The Newest Independent Leopards of Londolozi
Those of you familiar with the Leopards of Londolozi will know that we ascribe a name to each individual upon their becoming an adult. An ‘adult’ leopard, at least for …
Those of you familiar with the Leopards of Londolozi will know that we ascribe a name to each individual upon their becoming an adult. An ‘adult’ leopard, at least for …
We are in the full swing of summer where greenery is all around us and clear skies quickly turn into darker stormy nights. The usual noise around this time of …
For a large chunk of the year, Londolozi’s weaver population is drab and fairly nondescript, but when the rain comes and the grass grows, the males shift both their plumage …
Can you believe that this is the last TWIP of 2019…? What a year it has been. From the excitement of the birth of the Mashaba female’s litter on 25 …
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 …
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 …
“In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.” John Muir The definition of to seek is to attempt, or desire to obtain or achieve (something). This …
The Tsalala lioness has been confining her movements almost exclusively to the Sand River. The thickets provide perfect cover in which to hide her cub and hunt, and the game …
When TWIP was offered around the rangers room this week, I must have had a sudden rush of blood to put my hand up. Trying to follow the 400th TWIP …
Lions moving through water. The Money Shot. I don’t know what it is about a photo of a lion or lions wading across a river – no matter how shallow …
The mercury dropped to 3.1 degrees Celcius yesterday at camp. This morning it was only at 3.6, but different parts of the reserve experience slight temperature variations, as down in …
One usually imagines the African bush to be a peaceful place, but as the moon heads towards full, the impala rams are hitting their stride in the rut, and their …
The northern section of Londolozi is known for its beauty; dotted with rocky outcrops and the wide Manyelethi River meandering through the shade of Leadwood and Jackalberry trees. But before …
It’s possible that fewer otters have been seen at Londolozi over the last 10 years than pangolins! And we hardly ever see pangolins… So the recent sighting that one Londolozi …
Firstly, the Mystery Bird from yesterday. Almost everyone got it right: the answer was an African Fish Eagle. Most large eagles have much darker or barred tails, so the all-white …