The Week in Pictures #296
True to form, we’ve had another amazing week of game viewing on Londolozi in the last seven days. Lions in particular have been prevalent with the arrival of the Styx …
True to form, we’ve had another amazing week of game viewing on Londolozi in the last seven days. Lions in particular have been prevalent with the arrival of the Styx …
Recently the Tsalala Breakaway Pride made a waterbuck kill close to the Londolozi camps. These lions have been spending a lot more time south of the Sand River, moving further away …
The advantage of digital photography over traditional film photography is the ability to take a series of images in rapid succession, without wasting any film, in the hope of capturing …
The icy bite in the morning air is gradually being replaced by more manageable, warmer temperatures, indicative of the slow arrival of spring. Albeit rather inconsistent, these warmer temperatures are …
This week has revolved largely around the movements of the Ntsevu pride, who continue to make the east-west traverse of Londolozi every 48 hours or so. Their territorial expansion into …
I started writing this blog a while ago but had to take it out of the lineup after the untimely death of the Robson’s 4:4 male. I wanted to share with the …
When leopards get displaced by stronger individuals, we start seeing them popping up in areas we wouldn’t expect them. Old males that get ousted by younger challengers and young males …
Once more the roars of three lions, not two, were heard in the chill dawn air. It could only be the Majingilane. Waking at intervals through the night, like a diver …
Yet again, the bush provided some incredible moments for us this past week. Lion dynamics are continuously shifting, leopard cubs are holding on day by day and wild dogs have …
It took me a long time to get over my jealousy at what other rangers were seeing. Being in the here and now is the only way to really enjoy …
Three mornings ago we bumped into the non-injured Matshipiri male and followed him for 100 metres through the chilly dawn until he lay down in a clearing, looking about him. His …
From being what was once a strong and stable coalition just a short while ago, the Matshipiri male lions are now in serious trouble. In mid- to late April, in an …
The beauty of a digital archive is that within a few short clicks you can be reviewing events from way back when, either comparing past with present and trying to …
We are now in the peak of the impala rutting season at Londolozi. The air is filled with sounds of male impala snorting, alarming and making strange growl-like noises. This …
A few weeks ago we released a video on the transformation of the bush after the drought. Without having been here during the heart of the dry times, it’s almost …