The Week in Pictures #410
With the Sand River barely trickling and temperatures still rising, we patiently wait for the returns of the rains to wet the scorched earth. In the heat there has been …
With the Sand River barely trickling and temperatures still rising, we patiently wait for the returns of the rains to wet the scorched earth. In the heat there has been …
Firstly, the answer to yesterday’s Mystery Bird challenge… The answer is a Green-backed or Striated Heron. There’s not a lot to go on, but the long legs and long crest, …
Occasionally we’ll re-run similar posts or at least come up with a new take on them. Sometimes old posts get buried in the archives but the information they contain is …
We often talk about the large predator hierarchy of Londolozi, with lions at the top, cheetahs at the bottom, and the rest filling in the space in between. What we don’t often talk …
Londolozi has one of the densest leopard populations in the world. With prime habitat, ample prey species and essentially zero human interference, the local cats carry on as if we …
High frame rates can be a curse in modern digital cameras. Being able to keep the shutter button depressed at over 10 frames per second can mean you end up …
Cameras these days are impressive, to say the least. Focus settings for wildlife photography may seem very complex at first glance. From things like tracking focus that can automatically stay …
It’s incredible how nature responds to changing conditions. The grass at the moment is longer and, more importantly, thicker than we’ve seen it in many years, and a number of …
Firstly, apologies for the late response to the “Who am I?” leopard post. The answer was indeed the Nkoveni female. Most people got it correct, so well done. We’ll find …
When one talks about safari what things come to mind? For most it will be lions, leopards, elephants, rhino and buffalo – the Big Five. It will be the whoop …
“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 …