After a lazy morning resting in the grass near his mother, the male cub of the Nkoveni Female yawned before tucking himself up for another snooze.

At the backend of his yawn, his snarled lip exposed a pretty serious set of canines for a small predator.

My first introduction to the older litter of Ntsevu Cubs, initially being denned in some rocky outcrops to the east of our borders, these lions have now been frequenting the stunning open crests to the east of the Londolozi Camps. I am pretty sure we will see these lions a fair amount more going forward.

While mum catches a much-needed rest the cubs can’t help but move around, stalking each other constantly intrigued by everything that moves nearby.

No this is not just a random cluster of Acacia thorns. The larvae of the common bagworm (Eumeta cervina) harvest the thorns of the acacia tree and bind them together into a basket with incredibly strong silk. This is essentially a protective layer. From here they then metamorphose and emerge as a drab brown moth.

While following the Xiomungwe Female on a morning territorial patrol, she eventually settled on the side of a termite mound to rest. Still alert to her surroundings and her head held up it just made for an unusual shot of a leopard.

My mission down to the wild dog den to change the camera trap cards and batteries was slightly delayed by a herd of elephants. Elephants are known to be somewhat paranoid about wild dogs and in this scenario, they could certainly smell the wild dogs but could not see them. After a while, the elephants then trumpeted and then made a hasty retreat away from the den.

The first view of one of the little wild dog pups. Such cute little grumpy-looking balls of fluff.

Two of the three pups stand at the entrance to the den in the afternoon light.

The adults were super excited to have the pups outside of the den and came bounding across to see them.

Bee-eaters are some of the best birds for photography, not only are they stunning birds but they are aerial predators, catching their prey in mid-air. However, they don’t search for their prey while on the wing, they would rather perch on a branch and scan for any insects before taking off in pursuit of their next meal, before returning back to a familiar perch.

While sitting with the Three Rivers Female, hoping that she would lead us back to her cub, she had settled upon a bank perfectly at eye level. Just before she got up and did not return to her cub like we had hoped, she yawned.

The intense stare of the larger Ndzhenga Male resting on the airstrip.

Before getting up to follow the rest of the Kambula Pride down to a waterhole for a drink.

Misty sunrises in the middle of winter.

Late in the morning, the Nkoveni Female heads out to hunt. Needing to provide for her two cubs who are now sporting hefty appetites requires her to spend a lot more time hunting.

Fresh tracks in the sand, a male leopard had walked through this area early that morning and we were set on trying to follow him.

Late afternoon light highlighting the striking colours of a Lilac-breasted Roller.

The close of another unbelievable day in the African Bushveld.

Two young male giraffes pause for a moment during their gentle bout of necking to allow me a chance to snap this image.

After a herd of elephants had quenched their thirst at a waterhole, this youngster felt that it had not quite had enough and constantly tried to get some milk from its mother.

Before it then moved over to another young female nearby and nibbled the base of its ear.

A bird that has caused quite a bit of hype around the Londolozi camps, a Chorister Robin-Chat. Previously not recorded in the region around the Kruger National Park, we might have to be changing the distribution maps of this bird, now that we know we get them here.

Young baboons are super entertaining to watch, this one was trotting around while all the adults were feeding before it looked up and noticed me, feeling somewhat in the spotlight, it then ran back to its mother.

A Plains Camp Male at the Causeway! These enormous ferocious males are pushing further and further east. Drawn in by the scent of a dead hippo, these males then picked up on the presence of the Ntsevu Pride in the area, enticing them to venture further east, encroaching deeper into the Ndzhenga Males’ territory.

A substantial wake of vultures finished off the rest of the hippo carcass. Making very short work of what was a lot of meat.

After charging east, almost as far as Plaque Rock, the Plains Camp Males then settled down for a short while before marching back to the hippo carcass.

A stunning Little Bee-eater entertained us for a while, taking off from this perch to catch multiple unsuspecting insect victims.

Before being joined by a companion.

As the sun approaches the western horizon and the afternoon’s light transforms into stunning rays of gold, orange and pink, a large kudu bull walks through the frame.

Initially darting into the safety of a log as we drove past, these dwarf mongooses couldn’t resist the urge to poke their heads out to see what was going on.

Two of the elephants stand close while drinking.

In the early afternoon, a herd of elephants came past a prominent waterhole, that is home to a solitary hippo bull. Quenching their thirsts, the herd then continued on to feed.

Keeping a watch from atop the termite mound at the den hoping that the male will return after a successful hunt.