The Lifeblood of Londolozi
It’s hot out here at the moment. As we enter into spring, temperatures are averaging in the mid 30s Celcius (mid 90s Fahrenheit). These conditions are being warmly welcomed by …
It’s hot out here at the moment. As we enter into spring, temperatures are averaging in the mid 30s Celcius (mid 90s Fahrenheit). These conditions are being warmly welcomed by …
If you have ever experienced the tranquility of drifting along with the current on one of Africa’s majestic waterways from the Limpopo north, soaking up the birdlife and the lushness …
This week there were elephants around every corner. On Tuesday we counted a herd of at least one hundred and fifty of the pachyderms, then yesterday morning we found one …
Inspired by Pete Thorpe’s recent blog post on birding I set myself a little creative photography challenge which I haven’t done in some time. I decided to focus my photographic efforts …
What one finds over the years is that there is a continual oscillation between lion-focused periods and leopard-focused periods. Sometimes there’s as much drama in one population as in the …
Monday morning had none of its usual connotations as we kicked this week off with a bang! It began when the last remaining lioness from the Tsalala pride chased the …
The journey one takes in becoming a guide at Londolozi is an incredibly special one. There are life-long friendships formed along the way, with people who have the same interests and …
Lions have been heard calling almost every morning in our eastern parts this week. It seems the Birmingham male lions and Ntsevu females have been capitalising (or trying to) on …
Most rangers will have a list of sightings that they would like bear witness to. The longer one spends out here, the more chance of some of those taking place. …
The most incredible leopard cub viewing at Londolozi was early 2017. All but one of the territorial females were raising young, and a sighting of a female without her cubs almost …
Elephants have taken centre-stage this last week as we have witnessed hundreds of them moving all over the reserve. With the dry, dusty grip of winter yet to take its …
All the rangers at Londolozi have specific trees around the reserve in which they’re dying to see a leopard. There’s a particular dead Schotia in the north that I have …
I’ve written a lot of stories during my time here but I’ve never been more stumped with what to say than with this one. How do you write a final story …
“I never knew of a morning in Africa when I woke up and was not happy” – Ernest Hemingway Hemingway’s quote is particularly relevant during this season. Intermittent, localized rains …
I can scarcely believe that exactly 40 years ago, I embarked upon a journey that would have a profound effect on the rest of my life. On the 1st November …