The Week in Pictures #458
First up, the answer to this week’s Mystery Bird Challenge: it was none other than a Crowned Eagle. This was the first one I’ve seen at Londolozi in 10 years …
First up, the answer to this week’s Mystery Bird Challenge: it was none other than a Crowned Eagle. This was the first one I’ve seen at Londolozi in 10 years …
It was an ordinary afternoon. As ordinary as you can get living out in the wilderness of Africa as the birds sang from the trees and the insects called from …
There has been enough written about 2020 and the pandemic to keep us reading for years. The whole world has been affected in one way or another. On our side, …
Winter is not the best time for hippo bulls; lower water levels as we reach the end of the dry season means fiercer and fiercer clashes for territory, some of …
This one will surprise you. It’s a photo from a couple of months ago but so much was happening at the time we didn’t make the big thing out of …
A new litter of wild dog pups is viewed on Londolozi; 11 in total (more on this story next week)! We have a serious scare at the den of the …
I say “Second, first view of wild dog puppies“ as back in May we were treated to some incredible views of Londolozi’s first wild dog den in a decade. It’s been …
October 1st will mark the day that South Africa starts opening up its borders for the first time since March. It is also the day Londolozi will welcome back its …
Hamburger : a sandwich consisting of one or more cooked patties of ground meat – usually beef – placed inside a sliced bread roll or bun. The patty may be …
Spring has arrived at Londolozi and every year I follow the same ceremony of welcoming the season… Shown to me by the very beauty-filled Byron Katie in her morning walk …
Most people in the southern hemisphere welcome spring on the 1st of September, otherwise known as Spring Day. In actual fact, according to nature’s calendar the beginning of spring is …
One of the most iconic sounds of the African bush is a lion’s roar. Waking up in the early morning hearing a lion calling close by conjures up high levels …
We go off the beaten track this week; into tree trunk interiors, down onto our stomachs to get eye-level with hippos and right under an elephant’s nose. Revisiting and old …
James Tyrrell recently summarised the general lion dynamics on Londolozi. The male lion dynamics of the Sabi Sands have drawn special attention over the years, particularly during the reign of …
“Growth happens in adversity. When you come out of your comfort zone, you tend to discover new facets to your creativity and talent. Troubles don’t always break you; they make …