Seven Benefits of Birding
Searching for birds is not necessarily the first thing that comes to mind when planning that first safari to Africa. However, soon after touching down in the wilderness areas of …
Searching for birds is not necessarily the first thing that comes to mind when planning that first safari to Africa. However, soon after touching down in the wilderness areas of …
“The fact is that no species has ever had such wholesale control over everything on earth, living or dead, as we now have. That lays upon us, whether we like …
“An understanding of the natural world and what’s in it is a source of not only a great curiosity but great fulfillment.” Sir David Attenborough This quote felt close to …
“It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty; the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest …
The highlight of the week must have been the Ntsevu pride taking down an adult wildebeest a stone’s throw from the Londolozi camps. It was almost completely devoured within 10 …
After stealing a quick glimpse of an adult squirrel carrying its young across the road, I realised how little I knew about the everyday life of squirrels. I have always …
Lions steal the show this week, with the Ntsevu pride sulking in the rain and then two of their sub-adults getting lost. Our biggest eagle, a huge giraffe and some …
An incredible sighting of an eagle eating a snake kicks this week off, then some windy conditions make for nervous impala and a leopard in hunting mode… Enjoy this Week …
Driving down the Maxabene Riverbed looking for owls, we were thrilled to suddenly see a Verreaux’s Eagle Owl take off from a Tamboti grove we were approaching. It landed a …
Having been out of the ranging team for around year now, making a move into the finance department, my time spent in the bush isn’t as frequent as it used …
First up, the answer to this week’s Mystery Bird Challenge: it was none other than a Crowned Eagle. This was the first one I’ve seen at Londolozi in 10 years …
This week included days on which we struggled to find leopards in the long grass, however some phenomenal tracking efforts still delivered many fantastic sightings. The Inyathini male continues to …
The complete unawareness of the local wildlife of what’s happening in our world acts almost like a reassurance for me. It can serve as a reality check as to what’s …
Fasten your seat-belts and tighten your chinstraps because this week was pure safari gold! We kicked off with a ridiculously good sighting of the Flat Rock male leopard atop a …