Photo Journal: Cyclone Eloise’s Wildlife Aftermath Part 1
My wife and I were very fortunate to be back at Londolozi in January 2021 for yet another much anticipated safari. A few days before we were due to arrive …
My wife and I were very fortunate to be back at Londolozi in January 2021 for yet another much anticipated safari. A few days before we were due to arrive …
It was still dark when ranger Chris Taylor and I met in the Ranger’s Room. Over a cup of coffee we decided on a plan. Our mission was simple; attempt …
The Avoca male lions bellow in full chorus on a glorious evening. Giraffes abound, hyenas sniff the breeze, little bee-eaters prove to be great photographic subjects, and rainy conditions makes …
The rains continued to fall on Londolozi over the beginning of the week, adding to the already extensive rainfall this season. The waterholes remain full, the Sand River flowing in …
Having exceeded our seasonal average rainfall already, the landscape would now be unrecognisable for someone who visited a few months ago. The Sand River has continued to rise with consistently …
So much has happened in the past few months that some stories were bound to get overlooked. Today we delve into the archives once more to revisit a sighting with …
After three years of being a ranger here, and having ventured somewhat into the field of photography, it was time to contribute my first Week in Pictures… The bird life …
In the wake of Cyclone Eloise things were tricky for a couple of days. A sodden landscape meant off-roading was limited, and with the long grass already being seen this …
The fall-out of Cyclone Eloise is nowhere as bad as we thought it might be. Apart from some minor erosion to a few of the roads, we came out pretty …
Just a short one today on a lion’s powers of recovery. The Nkuhuma young male of the Styx/Nkuhuma pairing was injured over a month ago, apparently by a wildebeest horn …
It’s been a fairly slow leopard week, with long grass and only a couple of vehicles out making sightings hard to come by. Cloudy and windy conditions have made for …
A spectacular sighting of the Mhangeni pride at a waterhole (that somehow got overlooked in the archives), plenty of elephants – as is becoming the norm, although we introduce some …
Being a guide/ranger at Londolozi allows you the opportunity to be a part of working teams. Probably the most special of these teams is the one with your fellow tracker. …
Wow the grass is long! Although that might sound as if it’s tricky to spot things (it certainly can be), we actually find that animals tend to be funnelled into …
Seeing a male lion in the wild can be a truly awe-inspiring experience. These noble animals have captured the imagination of humans for millennia. A lion’s sheer size and strength, …