The Week in Pictures #377
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 …
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 …
“The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera” – Dorothea Lange Why do we take photographs? Each individual will have a different answer to …
If the rangers mistakenly identify a bird or something else, or mix up a scientific name when out in the field, the worst that will likely happen is a good-natured …
As this week draws to a close everyone continues to speculate as to when the first big rains of summer are going to arrive. We have already witnessed a number …
We haven’t posted anything on the female cheetah and her two cubs for awhile, but the good news is that they all appear to be in great health. They have …
Again the Ottawa male seems to be front and centre in the lion dynamics this week (although I don’t have a picture of him today). Seven days ago we were …
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 …
Spring has sprung! Knobthorn trees are in full bloom and their sweet smell drifts through the air in pockets. Giraffes and vervet monkeys have been maximizing their intake of the …
It was not long after sunrise and a male lion was already bellowing close to camp. We spent time with him as he roared into the crisp morning air, when …
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 …
As is so often the case, it was the alarm calls of impalas that brought us into the area. For one impala alas, the alarm calls were too little, too …
We watched as the Mashaba female leopard ascended a Russet Bushwillow tree and made quick work of devouring what remained of a male impala kill she had recently hoisted. As …
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 …
Some days you just get lucky. Chris Goodman and I were driving around near the Sand River when we heard a bushbuck bark down in the palm thickets. Knowing the …
Witnessing something packed with action, that’s jaw dropping and puts you on the edge of your seat while out on safari doesn’t happen quite as often as pictures might convey. …