The Week in Pictures #591
It’s been an action-packed week with sightings of a myriad of different species in equally varied scenarios. The water table is still as high as it can be, the seep …
It’s been an action-packed week with sightings of a myriad of different species in equally varied scenarios. The water table is still as high as it can be, the seep …
Summertime safaris are inundated with the excitement of new life showing itself in many ways, shapes and forms. The arrival of the rains promotes a surge in the growth of …
One of my most favourite antelope has to be the waterbuck. These antelope can be seen often at Londolozi and almost look out of place with their shaggy coats. As …
I often get asked by guests: why are some giraffes light and why are some so dark? Why are they even patterned the way they are in the first place? …
It was an elephant-heavy week, with young ones galore and breeding herds surrounding the Londolozi Camps practically every day. Lions have also been plentiful of late, with both Nkuhuma and …
Let us say a few words, at least, in praise of the hardy wildebeest. Instead of one name, they have two: the oldest ‘beest is always gnu. – Ogden Nash …
It’s been a fairly slow leopard week, with long grass and only a couple of vehicles out making sightings hard to come by. Cloudy and windy conditions have made for …
We throw a few smaller creatures into the mix this week; a beautiful but seldom seen kingfisher, a family of tawny eagles and some wildebeest. Elephants, as has become common …
Less than five minutes. That’s how long it took for a wildebeest calf to get to its feet for the first time. Granted it’s usually not quite as quick as …
First up, the answer to yesterday’s Bird ID Challenge… It was a Lappet-faced Vulture. It was a tough one as there are a number of big brown birds flying around …
You know it’s been a great few days when you have to scratch your head and really think in order to work out which sighting happened on which day. It …
The week ends with the most spectacular news on the Wild Dog front. Those of you who follow our Instagram feed will already know it, but the full report will …
A pack of wild dogs were found in the morning, close to a pan. Hoping that they were still there resting while it was still hot, we set out that …
We are in the full swing of summer where greenery is all around us and clear skies quickly turn into darker stormy nights. The usual noise around this time of …
There are some drives that stick with you for life… We expected quite a heavy storm to hit us one evening. It looked very much like we might get hail, …