The Moment I Have Been Waiting Ages For
There are many firsts out here. Your first impala, first kudu bull, first elephant… Your first safari is of course littered with them, and each one seems to generate more …
There are many firsts out here. Your first impala, first kudu bull, first elephant… Your first safari is of course littered with them, and each one seems to generate more …
Occasionally we’ll re-run similar posts or at least come up with a new take on them. Sometimes old posts get buried in the archives but the information they contain is …
I don’t have too many recent photos to suggest that the Nkoveni female might be heavily pregnant. That’s mainly because I have only seen her twice in the last two …
Last week I wrote about how the Ntsevu pride are not so hot at buffalo hunting. I stand by that claim, but a further reason this pride might be – …
When we think of safari and we think of cats, it is more often than not the lions, leopards and cheetahs that come to mind. Not often do we think …
The nights sky has fascinated humankind for millennia. It instills a sense of wonder in our curious minds and provides us all with a great deal of perspective as to …
No one is quite sure what’s happening in the male leopard population at the moment. The Flat Rock male was found much further north than he normally is, the Anderson …
I am driving in the midday heat. The landscape is dry, dusty and barren. My attention is focused only on the sound of the vehicle and its tyres rolling over …
By far the majority of the declarations about the local wildlife you’ll hear from your ranger/tracker team are empirical. That is, they are based on observation. Granted, there is a …
The Birmingham male with the injured hip is impressive, to say the least. Not on account of his size (he’s semi-emaciated), or his hunting prowess (I doubt he’s pulled down …
A few years ago, you either had a camera for stills or a video camera (or maybe both); they each served their own purpose. But as technology developed things were simplified …
It had been a few days of incredible experiences and unbelievable sightings yet lions were still on the list to be tracked and found. A clear, cool, crisp morning sent …
Malelane is a long way from Pafuri. Approximately 350km in fact. And I imagine that many readers of this post may not have heard of either place. Pafuri is right …
First up (and I apologise here as this post was initially published without this information; I added it subsequently), the identity of the Mystery Bird Challenge… The answer was a …
A blood-curdling squeal ripped our attention away from the leopard tracks we were examining. What in the world was that? Was that a distress call? Heavy footsteps brought Tracker Judas …