Tracking With Ray
A recent goal of mine has been to improve my tracking, and there is simply no better person to learn from than my companion and tracker, Ray Mabilane. Blessed with …
A recent goal of mine has been to improve my tracking, and there is simply no better person to learn from than my companion and tracker, Ray Mabilane. Blessed with …
As we all know, a leopard mother raising cubs in the wild faces an incredibly challenging task. With high competition from other female leopards vying for their own territory, the …
As the seasons were shifting, the bushveld had begun transforming with the undertones of brown and grey setting the stage for winter to take over. However, the arrival of late …
Every day we head out into the bush a new adventure awaits but further to this there are hidden treasures to be found. I like to use the analogy that …
Following on from the recent blog where we had to finally accept the fact that the Plaque Rock Female had lost her cubs, I spent the afternoon with her as …
This week we enter my favourite month of the year, and the sightings have not disappointed me. With a recent stint of some quality good rain, the fauna that was …
A recent bout of rain that passed through the reserve got me thinking about the behavioural differences among various species, as well as whether certain animals can detect the influx …
The Ntomi Male is still doing well and recently provided us with an incredible afternoon’s sighting… It was my first game drive with a new set of guests (a combination …
Leopard cubs steal the spotlight this Easter season! Just a few weeks back, the Nkoveni Female was spotted with three precious little bundles of fur. Unfortunately, I was away during …
In a previous blog, I touched on the fact that the Ximungwe Female has two cubs. These two new cubs have been the latest addition to the prolific Sunsetbend lineage …
Roughly halfway along the Maxabene Riverbed, along its banks lies a large tamboti grove that surrounds a giant weeping boerbean tree. Seeing that tree always reminds me of the Three …
It has been a very special week for all of us here at Londolozi, Wild dogs seemed to be everywhere at one point which is by no means the norm, …
For the longest time, I have always believed that animals have a much stronger immune system than that of humans. And why shouldn’t we think that? After all, we wash …
Klipspringers, with their petite frames and nimble agility thanks to their specially adapted truncated hooves, are synonymous with rocky landscapes. Here at Londolozi, they are typically found perched upon boulder-strewn …
With the lambing season of impalas behind us, and the gregarious and abundant impala herds now roaming the lush landscape around us, one can’t help but marvel in the copious …