Virtual Safari: The Week in Video #57

James Tyrrell April 18, 2021 14

This week was all about spots; from leopards to pearl-spotted owls to cheetahs and then giraffes, the patterned animals were taking centre stage. We mention two previous virtual safaris in …

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Birding 101

Josh Attenborough February 9, 2021 15

Birding on foot is one of my favourite ways of spending time in nature. Relative to driving around the bush it forces you to take it slow. This affords you …

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A Visit to the Ground Hornbill Nest

Chris Taylor December 26, 2020 18

It’s been just over three weeks since we first found the Southern Ground Hornbill nest in the south-eastern parts of the reserve. As per the protocol, we have not visited …

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The Batis Nest

James Tyrrell November 23, 2020 20

Almost a month ago exactly, Ranger Jess Shillaw spotted the nest of a Chinspot Batis nestled in the branches of a Milkwood tree on the banks of the Manyelethi River. …

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What Bird is This? #29

James Tyrrell October 15, 2020 17

This is a fairly large bird. I think that’s fairly obvious given its size relative to the tree in the foreground. I won’t say much more than that. It’s tricky …

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Photo Journal: One Afternoon on My Belly

James Tyrrell September 7, 2020 20

Getting down to eye-level is what can really bring a photo to life. With lions, leopards and other things that can bite, scratch, gore, trample, and really make that idea …

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What Bird is This? #27

James Tyrrell August 1, 2020 25

This is a fairly easy one for the initiated. If you haven’t seen this bird before though, you may well be left scratching your head. I remember my first encounter …

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What Bird is This? #26

James Tyrrell June 10, 2020 17

The Wild Dog den (which has now moved; update on this coming soon) has provided not only amazing viewing, but wonderful times to just sit and listen. It was a …

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What Bird is This? #25

James Tyrrell May 9, 2020 24

Today’s bird is a perfect example of how you can easily put the blinkers on when it comes to this pursuit of identifying avian creatures. Driving the northern section of …

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What Bird is This? #23

James Tyrrell March 19, 2020 19

This should be a fairly straightforward one. Colouration, size, shape… there’s certainly enough here to narrow it down to family, but the actual species might take a little more work. …

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What Bird is This? #22

James Tyrrell February 25, 2020 13

Today’s bird stumped a number of staff at the lodge. Answers were fairly varied when I sent the picture around. My suggestion here would be not to jump the gun, …

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What Bird is This? #21

James Tyrrell January 26, 2020 12

We haven’t had one of these in over a month, so figured it was about time. Summer is the breeding season for many of Londolozi’s birds – both resident and …

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Why I’m Envious of a Beetle

James Tyrrell January 25, 2020 10

Yellow-billed hornbills enjoy a rather catholic diet, eating anything from fruits to small mice that they will raid from any nest they happen to discover. They can grab quite large …

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The Dance of the Weavers

James Tyrrell January 2, 2020 8

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 …

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Birdsong: A VERY Brief Human History

Jess Shillaw December 16, 2019 8

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 …

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