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The Week in Pictures #496

Chris Taylor June 11, 2021 1 40

This past week started rather slow. The cold front that hit most of South Africa, leaving snow in some parts of the interior, stretched up into the Lowveld and brought …

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Yellow-billed Oxpeckers

Tayla Brown June 7, 2021 18

One afternoon a few of us rangers went out to go and look for a large herd of buffalo that have been spending quite a lot of time in the …

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The Week In Pictures #495

Dean De La Rey June 4, 2021 29

When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence. Ansel Adams Game viewing has been at an all-time high over …

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Nature’s Lessons for a Better Earth

Robert Ball April 12, 2021 23

According to the Biomimicry Institute, biomimicry can be described as “the scientific, research-based practice of learning from and then replicating nature’s forms, processes, and ecosystems to create more regenerative designs.” …

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What Bird is This? #31

James Tyrrell April 1, 2021 18

It’s been a while since we ran a Bird ID Challenge. Over four months in fact. Now that we are slowly going back into winter and the migrants will be …

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The Resident Rollers

Chris Taylor March 4, 2021 11

One of the more subtle benefits of living in a wilderness area is being able to familiarise oneself with some of the individual animals that we share this beautiful place …

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Birding 101

Josh Attenborough February 9, 2021 15

Birding on foot is one of my favourite ways of spending time in nature. Relative to driving around the bush it forces you to take it slow. This affords you …

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It’s Always Worth a Closer Look!

Robert Ball February 3, 2021 18

During downtime when not driving guests, rangers try get out into the bush and do things we usually wouldn’t be able to do. From spending extended periods of time trying …

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The Young Flamingo That Needs Explaining.

Dean De La Rey January 2, 2021 19

My guests and I thought there was an African Spoonbill – which isn’t an uncommon bird in the area – but as we soon got closer out the waterhole, I …

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Vervet Monkeys Raid Weaver Nests

Jess Shillaw December 31, 2020 12

Crossing the Causeway over the Sand River on our way back to camp, we noticed something unusual. There is an island of trees in the middle channel of the river …

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The Catholic Diet of the Southern Ground Hornbill

James Tyrrell December 28, 2020 23

In our latest Week in Video we featured a sequence of a small family of Southern Ground Hornbills foraging on a rainy day. We spent about 45 minutes with the …

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A Visit to the Ground Hornbill Nest

Chris Taylor December 26, 2020 18

It’s been just over three weeks since we first found the Southern Ground Hornbill nest in the south-eastern parts of the reserve. As per the protocol, we have not visited …

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The Robins On My Doorstep

Tayla Brown December 15, 2020 13

It’s always wonderful to be in the bush at a this time of year as there is an abundance of new life everywhere you look. I don’t even have to …

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Southern Ground Hornbills Nesting on Londolozi

Chris Taylor November 30, 2020 27

Each year, BirdLife South Africa – a registered non-profit organisation dedicated to the conservation of birds – selects a particular species as ‘Bird of the Year’. This initiative aims to …

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The Batis Nest

James Tyrrell November 23, 2020 20

Almost a month ago exactly, Ranger Jess Shillaw spotted the nest of a Chinspot Batis nestled in the branches of a Milkwood tree on the banks of the Manyelethi River. …

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