The Week in Pictures #296
True to form, we’ve had another amazing week of game viewing on Londolozi in the last seven days. Lions in particular have been prevalent with the arrival of the Styx …
True to form, we’ve had another amazing week of game viewing on Londolozi in the last seven days. Lions in particular have been prevalent with the arrival of the Styx …
Every now and again when guiding, rangers or trackers seem to go through what James Tyrrell recently referred to as a purple patch in his blog. This is a time where …
The advantage of digital photography over traditional film photography is the ability to take a series of images in rapid succession, without wasting any film, in the hope of capturing …
As a guide we are programmed to interpret what is happening around us; be it a male impala filled with testosterone chasing females around or a male lion sleeping in …
My four days at Londolozi with my family back in April may have been very similar to those of many of you. We all have this in common that our …
The icy bite in the morning air is gradually being replaced by more manageable, warmer temperatures, indicative of the slow arrival of spring. Albeit rather inconsistent, these warmer temperatures are …
“Expect the unexpected” is an apt phrase associated with the bush and the interactions that one may observe. This was certainly the case whilst recently watching the Tsalala breakaway pride …
There have been a number of occasions over the past year, where tracker Euce Madonsela and I have been discussing the whereabouts (or at least the possible movements) of certain animals, merely …
With the Nkoveni female being seen scent marking regularly around the Londolozi airstrip, it is becoming quite clear that she has expanded her territory further west into areas where her …
Before I begin, let me clear up a few definitions: Nocturnal – a species primarily active at night. Diurnal – a species primarily active during the day. Crepuscular – a …
Pictures tell a story. It has been a while since I have done a Week in Pictures; to be exact it’s been 40 weeks. While I have been happily preoccupied …
When leopards get displaced by stronger individuals, we start seeing them popping up in areas we wouldn’t expect them. Old males that get ousted by younger challengers and young males …
Yet again, the bush provided some incredible moments for us this past week. Lion dynamics are continuously shifting, leopard cubs are holding on day by day and wild dogs have …
It took me a long time to get over my jealousy at what other rangers were seeing. Being in the here and now is the only way to really enjoy …
A lion’s claws must be some of the most fearsome weaponry in nature. Not only are they razor sharp and as strong as carbon fibre, but there are 18 of them and …