The Week in Pictures #410
With the Sand River barely trickling and temperatures still rising, we patiently wait for the returns of the rains to wet the scorched earth. In the heat there has been …
With the Sand River barely trickling and temperatures still rising, we patiently wait for the returns of the rains to wet the scorched earth. In the heat there has been …
September and October don’t often have a lot of status attached to them in the South African Lowveld. Winter is June/July August (cold and dry), and Summer is December/January/February, defined …
We’ve written quite a bit recently about how the Nhlanguleni female’s cubs are the first intact litter in seven years to make it to independence on Londolozi. And while this …
Two days ago I talked of a sighting in which we had found the Ingrid Dam female with a kill hoisted in a Jackalberry tree. Well while that was happening …
The Birmingham coalition is officially down to two. The injured male succumbed to his ailing health and died in the Sand River during the middle of last week. He had …
We were looking for leopards, just north of the Sand River. Driving slowly along, we were suddenly surprised by a hyena scrambling quickly up from the River, running across our …
Ranger James Tyrrell and I were hacking through the bush trying our best to find a leopard. James would often cut the engine to see if he could hear any …
As the heat and wind continue to rise it allows for some of the most spectacular sunsets I have ever witnessed. Dust-filled skies trap short wavelengths of light; as the …
I see you James Souchon…. And I raise you 20! That is correct. Our ostrich family is now up to 23 chicks. My excitement went through the roof when Tracker …
(This post is written under the assumption that the photographer is not shooting in full Manual Mode) Cloudy days can be a lot brighter than you think. Instead of looking …
Drastic situations call for drastic measures. And for wild animals like white rhinos, never is this more true than at the end of a long hard dry season, when the …
There are many iconic rivalries in the wilds of Africa, some factual, some a bit more imagined. Lions and buffalo, leopards and baboons (leopards generally don’t bother with baboons at …
Sometimes in the process of harvesting content from the guiding team, things get accidentally filed away and forgotten. I’m a firm believer in never passing up the opportunity to display …
Spotted hyenas have always been an integral part of the bush experience for me. Growing up camping in various places throughout Southern Africa I would not think my bush experience …
Firstly, the answer to yesterday’s Mystery Bird challenge… The answer is a Green-backed or Striated Heron. There’s not a lot to go on, but the long legs and long crest, …