Reminiscing Around the Sun
On my hard drive I have a very well organised system for all the photos that I take. All the folders are labelled by year and then by month. I …
On my hard drive I have a very well organised system for all the photos that I take. All the folders are labelled by year and then by month. I …
First up, the answer to last week’s Mystery Bird Challenge #27. The bird – which a number of you got correct – was a juvenile African Hawk Eagle. Here is …
We had not even driven out of camp before we heard bushbuck alarming just outside the entrance. As we drove into the area we saw the bushbuck, who with their …
After hearing what sounded like two leopards mating in front of camp , a search party was deployed to find them. Switching the vehicle off periodically as we went was …
A leopard-heavy week with a mating pair in front of the camps, females chasing other females off kills, and 5 different individuals moving through the same kill in a 12 …
The Ntsevu pride have been in and out this week, walking right across the reserve on an east-west trajectory, but as far as the actual sightings go, they have generally …
Without the full compliment of staff at the lodge, the village is a much quieter place. Most animals avoid humans, but since there are fewer of us around, it feels …
The big question being discussed in the Rangers Room at the moment is the fate of the Mashaba female’s cub. The last evidence we have is trail-cam footage of it …
The life of the Mashaba female is probably one of the most documented of leopards that we get to observe at Londolozi. A few weeks ago we were thrilled to …
Male leopards are well-known to practice infanticide, i.e. killing cubs that are not their own offspring. This is well documented across large cat species. Once the cub has been killed, …
So much happened this week I can fully admit we are a bit behind in getting all our content out, so next week promises to be an absolute bumper video …
Monkeys alarming way in the distance got us on track late one afternoon. It was the sound of hyenas fighting that gave us even better direction. Finally we found the …
There is usually a strong theme to the wildlife on the reserve each week. Last week’s was leopard, with about 10 individuals putting in an appearance, and this one is …
About a year ago we stumbled upon a newborn litter of the Mashaba female. I kick myself now as I didn’t have my camera on me, but the sight of …
Leopards, leopards, leopards. That was pretty much the standard order for this week. One or two vehicle mishaps from the two Jameses, a number of leopards sightings (some of which …