Nature on the Brain
“My religion is nature. That’s what arouses those feeling of wonder and mysticism and gratitude in me.” – Oliver Sacks On a balmy November morning, I pulled up a chair …
“My religion is nature. That’s what arouses those feeling of wonder and mysticism and gratitude in me.” – Oliver Sacks On a balmy November morning, I pulled up a chair …
For a large chunk of the year, Londolozi’s weaver population is drab and fairly nondescript, but when the rain comes and the grass grows, the males shift both their plumage …
Eric Ubisi is Londolozi’s sous chef. A quiet and humble man, Eric goes about his day with a smile on his face, his calm demeanour belying his non-stop work to …
“There he is!” We’d been working the central south-eastern sector of the reserve for over an hour, searching high and low for the Senegal Bush male leopard. Ranger Mrisho Lugenge …
Traveling as a photographic enthusiast means that yes, you can never have enough gear to take with you, being ready for any occasion. Often this also means you need to …
New York City is about as different from Londolozi as it gets. At Londoz, our main sources of traffic congestion are meandering nyalas, our skyscrapers are ancient termite mounds, and …
As promised – and we’re sure you’re as thrilled as we are – we have some more photos from talented photographer and Londolozi regular Graham Wood. It’s pretty clear that …
The complete unawareness of the local wildlife of what’s happening in our world acts almost like a reassurance for me. It can serve as a reality check as to what’s …
Just before afternoon game drive my guests mentioned to me that they had met with other guests during the day who had seen a mother leopard and her cub and …
Nature can be pretty brutal, whether you’re a buffalo falling to a pride of lions or an impala being dragged to your death by a crocodile lurking in the waterhole. …
The Nkoveni young female had hoisted an impala ewe into a Marula and had been feeding on it for two days. She was very well-fed as a result, so when …
First up, the answer to the recent Bird ID Challenge: The answer was a female Black Cuckooshrike. It’s a tricky ID, especially with a lot of greenery around. Also hard …
For those who enjoyed the previous photo journals of Londolozi Guest Graham Wood, the fantastic news is that we still have two more posts of his to run… of this batch …
In the closing pages of his book The Full Circle, Dave Varty lays out an inspiring vision for the largest wildlife corridor in Africa. Running from South Africa’s Western Cape …
I was watching the Ximungwe female recently when the call of a Village Weaver caught my attention. I happen to know this particular call very well because of a village …