A perfectly peaceful moment. Pink skies at sunset covering the backdrop as we watch a male giraffe have a drink.

Full-bellied and content. After finishing his feed on an impala kill his mother had made earlier that day, the Nkoveni Young Male approached a nearby small termite mound and collapsed with complete satisfaction and heavy eyelids.

Afternoon golden light igniting the crest and framing this beautiful kudu bull gracefully walking across the clearing.

The Kruger Male stare-off. I have only seen this male lion a handful of times in the past few months of his presence on Londolozi, and wow is he a force to be reckoned with! He’s in great condition and has a remarkable mane.

Not even 5 minutes after leaving camp early one morning, while watching hippos along the edge of the Sand River, Equalizer heard the growl of a pair of leopards upstream of our position, and not long after that we came across the Xinkhova Female and Xitsalala Male. We followed them as far as we could into the middle of the Sand River, and this was the only moment I managed to capture. Although quite a noisy image, I like how the wild date palms perfectly framed a gap through the thicket for us to view her.

Me and my shadow. This was a firm favourite image of mine. I love perfect symmetry of both males sharing the same focus.

Tinted by dusk.

We got to spend an afternoon with a cheetah and her three cubs. After some stretching and grooming, the cubs were on the move, led by their mother. With youthful energy their climbed on top of every rock or tree stump and here we were lucky enough to capture the brief climb before this cub jumped down to catch up with the others.

A different edit. I cannot decide which version of this image I prefer. I tend to lean towards this high key version…

Black-backed jackal pups! We came across two jackal pups obediently resting in the shade in-between fallen over branches (notice just the ears of the second pup on the far right).

What struck me with this image is the bright blue sky reflecting in the eyes of this hyena, and how the blue complements with the side-lit golden hue of the hyena’s fur.

The first time seeing a Marsh Owl at Londolozi, and an even better privilege being able to photograph it!

A very hungry Nhlanguleni Female intent on conserving her energy but also not missing any opportunity for her next meal.

Summer is in full swing when you dodging leopard tortoises walking across the road every game drive. Here we came across one drinking from a mud wallow right next to the road.

Epitome of cuteness when it comes to giraffe calves. Big eyes, extra long eyelashes, bushy ossicones and short stubby necks.

Driving out of camp one morning, we begun by following up on the sound of a wild dog’s contact call. We came across this female that had separated from the pack of two during their morning hunt. With a bloodied neck and front legs suggesting they had already had a meal that morning, we watched her pace up and down, contact call and await further signs or sounds on the whereabouts of her fellow pack members.

Newborns! The crests are flooded with big herds of wildebeests and their calves. Unstable on their feet, they stick to their mother’s side. The calf on the right was likely only a few hours old when we came across the herd.

Juvenile Bateleur. I enjoyed being able to get a close up shot of the blue-ish cere distinctive of a juvenile battler’s plumage, as well as the sunlight illuminating its red-colored eye.

Another favourite image of mine. A while back we spent a morning with these leopards and while playfully walking through a lush riverbed within the Nkoveni Female’s territory, the light also played its part in allowing us to capture an intimate moment between mother and son.

The Nkoveni Young Male – growing in size, confidence, mischievousness and personality.

One of my favourite night time calls is that of the Pearl-Spotted Owlet. And I was grateful we were spotted a fairly relaxed one that posed long enough for me to grab my camera!

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