The Week in Pictures #704
Autumn has settled gently over the African bush, bringing with it a welcome crispness to the air. As the landscape begins its quiet transformation, the light shifts, lower in the …
Autumn has settled gently over the African bush, bringing with it a welcome crispness to the air. As the landscape begins its quiet transformation, the light shifts, lower in the …
Certain legacies in the bush are hard to ignore. You feel them in the way animals behave around one another, in the routes they walk, even in the way the …
Leopards are inherently territorial creatures. Both males and females begin establishing their own territories once they become independent from their mothers. For young females, this process is often a little …
There’s something truly exhilarating about working together with a couple of experienced trackers, following fresh leopard tracks on foot. The excitement builds even more when those tracks suddenly transform into …
As the days grow shorter and we fall into the winter months, there’s a subtle shift in the rhythm of life. For some, this change might feel like the onset …
Few experiences in the bush are more rewarding than following the life of a leopard from birth to independence, especially when you’ve had the privilege of witnessing it from the …
As the temperatures continue to dip and the mornings take on a cooler edge, the bushveld settles into the rhythm of the dry season. Autumn at Londolozi brings a golden …
At Londolozi, the interplay between predator and prey is a daily spectacle. More often than not, though, prey manage to evade the hunters stalking them. One misstep by the predator …
Just over a year ago, the Nkoveni Female was raising three young cubs in the very familiar dense vegetation of the Maxabene Riverbed. While two sadly didn’t make it, today, …
Leopards are elusive creatures, but patterns often emerge in the areas they favour. The Nkoveni Female has long been one of the more reliable individuals in the southeastern reaches of …
So, after the entertainment of last week’s Week In Pictures post, I thought I would still satisfy you all with another selection of images for this week. But over and …
“You don’t take a photograph, you make it.” – Ansel Adams You’ve just landed on your dream safari. Binoculars around your neck, safari hat on your head, camera in hand …
We set out that morning with purpose. After a few drives without luck, we were determined to find the Three Rivers Female and her cub. We had a hunch they …
As is tradition, we celebrate another sensational milestone on the blog front—700 consecutive weeks of bringing you The Week In Pictures! That’s 700 moments frozen in time. 700 stories shared. …
When I arrived at Londolozi, the Ntomi Male was one of the first young leopards I got to see. And so witnessing the timeline of his development thus far has …