The Week in Pictures #417
This week saw four consecutive days of solid rain, which is something we have not had in years. The rain was gentle which allowed the earth to soak up the …
This week saw four consecutive days of solid rain, which is something we have not had in years. The rain was gentle which allowed the earth to soak up the …
I am woken at 03h30 by a single male lion calling. It does not sound that close, so being woken by these calls surprises me as I am normally a …
It’s probably time to face facts. It’s been a couple of weeks since the Anderson male was last seen, and in the last sighting of him he was clearly not …
After three weeks in the nonstop language class that is life at Londolozi, I was feeling confident. I’d started throwing the occasional ja (“yahhhh”) into regular conversation. My heys were …
Recently we were treated to an amazing display of acrobatics by the Nkoveni young female as she successfully hunted a vervet monkey way up in the branches of a Tamboti …
The Mhangeni pride of lions is, at this point, one of the most viewed prides in the Sabi Sand Reserve. The adult females are eleven years old and were born …
“Spring: A lovely reminder of how beautiful change can truly be…“ Although we are in late Spring, a true transformation was observed this last week. We had over 50mm of …
The far southern reaches of Londolozi are exciting to explore, mainly because they aren’t driven consistently. The south-eastern sector is particularly thick, and to be honest, actively tracking leopards down …
It seems only right that the place that broke the mould of what a safari should be is also breaking the mould of what constitutes “family”. Londolozi’s definition of …
Carpe diem… Seize the Day… a well-known phrase; but is it actually something we put into practice in this day and age? When the Londolozi WhatsApp group beeps with a …
Firstly, yesterday’s Mystery Bird… It was a Southern Grey-Headed Sparrow: The chestnut shoulders and white wingbar were big clues. A possibility might have been the red-backed shrike, a migratory bird …
Summer is here and so are a lot of the migrants. That might be a red herring. Or it might not be. Today’s bird is fairly nondescript, as I’m sure …
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 …
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 …
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 …