybersecurity expert but I can recognize when there’s something suspicious going on. A few days ago, I began getting emails with a...

Faraaz Abdool
Nov 13, 20246 min read




Oh, Africa
Passing through Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya was just as seamless and stress-less as it was five years ago. Our...

Faraaz Abdool
Aug 29, 20242 min read


The Best of T&T
A little over two years ago, I was asked to take someone out birding. That person ended up being the leader of a visiting group whose...

Faraaz Abdool
Apr 26, 20242 min read


Put The Pawi On The Money
A Foreign Bird as a National Symbol? Within the manufactured world of nations, economies, and markets, currency is what defines us. The...

Faraaz Abdool
Oct 2, 20239 min read


Truth ...& AI
There continues to be an unending stream of conversations and postulations about Artificial Intelligence. From its infancy we've wondered...

Faraaz Abdool
Feb 21, 20233 min read


Looking Back at 2022
As is customary at this time of year, I knew I was going to do some form of recap of what was surely a year that defined what it means to...

Faraaz Abdool
Dec 31, 202211 min read


These Unreleased Gems can be Yours
This is a tradition that started in late 2015, a careful curation of photographs that stood out both individually and as a cohesive unit....

Faraaz Abdool
Nov 17, 20224 min read


Unwavering Unfolding
Cue the usual apology for not posting here as often as I should - but I'm sure you're well aware of the couple of more popular blogs I've...

Faraaz Abdool
Oct 30, 20223 min read


What is the World
The title of this post is a play upon the routinely used phrase “What in the world” which is typically applied to a puzzling situation;...

Faraaz Abdool
Jul 31, 20223 min read


Earth Day Musings
Today, April 22, 2022 is Earth Day, and a fitting excuse to put some thoughts to words. It has been our tradition as humans to ascribe a...

Faraaz Abdool
Apr 22, 20225 min read


The Language of The Birds
Language is a strange concept in the natural world. What is it really? Whose language? Does it only consist of sounds, or perhaps body...

Faraaz Abdool
Sep 15, 20214 min read


The Albatross
The first albatross to make landfall on Trinidad in recorded history did so in June 2021. Its treatment is symbolic of our nature.

Faraaz Abdool
Aug 6, 20214 min read


Welcome!
First of all, let me begin by thanking you for embarking on this new chapter of my life with me. I first launched my own website many...

Faraaz Abdool
Jul 31, 20214 min read
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