The Week in Pictures #430

Pete Thorpe March 13, 2020 2 17

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 …

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Let’s Keep it Simple

James Tyrrell December 24, 2019 12

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 …

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The Week in Pictures #395

Paul Danckwerts July 12, 2019 17

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 …

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The Week In Pictures #361

Pete Thorpe November 15, 2018 3 6

Following on from James Tyrrell’s TWIP 360 last week, some firsts for the season have been recorded in the past week. Even though James headed out early, he still wasn’t …

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What Bird is This? #1

James Tyrrell September 10, 2018 44

Birding is a huge component of a wilderness experience, or at least it should be. With almost 350 bird species having been recorded at Londolozi, it’s safe to say that …

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The First Hint of Summer

James Tyrrell August 19, 2018 1 13

The first Wahlberg’s Eagle sighting at the end winter tells us that the season is drawing to a close. Although usually the first migrants to get here, this year they …

General Nature

Photography Challenge: Birds

James Souchon August 16, 2018 17

Inspired by Pete Thorpe’s recent blog post on birding I set myself a little creative photography challenge which I haven’t done in some time. I decided to focus my photographic efforts …

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The Best Alarm Clock in the World

James Tyrrell May 15, 2018 15

This post is not about lions, so I apologise if the title image is misleading. Lions certainly have their role to play, but are in no ways central to the …

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The Week in Pictures #329

James Tyrrell April 6, 2018 7

With the sadness associated with the sudden decline of the two remaining Majingilane males, this week will not go down as one of the happiest in Londolozi memory. But as …

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The Week in Pictures #325

Pete Thorpe March 9, 2018 2 23

Having been an avid follower of The Week in Pictures myself prior to joining Londolozi, it is always a privilege to share some of my own experiences from this little …

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The Week in Pictures #311

Nick Kleer December 1, 2017 11

From an almost abundance of leopard cubs at the start of the year, we find ourselves nearly at the other end of the spectrum as we approach year-end. Although a …

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The Week in Pictures #308

Pete Thorpe November 10, 2017 9

The daily reports of new migratory birds arriving have continued this past week. Although not the first one to do so, I personally ticked off my first Jacobin and Levaillants’ …

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The Week in Pictures #303

Bruce Arnott October 6, 2017 4 23

The Week in Pictures is essentially a way for blog followers to get a feel for what is happening in the Londolozi bushveld. It invites you into the lives of …

Wildlife

Is Bigger Really Better?

David Dampier September 25, 2016 5

Some people will tell you that size doesn’t matter – I’ve been trying to sell that idea for years. However, as with all things in life, different situations and preferences …

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The Eagles are Coming!

James Tyrrell September 1, 2016 1

Gwaihir the Windlord was the greatest of the Eagles in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Although the eagles do feature in the movie versions of both books, …

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