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Just How Gullible Am I?

James Tyrrell November 13, 2019 15

A totally new environment can be over-stimulating to the nth degree. So many unfamiliar sights and sounds are coming at you that it can get quite overwhelming, and after a …

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My Best Day of 2019… So Far…

Josh Attenborough November 7, 2019 17

One of the perks of being a trainee ranger is that in the latter stages of the training period you get the opportunity to go on game drives with qualified …

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The Insect That Flies 16 000 Kilometres

James Tyrrell November 4, 2019 22

What do the Maldives and dragonflies have in common? Well, not a lot, seeing as how there is no surface water to speak of in the Maldives, and dragonflies need …

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Wildlife Panning Blur: Mastering the Basics

James Tyrrell November 2, 2019 12

Trying for a blurred panning shot is a bit like going to a casino. You know the house almost always wins, but you’re going to give it a go anyway, …

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The River and the Styx Pride

Nick Sims October 22, 2019 17

Two days ago I talked of a sighting in which we had found the Ingrid Dam female with a kill hoisted in a Jackalberry tree. Well while that was happening …

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The Guiding Sounds of the Bush

Julia Munnik October 19, 2019 7

Ranger James Tyrrell and I were hacking through the bush trying our best to find a leopard. James would often cut the engine to see if he could hear any …

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23 Ostrich Chicks!

Dean De La Rey October 17, 2019 17

I see you James Souchon…. And I raise you 20! That is correct. Our ostrich family is now up to 23 chicks. My excitement went through the roof when Tracker …

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Photographing Leopards in Trees on Cloudy Days: What to Do

James Tyrrell October 16, 2019 16

(This post is written under the assumption that the photographer is not shooting in full Manual Mode) Cloudy days can be a lot brighter than you think. Instead of looking …

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Have You Ever Seen a Rhino Doing This?

James Tyrrell October 15, 2019 10

Drastic situations call for drastic measures. And for wild animals like white rhinos, never is this more true than at the end of a long hard dry season, when the …

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The Week in Pictures #408

James Tyrrell October 11, 2019 11

Firstly, the answer to yesterday’s Mystery Bird challenge… The answer is a Green-backed or Striated Heron. There’s not a lot to go on, but the long legs and long crest, …

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What Bird is This? #18

James Tyrrell October 10, 2019 10

We’re moving into new territory here, with no colouration to help the identification process. Often in the field you aren’t lucky enough to get a look at the colour though …

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The Primeval Appeal of the Campfire

James Tyrrell October 7, 2019 7

As evolved as humans claim to be, our caveman origins still resurface every now and again, and nowhere is this more evident than in our draw towards fire. Whether isolated …

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Forage To Fork

Jemma Thorpe October 3, 2019 7

One of the many wonderful things about working at Londolozi is that there’s often more to what’s happening than meets the eye. When one of the staff tells you their …

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Leopard Update: the Central South

James Tyrrell October 1, 2019 6 17

We’ll get on to the leopards of the deep south in a week or two; for now let’s concentrate on what’s happening between the Sand River and the prominent Tugwaan …

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The Londolozi Fashion Show this Heritage Day

Jemma Thorpe September 25, 2019 8

‘Our rich and varied cultural heritage has a profound power to help build our nation’ ~ Nelson Mandela A couple of days ago Jess MacLarty and I made the lengthly …

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