Dance of the Ducks
The birding at Londolozi over the past couple of days has been quite spectacular. Several species are in the peak of their breeding period, sporting lavish breeding plumages while the …
The birding at Londolozi over the past couple of days has been quite spectacular. Several species are in the peak of their breeding period, sporting lavish breeding plumages while the …
With migrants flooding back in and a ton of resident birds kicking off their breeding season, the birding at Londolozi is absolutely spectacular at the moment. Constant song and colour …
From a young age, birding has always grabbed my attention. I fondly remember sitting out on my grandparent’s patio with a set of binoculars gazing out over the garden, identifying …
Habitat is key when birding. Hint. There’s more than enough in the photo below to take you straight to what family today’s bird belongs to, but from there things start …
I thought I would veer off the topic of wildlife a bit and talk about other aspects of Londolozi life. A common question we get asked by our guests is …
“The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese” – Willie Nelson That quote has nothing to do with today’s post but I found it while …
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 …
It’s been a little over a month since the last in our Bird Quiz series. Birding doesn’t quite take a back seat during the winter months, but with the migrants …
We’re getting into rather dangerous territory here, but more for ourselves than anything else. Every so often a bird surfaces on Londolozi that we haven’t recorded here, or at least …
So, nests… A totally different approach to bird identification. Bird chicks are classified into two relatively distinct groups; precocial and altricial. Precocial chicks are born in a far more advanced …
First up of course is the answer to our Mystery Bird Challenge #10. The answer was a Monotonous Lark. These little guys have practically been infesting the marula crests of the …
This is scary territory we’re entering into. Struggling to identify a bird because you didn’t get a good look at it is one thing, but when you can see it …
Here is our Bird Challenge for the month of February. Ok it may not end up being the only one, as if we happen to get some particularly cryptic photos …
Lions will do things on their own time. Just ask anyone who’s sat with them for hours waiting for them to move, and they’ve done nothing except roll over lethargically …
For those of you who may have been caught up in the festive season a bit too much to stay up to date with the Londolozi Blogs through December, you …