The Week in Pictures #436
First up, the answer to the bird challenge from a few days ago is Zitting Cisticola. As James said it is a very nondescript bird and when it is not …
First up, the answer to the bird challenge from a few days ago is Zitting Cisticola. As James said it is a very nondescript bird and when it is not …
There were a surplus of leopard and lion shots during April 2015. This got me particularly excited as the whole point of this series was to highlight the changes in …
The fun this week came in the form of a couple of track-and-finds of the Ntsevu pride, who successfully hunted across the southern reaches of the reserve. The Styx pride …
Nature doesn’t seem too concerned with what is going on in the human world. In fact if anything, urban areas are becoming rewilded and wild places are becoming wilder! This …
We have used trail cameras quite a bit on the reserve over the years. A few years back Andrea Campbell went on a quest to capture footage of an otter. …
It almost seems like the bush has accelerated during lockdown, with the sightings coming thick and fast, and the hardest thing being deciding where to go. The problem is you …
We were late getting down to where the Ntsevu pride had been the night before, but we had been delayed by a leopard and wild dogs, so weren’t too displeased. …
This week was a particularly special one, as those who have been watching our Instagram feed will hopefully agree. Some utterly spectacular viewing of the Ntsevu Pride and Birmingham males …
Wildlife photography is not easy; subjects often don’t do what we anticipate, right-place-at-the-right-time is crucial, and knowing your gear and how to react when things don’t go as planned are …
Although streets are empty across the world’s cities, and Mother Earth takes a huge breath, in the pristine corners of the globe, nature continues as normal. The Ntsevu pride in …
As South Africa enters a state of lockdown for the next 21 days, we hasten to reassure everyone that the wonders of the African bush will continue to be brought …
The literature talks about the low percentage of successful lion hunts. 15-25%. At a push. Lions can and do go a long time without food. A week without a solid …
The Tsalala female has been conspicuous by her absence. We ran a story on her a couple of weeks ago featuring a big altercation between her and a clan of …
This week included days on which we struggled to find leopards in the long grass, however some phenomenal tracking efforts still delivered many fantastic sightings. The Inyathini male continues to …
“Gees” is a difficult word to translate. It’s also a difficult word to say if you haven’t heard it before. The “G” isn’t the same sound as in “geese”, but …