The Week in Pictures #253
This week was all about the success and prowess of the Mhangeni breakaway pride as they continued their onslaught of weakening buffalo… Or wait. This week was all about the …
This week was all about the success and prowess of the Mhangeni breakaway pride as they continued their onslaught of weakening buffalo… Or wait. This week was all about the …
Having nearly stepped on this leopard twice during my time at Londolozi, and being incredibly fortunate to come away with a whole skin both times (see A Freebie and Don’t Look a Leopard …
It is no secret that the drought is continuing to prevail here at Londolozi. Although it is quite distressing to see conditions deteriorate, this natural process is showing up some …
The recent news on the leopard front has been the incursion of the Xidulu female back onto Londolozi soil. With the area still in the grip of drought, many animals …
I am sitting outside on my ‘stoep’ (the South African equivalent of a porch, or verandah) trying to write down my thoughts to give some context to the photographs that …
Seeing a kill take place when on safari is often viewed as the Holy Grail of wildlife sightings. The reality of the event, however, can be slightly more upsetting than …
We had 10mm of rain a few days ago, and it has been just enough to get one or two green grass shoots to poke their heads through the dry …
In order to get great images most photographers are required to spend a great deal of time getting to know their cameras, learning to understand light, glueing their eyes to …
A sight eternally etched into my memory involves the fleeting glimpse of leopard rosettes darting through a thicket only a meter ahead of a lioness and the rest of her …
It’s week 37 out of 52 in 2016 and the bush continues to deliver each and every day. Every game drive, rangers from Tree, Varty, Granite, Founders and Pioneer Camps …
Another enthralling week at Londolozi draws to a close with many exciting and memorable sightings having occurred and the ever-present predator dynamics continuing to cause much debate and intrigue with …
There is a leopard that we infrequently see on Londolozi, who we don’t often speak of but who in my opinion commands a great deal of respect. At 15 years old …
The constantly evolving interrelationships between lion prides and wandering males is the cause for continued use of the term “lion dynamics” as that is exactly what all lions in the …
This last winter at Londolozi has been an incredible one. Looking back at the past three months I am astounded by what we have been privy to. From the soft light, early …
In September three years ago we were enjoying some of the most spectacular lion viewing in recent memory, as the newly-named Mhangeni pride with their nine cubs were spending much of their time …