The Week in Pictures #414

Dean De La Rey November 22, 2019 1 40

“The earth, the air, the land, and the water are not an inheritance from our forefathers but on loan from our children. So we have to handover to them at …

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The Week in Pictures #413

James Tyrrell November 15, 2019 16

Firstly, yesterday’s Mystery Bird… It was a Southern Grey-Headed Sparrow: The chestnut shoulders and white wingbar were big clues. A possibility might have been the red-backed shrike, a migratory bird …

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Photo Journal: the Best of Graham Wood #1

Graham Wood November 11, 2019 14

We love showcasing guests’ photos, particularly when those guests are as talented as Graham Wood. “Woody” as he is affectionately known, is a long-standing friend of Londolozi with a passion …

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Just How Lucky Are You To See a Cheetah?

Bruce Arnott November 9, 2019 7

In short: very! We were driving in the open grassland area of Londolozi on an afternoon earlier this week. As we reached the unique micro-biome that is the Open Areas …

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Did Londolozi Set the Bar Too High?

Hugh Urbantke October 30, 2019 10

In less than a month I will return to Londolozi and can hardly wait! Then I started to wonder whether our first visit set the bar too high. Our first …

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Why I’ll Never Tire of Londolozi

Al Kaiser October 28, 2019 24

When a man is tired of {Londolozi], he is tired of life -paraphrase of Samuel Johnson I have had the good fortune of visiting Londolozi numerous times over the years. …

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Makomsava Female Comes of Age

James Tyrrell October 27, 2019 2 13

The Makomsava female has only recently been attracting the amorous attention of the area’s male leopards. She was viewed attempting to mate with the Flat Rock male a month or …

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What Happened 5 Years Ago? #5

James Tyrrell October 24, 2019 2 23

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 …

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Birmingham Male Lion Dies

James Tyrrell October 21, 2019 40

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 …

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The Week in Pictures #409

Alex Jordan October 18, 2019 1 12

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 …

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Photographing Leopards in Trees on Cloudy Days: What to Do

James Tyrrell October 16, 2019 16

(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 …

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The Week in Pictures #408

James Tyrrell October 11, 2019 11

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, …

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What Happened 5 Years Ago? #4

James Tyrrell October 8, 2019 10

We didn’t manage to fit in a September memory lane post last month – too much content coming out of the rest of the lodge – but for the sake …

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The Week in Pictures #407

Dean De La Rey October 4, 2019 1 30

“In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.” John Muir The definition of to seek is to attempt, or desire to obtain or achieve (something). This …

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