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How Can Birds Fly?

Tayla Brown June 22, 2020 13

Flight has been a fascination for humans for thousands of years, and although we are able to fly in aeroplanes, helicopters, microlights etc, we haven’t quite mastered the art of …

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What Bird is This? #26

James Tyrrell June 10, 2020 17

The Wild Dog den (which has now moved; update on this coming soon) has provided not only amazing viewing, but wonderful times to just sit and listen. It was a …

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What Bird is This? #25

James Tyrrell May 9, 2020 24

Today’s bird is a perfect example of how you can easily put the blinkers on when it comes to this pursuit of identifying avian creatures. Driving the northern section of …

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How Birds Get Their Colours?

Josh Attenborough May 7, 2020 14

Reading Pete Thorpe’s post on the species of sunbirds that are being seen more regularly due to aloes beginning to flower made me marvel at the beautiful colours that birds …

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Sunbirds – Africa’s Hummingbirds

Pete Thorpe April 27, 2020 32

As we move into winter, the local aloes are coming into flower, providing a splash of bright reds, oranges and yellows into the browning landscape. While the bush loses its …

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What Bird is This? #24

James Tyrrell April 21, 2020 18

With Lockdown in South Africa in its 4th week, the social media challenges are abounding. Drinking raw eggs, run a distance inside, post photos of yourself… the list goes on. …

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What Bird is This? #23

James Tyrrell March 19, 2020 19

This should be a fairly straightforward one. Colouration, size, shape… there’s certainly enough here to narrow it down to family, but the actual species might take a little more work. …

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Birds, Birds, Birds!

Bruce Arnott March 17, 2020 28

This is a post about birds. The guests I have been hosting lately have had a heightened interest in them, making Rob Hlatswayo (the tracker I work with) and me …

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What Bird is This? #22

James Tyrrell February 25, 2020 13

Today’s bird stumped a number of staff at the lodge. Answers were fairly varied when I sent the picture around. My suggestion here would be not to jump the gun, …

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They Came For The “Big 6” But Settled For the Big 5

Pete Thorpe February 6, 2020 10

“The “Big 6″?”, you may be asking yourself. We didn’t accidentally tally up one extra for good measure. There are a number of lists that have arisen throughout the safari …

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Dance of the Ducks

Chris Taylor January 30, 2020 5

The birding at Londolozi over the past couple of days has been quite spectacular. Several species are in the peak of their breeding period, sporting lavish breeding plumages while the …

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What Bird is This? #21

James Tyrrell January 26, 2020 12

We haven’t had one of these in over a month, so figured it was about time. Summer is the breeding season for many of Londolozi’s birds – both resident and …

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A Hunt on Varty Camp Lawn

Matt Uys January 15, 2020 17

I was on my way back to the studio from Tree Camp after assisting a guest with their camera when I glanced over at Varty car park to watch the …

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The Dance of the Weavers

James Tyrrell January 2, 2020 8

For a large chunk of the year, Londolozi’s weaver population is drab and fairly nondescript, but when the rain comes and the grass grows, the males shift both their plumage …

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Birdsong: A VERY Brief Human History

Jess Shillaw December 16, 2019 7

I was watching the Ximungwe female recently when the call of a Village Weaver caught my attention. I happen to know this particular call very well because of a village …

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