The Week in Pictures #439
First up, the Mystery Bird answer. It was a tough one, evidenced by the fact that only a couple of correct answers were to be found in the comments (although …
First up, the Mystery Bird answer. It was a tough one, evidenced by the fact that only a couple of correct answers were to be found in the comments (although …
There were a surplus of leopard and lion shots during April 2015. This got me particularly excited as the whole point of this series was to highlight the changes in …
We have always been strangers to the night. Darkness brings fear; the fear of the unseen with unfamiliar sounds and not being able to make out anything past your hand. …
Elephants may be the biggest of all creatures found on land, but believe it or not, even they can react defensively around large predators. For example, a herd of elephants …
The Ntsevu Pride is simply getting too big. That sounds a bit ludicrous from our perspective, as there are very few things as awe-inspiring as having a pride of 20 …
This week included days on which we struggled to find leopards in the long grass, however some phenomenal tracking efforts still delivered many fantastic sightings. The Inyathini male continues to …
We haven’t done a memory lane post for a couple of months; we’ve skipped ahead to January 2015. November and December 2014 we’ll get to sometime in the next couple …
For once I’ve remembered to include the answer to the mystery bird without being reminded a few hours after publishing: The correct answer was a Magpie Shrike, which many of …
How long will the Inyathini male last? That’s the question on the minds of many in the Ranger and Tracker team, as the ageing male leopard continues to move down …
After following the tracks of the Mhangeni pride zigzag back and forth in the open grasslands of the south-western part of the reserve for most of the morning, we were …
First up, the answer to the recent Bird ID Challenge: The answer was a female Black Cuckooshrike. It’s a tricky ID, especially with a lot of greenery around. Also hard …
This week saw four consecutive days of solid rain, which is something we have not had in years. The rain was gentle which allowed the earth to soak up the …
“Spring: A lovely reminder of how beautiful change can truly be…“ Although we are in late Spring, a true transformation was observed this last week. We had over 50mm of …
It’s a common question on and off the vehicle, something I had to follow up on myself; the age and make-up of the Ntsevu pride and their cubs. If anyone …
Firstly, yesterday’s Mystery Bird… It was a Southern Grey-Headed Sparrow: The chestnut shoulders and white wingbar were big clues. A possibility might have been the red-backed shrike, a migratory bird …