Cheetahs in the Mist
Early one misty morning, something in the corner of my eye caught my attention. At first I thought it might have been the stump of a fallen tree, but as …
Early one misty morning, something in the corner of my eye caught my attention. At first I thought it might have been the stump of a fallen tree, but as …
Picture this: it’s 6.00 AM, you’re on the game drive vehicle and the fresh air is whistling past your face. Our objective for the morning is to find lions. Our …
I was recently sorting through some old photographs of mine when I came across a few images of the Southern Pride which I took quite a long time ago. I …
“Nothing beats kindness.” said the horse. “It sits quietly beyond all things.” Easter Sunday means different things for different people. For some, it’s about faith. For some, it’s about family. …
Reunion (noun) – the action of being brought together again as a unified whole’. For all of us here, living at Londolozi, communion with nature has brought us into a deep reunion. …
First up, the answer to yesterday’s Bird ID Challenge: The three birds in question were Amur Falcons. Almost all of them have departed now for their long migration back to …
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 …
There is something magical about elephants. Many people share this sentiment and I am certainly one them. The sheer size of these majestic animals is enough but the manner in …
Baboons are intensely social mammals, who are constantly interacting with each other at every hour of daylight, and even a bit beyond. If you give it a little bit of …
We watch a high spirited young leopard trying to chase wildebeest in a clearing, sit with a hippo bull in full display and we look at the amazing benefits for …
At Londolozi we get four different types of bee-eaters (with the Swallow-tailed being seen as the very occasional fifth), all of which have vibrant coloured feathers and an elegant flight …
This past week has been filled with plenty of excitement. Two leopard den sites were discovered on Monday afternoon! The Nhlanguleni female’s den was found just west of our camps …
We left camp at 5am as we had to get to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (about two hours away) for my guests to catch an early flight home. Shortly after …
The highlight of the week must have been the Ntsevu pride taking down an adult wildebeest a stone’s throw from the Londolozi camps. It was almost completely devoured within 10 …
After stealing a quick glimpse of an adult squirrel carrying its young across the road, I realised how little I knew about the everyday life of squirrels. I have always …