The Week in Pictures #349
The slight rain we had a few days ago didn’t really change anything in the bush, apart from making for a slightly damp morning’s game drive. What it did do was …
The slight rain we had a few days ago didn’t really change anything in the bush, apart from making for a slightly damp morning’s game drive. What it did do was …
Inspired by Pete Thorpe’s recent blog post on birding I set myself a little creative photography challenge which I haven’t done in some time. I decided to focus my photographic efforts …
Birds are not necessarily the first things that spring to mind when one is planning that first safari to Africa. However, soon after arriving here, it becomes obvious that birds …
The hamerkop, seen regularly around Londolozi’s Sand River and waterholes, is by no means the most visually appealing bird we find here. With it’s dull, plain-brown plumage, the only thing …
Owls are my favourite birds. I’m sure it has a lot to do with the characters that represented them in books I read when I was young, but years later …
A deep booming song (if one can call it a song) came filtering through the southern grasslands this morning. Was it a lion? Ground hornbill maybe? Movement to the left …
Just over a week ago we ran our first post of Londolozi guest Tony Goldman’s photo highlights. Today we are publishing the second instalment of the photographs he was kind …
What value is there in banging your head against a tree all day long? For us, very little. For woodpeckers, plenty! In essence, the value lies in the fact that …
If you look up to the skies above Londolozi at the moment you might see a tiny bird called the Alpine swift flitting about against the blue. Imagine being this …
Hundred of thousands, sometimes millions of tiny red-billed queleas fly together in flocks creating clouds of movement called murmurations. How do they do it? How do they not bump into …
The most abundant wild bird species on the planet, the red-billed quelea, has been swarming on Londolozi in their thousands. In fact, these tiny little birds have completely stolen the …
It all began after a successful start to the morning, the temperature started to rise so we decided to stop for some coffee and hot chocolate at a small water …
Londolozi focuses on three core tenets; Care of the Land, Care of the Wildlife and Care of the People. Conservation is a core thread to who we are and we …
We’ve just come through arguably my favourite season on Londolozi. Days are cool and the sun feels kinder, the lack of rain means the soil is dusty and perfect for …
Ubuntu: I am because of you … The concept of Ubuntu lies at the very core of the first cultures to establish themselves in Southern Africa, referring to humanity and how …