The Week in Pictures #497
As we rapidly approach the winter solstice, who would have thought that the year 2021 would fly by as quickly as it has? The southern hemisphere’s winter solstice is the …
As we rapidly approach the winter solstice, who would have thought that the year 2021 would fly by as quickly as it has? The southern hemisphere’s winter solstice is the …
We left camp with the distant sound of lions roaring in the south eastern parts of the reserve, an area where the Ntsevu pride has been dominant for some time …
This Week in Video will be released tomorrow. But for today’s story; many of you will have heard that the Othawa male – the dominant male lion of the Mhangeni …
Lions regularly spend time apart from their prides, either splintering into temporary small groups, females breaking off to look for males to mate with, or lionesses denning small cubs and …
This past week started rather slow. The cold front that hit most of South Africa, leaving snow in some parts of the interior, stretched up into the Lowveld and brought …
Working at Londolozi you inevitably get to spend some quality time with different animals. On one occasion while we were watching a female leopard stalk an unsuspecting scrub hare, I …
I love a crisp early morning drive, where the chilly air calls for blankets, jackets and for a pair of warm gloves. On a recent evening, my guests and I …
Young rhino calves are always amazing to watch as the whole world is new and they go through their days handling the sensory overload. The young calf sticks very close …
As a ranger, we can often put ourselves under unjust pressure when a guest arrives at Londolozi having been on safari numerous times before or having been somewhere else prior …
“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” – William Shakespeare No, William, you shouldn’t. Pick winter instead. Yes, summer in the bush comes with its own wonderment, but it’s …
In referencing a previous blog written by Chris Taylor, A 12 Day Safari in Pictures, I agree that there is enormous value in a longer stay at Londolozi. Previously a …
Londolozi is an extremely unique place as I’m sure everyone who has visited us will agree. There are so many different elements to what makes us unique. Every single day …
This week we spent some time tracking the Ximungwe female as she leads us on a wild goose chase around her territory. The Tsalala female was seen and looking healthy …
Over the course of the last week, my guests Breck and Patsy Weingart and I had great opportunities to capture an array of different subjects, both big and small. Spending …
Lions have seemed to steal most of our focus over the last week with the rediscovery of the five Ntsevu cubs. Somehow they had evaded us for over a month …