What is an Accipiter?
“Hooked bill, barring in the tail, quick flight pattern…it is definitely an accipiter!” But, what exactly does that mean? Accipiter is a term that is often quite loosely thrown around …
“Hooked bill, barring in the tail, quick flight pattern…it is definitely an accipiter!” But, what exactly does that mean? Accipiter is a term that is often quite loosely thrown around …
“King of the Beasts” and no one can doubt that after first seeing a magnificent, mature male lion in the wild! They look so powerful, well-muscled and often scarred from …
The past week has shown some interesting turns. The Fourways males have been seen around the southern boundary following a large herd of buffalo whilst the newcomers – the two …
One of the things I love most about guiding is watching the joy my guests get from seeing an animal for the very first time; so imagine how much better …
At Londolozi, one can find approximately 353 species of birds. Some of these arrive in the summertime when the first rains fall and the bush becomes a paradise of colours …
It has been a difficult year for the female leopards of Londolozi. With the new blood in the form of the Piva, Robson’s and newly-named Nyamakunze males setting up shop in …
There is such a thing as bush karma. Ask any old hand – ranger, tracker, lodge owner – and they will tell you that the bush has a way of …
There is something magic about the spontaneous, the unrehearsed. I think this is why I find such intrigue in the images caught by a camera trap. There is no composition, …
Firstly I would like to wish everyone a happy World Environment Day. On this very special day, I get to share with all of you just a small portion of what makes …
One of the greatest gifts of childhood is its inherent innocence. Peter Matthiessen once wrote, “the child was not observing, he was at rest in the very center of the …
As the nights lengthen and the temperature drops, there is nothing better than sitting around an African fire being serenaded by the calls of lions. Although there have been a …
There’s just something extra special about leopards, isn’t there? They seem so mysterious, perhaps because they’re loners, coming and going quietly and unseen in the bush. Their camouflaging fur is …
“The pictures do not lie but neither do they tell the whole story. They are merely a record of time passing, the outward evidence” – Paul Auster We find ourselves …
“Lost – yesterday, somewhere between sunrise and sunset, two golden hours, each set with sixty diamond minutes” – Horace Mann This week there has been a large amount of focus on …
The focus of this post was on the photos so I thought I would let them have their say before I had mine. The proximity we experience out here is …