As the air continues to chill and my longing for winter intensifies we see another week pass by at Londolozi. Another week closer to the dry, tawny landscape that is the middle of the year, a time when misty mornings are common place and the predators have the upper hand. Their camouflaged coats come into their own and the herbivores start to battle for nutrients as the bush dries up. But for now the remaining water from the rains still seeps out of the Earth and the animals enjoy the last of the wet season, not long now though and we’ll soon start to notice the change. Enjoy this week in Pictures!!
Something I will never get tired of seeing, elephants on the banks of the Sand River. By Simon Smit
A weary hyena looks over its shoulder as the Mashaba female feeds overhead, with her kill safely out of reach the pickings were slim for the scavenger. By Simon Smit
The full moon rose over the bush and brought with it some amazing colour. By Simon Smit
A tiny Hippo pops its head out of the water next to its mothers just long enough to snap off a quick photograph. By Simon Smit
The Marthly male, shortly after we found him thanks to a nervous Impala’s alarm call. By Simon Smit
Later in the same sighting, he sat quietly relying on his camouflage to stay undetected as a massive heard of buffalo moved all around the termite mound he was resting on. By Simon Smit
A Mhangeni female yawns before moving off with the rest of the pride. By Simon Smit
The Marthly male continues to dominate the area both sides of the Sand River, here he is seen on a territorial patrol. Mike Sutherland
The Mashaba female rubs up against a tree and then disappears into a drainage line. By Simon Smit
A Sparta Pride young male takes to the trees on a misty autumn morning. Mike Sutherland
Some experimenting with a macro lens, look out for our macro photography blog next week for some more photos. By Simon Smit
A Mhangeni lioness looks on as two of the Majingilane males fight over the remains of a wildebeest kill. By Simon Smit
The Mashaba female licks her lips after finishing off an Impala kill. By Simon Smit
One of the more striking coats of the big cats. By Simon Smit
The abundance of water will soon be over as winter starts to take its hold. By Simon Smit
The Dark Maned Majingilane male looks on at the Mhangeni pride resting in a thicket. By Simon Smit
Let us know which is your favourite picture of this week in the comments section below…
Photographed by: Simon Smit and Mike Sutherland
Chameleon in the dark and Dark Maned Majingilane. Keep up the good work Simon!
The “coat”……striking indeed. The coat and the picture.
lovely pictures !
The moon photo looks like the blood moon (total eclipse of the moon) which was visible April 14-15 from the Americas.
Nicely done, Simon. Nothing quite beats a great lion photo; that’s my favourite.
Jessie was our guide during a visit in March with Backroads. She and her fiancé were planning to drive north to Kenya during their vacation. She gave me a blog address, but I must have copied it incorrectly. Do you know if she and Duncan have set up a blog for their trip, and, if so, can you send me their address, please? Jessie and Shad were special people at Londolozi, a special place.
Thanks,
Dave Mills
Jackson, Wyoming, USA
Hi Dave,
We are so glad you enjoyed the Week in Pictures! Duncan and Jess have begun their trip and the link to their blog is: http://duncsandjessoverland.wordpress.com/.
Kindest regards,
Kate
i liked them all lol but narrowed it to the marthly on the termite mound and the ellie drinking
Wonderful pictures.. Loved the ones using the macro lens.. Especially the Leopard spots.
Thank you for sharing your little corner of paradise!
Really beautiful pictures Simon and Mike. I find the Majingilane males fascinating to watch and never get tired seeing pictures of them, so I think that one is my favourite, but every picture this week is incredible!
Enjoyed your selection of photos very much Simon.Cannot make a choice as I think they are all very nice and each one deserves some merit.Well done !!!Looking forward to the next group
Nice shots guys. Have you tried the last shot in black and white – might work well with the dark clouds and overcast light?
The leopard’s coat, so much nicer on leopard’s than people.
Phenomenal pics, really love the lioness yawning in black and white.
Well done Simon. Another great week in pictures.
You both take the most amazing pictures, that its difficult, but the Mashaba female, Chameleon & the leopard coat are a few of the favourites. Thanks once again & look forward to the Macro ones. Have a Blessed Easter all you wonderful Guides/Rangers/Photographers of Londolozi 🙂
It’s hard to choice, I like all of them
Simon! These are actually some of my favorite EVER on the blog! I’d love to grab coffee with you when I’m there in 30 days!
The pic of the Mhangeni female yawning is now my wallpaper…. it is great… love it