There is still a lot of water around Londolozi! With all the excess water, it has made for some unreal photographic opportunities. The greenery, accompanied by epic sunrises and sunsets, has been an absolute dream. The wildlife have also followed suit and provided us with some memorable moments over the past week.
Lions have been all over the property. The two Kambula Females that have been hanging around the northern parts of Londolozi have moved back south towards their old territory. The Mhangeni Pride have allowed us to view their extremely cute four new cubs. Around three months old, they already have a lot of attitude! The Southern Black Dam Male has spent a bit of time on Londolozi and is looking rather impressive.
The Tinxiya Female, now fully independent, has been seen in and around the Maxabene. Although the Shingi Male has still been seen with Nkoveni from time to time, he is showing promising signs of being totally fine without her. Managing to kill a fully grown impala. The Xhinkova Female is spending more and more time around camps, expanding her territory constantly.
The pack of two keep popping up, causing havoc around our airstrip, while the male cheetah has also been seen a couple of times. Both Wild Dog and Cheetah are always extremely exciting.
All the animals are loving the amount of water around, especially the elephants. Watching them get excited around water will always be one of my favourite things to watch.
It’s been an interesting and eventful week!
Let us know in the comments which images are your favourite.
Enjoy the Week in Pictures…
The Tinxiya Female rests under the cool canopies of the Maxabene.
A confident and curious young leopard, that is nearing independence after a remarkable start to life alongside her resilient mother.
A Spider Hunting Wasp dragging a spider to its near by hole.
A Rhino Bull assessing his surroundings after a mud bath.
One of the Kambula cubs looks into the distance as some vultures fly by.
A Elephant calf takes the opportunity to swim in one of the larger waterholes while the rest of the herd drink.
Looking up at a Marula Tree, The Shingi Male decides where to stash his impala kill.
The last surviving cub of a litter of three, he is on the cusp of independence.
After a failed attempt to hoist, he decided to rest in the Marula.
Before leaving for a sundowner, we had one more look capturing this moment of him watching more impala in the distance.
A Martial Eagle taking off form a dead tree.
One of the members of the pack of two watch Zebra crossing the airstrip.
While birding at this body of water, this hippo decided to display his impressive incisors.
A dazzle of zebra quenching their thirst.
The Southern Black Dam Male has been making a name for himself in Marthly over the past couple weeks.
A zebra foal running back to its mother after venturing too far.
It always a pleasure seeing these incredible cats.
A wildebeest mother and calf taking a break from suckling to watch us drive past.
This was my first time seeing the Mungen Cubs.
The morning light made an already amazing sighting that much more memorable.
The Xhinkova Female on a territorial patrol.
Born 2021, daughter of Nkoveni. Young dynamo actively claiming territory near camps, showing promise as next generation's dominant female.
Taking full advantage of the extra water around at the moment.
My favourite is the zebra foal in mid-air with the elephant in the background.