A Big Birding Year
Last year a group of us, Londolozi Rangers, past and present, decided to try our hands at something a little different. We decided that we were going to embark on …
Last year a group of us, Londolozi Rangers, past and present, decided to try our hands at something a little different. We decided that we were going to embark on …
To round off this week, we have had a significant amount of rain, keeping temperatures relatively cool, but humidity high. With that the predators have spent the majority of the …
In my still fairly young career as a guide at Londolozi, I’ve been witness to some incredible moments in nature. When looking back, it’s often the beauty in the finer …
“I would love to get into birds”, “It’s something I love but have never really gotten into it”. The famous words of not only people that come on safari but …
There are many moments in my guiding career that I will never forget – some of them big, like seeing a lioness carrying a cub for the first time, or …
Spring has arrived! It’s a very exciting time for us all here at Londolozi; we’ve made it through a cold winter, and I know most of us are looking forward …
It’s a very exciting time here at Londolozi, spring is just around the corner, and summer is following close on its heels. And that, ladies and gentlemen, means the migrants …
The last vestiges of winter have been dominated by great sightings of the large cats this week. Delighted to have received early rain this spring, the new growth is not …
‘Twitching’: The obsessive world of extreme birdwatching My favourite time of day in camp is the afternoon. With guests out on a drive, this is often the time that the …
For the majority of 2020, I wasn’t based here at Londolozi but rather back in my home town in Kwa Zulu-Natal. I had bought myself my first camera in December …
This is a post about birds. The guests I have been hosting lately have had a heightened interest in them, making Rob Hlatswayo (the tracker I work with) and me …
We had a lot of rain for three days this week. I mean, a lot of rain. It is uncharacteristic for so much rain to fall for a whole day. Usually …
I am driving in the midday heat. The landscape is dry, dusty and barren. My attention is focused only on the sound of the vehicle and its tyres rolling over …
The bush is ever changing; the plants, trees, animals and birds are constantly adapting in new ways to suit a dynamic and competitive environment. Each element of the bush, from …
Without getting too deep into the science of flight, I decided I would like to try research just a little about the physical adaptations and processes that allows birds the …