The Week in Pictures #149
This week featured some of the most intense and dramatic sightings it has ever been my privilege to be a part of in my time in the bush. Ok I’ll …
This week featured some of the most intense and dramatic sightings it has ever been my privilege to be a part of in my time in the bush. Ok I’ll …
About 20 years ago I came across a book called The Leopards Of Londolozi, one day I promised myself I would visit. However after trips ranging from the Aberdare Mountains …
One of the most exceptional pieces of leopard film ever to come out of South Africa was shot by John Varty at Londolozi. A female leopard, resting up in a …
It’s not often one gets the opportunity to turn one’s back on a pride of lions in favour of something far more exciting, but that’s exactly what happened last week …
Poaching has cast a dark cloud over the future of our rhinos and often our thoughts are associated with despair and sadness when we consider the fragile future of these …
A magical winter day of sightings with Ranger Alfie and Tracker Euce culminated with two sightings of one of the Majingilane males. As the sun had set it was time for …
On the 18th September three separate wild fires spread through the northern and southern sections of the Sabi Sand Game Reserve. Fortunately no camps in the area were damaged but …
A soft golden light creeps in during the last hours of daylight. It’s this time of day that is known as the ‘golden hour’. The rays dance between the leaves of …
As I sit here and ponder my words, I feel a calm pass over me. My senses are in tune to the wilderness, I listen, I smell, I see. I …
“I was always lost. Always convinced no one would find me.” I wish I could say that this quote was taken from one of the more reflective moments in my …
When guest Ian Hall requested that we spent some time trying to photograph birds I was only too thrilled! Particularly interested in Kingfishers we decided to spend the morning at …
It is safe to say that the lion dynamics on Londolozi and the surrounding reserves are swiftly changing. The territories are shifting and there is a heaviness, a cloud of …
In 2012, according to Platter’s South African Wines 2014, the official count of South African wineries was standing at 582. I am often asked, how out of all these wineries …
Bird watching is big business. South Africa ranks as one of the top birding destinations in the world. A 1997 study showed 20,000 tourists had spent approximately $26 million on bird …
It seems we have missed spring this year and jumped straight into summer! The true African sun is out and she is beaming. The animals have had to adjust just …