The Week in Pictures #374
“To photograph is to hold one’s breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality. It’s at that precise moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual …
“To photograph is to hold one’s breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality. It’s at that precise moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual …
It’s fairly boring to be discussing the weather, but we were meant to be pretty much swimming our way out on drive right about now. The predicted rainfall for last …
Lions, lions, lions have been the call this week, as the Ntsevu pride have taken down a wildebeest, scavenged a kudu carcass, stashed their cubs a couple of times and …
Round 3 of Tony Goldman’s wildlife highlights is here, with another fantastic batch of photos! Tony sent us a wonderful large collection after his last stay, so we had to …
“Wilderness, in whatever way we describe it, becomes a chance for human beings to redeem their humanity. It is a place where we go to contemplate our origins, examine our …
Today we continue with Londolozi guest Tony Goldman’s photographic series. Tony has been visiting us for many years, and when not on drive can be found moving silently along the …
Lions top many people’s lists of what they want to see when coming out to Africa. And for good reason. The apex predator of many of the continent’s more famous …
First up of course is the answer to our Mystery Bird Challenge #5. The answer is a female Violet-backed Starling. Looking quite different from the male of the species, whose …
With the rains that we have had over the last few weeks, lush green vegetation has burst, and the herbivores of the reserve are looking a lot healthier with all …
I’m cheating a little here as not every photo was from this week, but I’ve been away on leave and wanted to fill up some space with some photos from …
We were looking for cheetahs, but found something completely different and probably more incredible! Driving around in the western sections of our reserve, where the terrain is quite open but …
Despite the almost unrivalled leopard viewing that reserves like Londolozi enjoy, the fact remains that the vast majority of a leopard’s life takes place out of sight of human eyes. …
First things first: the mystery bird in our first challenge was a Wood Sandpiper. Congratulations to who everyone who answered correctly. The pictures below give a comparison between the Wood …
As they so often do, this sighting began with impalas alarming in the distance. Ranger Sean Zeederberg and I were the closest, and between us managed to identify the rough …
Monday morning had none of its usual connotations as we kicked this week off with a bang! It began when the last remaining lioness from the Tsalala pride chased the …