The Week in Pictures #366
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 …
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 …
It’s hot out here at the moment. As we enter into spring, temperatures are averaging in the mid 30s Celcius (mid 90s Fahrenheit). These conditions are being warmly welcomed by …
If you have ever experienced the tranquility of drifting along with the current on one of Africa’s majestic waterways from the Limpopo north, soaking up the birdlife and the lushness …
A few days ago I spent an hour at the Causeway. For those of you unaware of what the Causeway is, it is a concrete structure built across the Sand …
There is no better time to realize the importance of water to the bush than winter. Aerial views of waterholes reveal a busy network of dusty game trails converging on …
Lions have been heard calling almost every morning in our eastern parts this week. It seems the Birmingham male lions and Ntsevu females have been capitalising (or trying to) on …
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 …
Ranger Fin Lawlor and I were driving past a small pan in the north of Londolozi a couple of days ago, and settling down in the mud was a large …
One thing I love the most about this job and the accompanying interactions with different people is that you get a good feel of different cultures and their perspectives on …
A few days ago I noticed two white-backed vultures descending in the distance. When vultures descend like this, it is often because they have spotted a carcass and are looking …
It was a cool morning. The temperature was perfect and as the sun rose we stayed protected with a bit of cloud cover. A pack of two wild dogs had …
A winter almost never passes at Londolozi without a hippo bull succumbing to injuries sustained in a territorial fight. These gargantuan herbivores are armed with enormous and lethal teeth, and …
One of my more memorable afternoon game drives of the last few weeks involved hardly any driving and instead a lot of lying down on my stomach. I was with …
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 …
So it seems there was a hiccup as we approached the 300th edition of The Week in Pictures. A glitch in the system. Our system. We’ll reveal all next week, …