The Week In Pictures #660
It’s been another great week at Londolozi… With the crisp, winter dryness coating the Lowveld, many of the images highlight the incredible sunrises and sunsets of recent. Looking through my …
It’s been another great week at Londolozi… With the crisp, winter dryness coating the Lowveld, many of the images highlight the incredible sunrises and sunsets of recent. Looking through my …
A couple afternoons ago we had the absolute treat of witnessing something we don’t often get to witness, mating leopards. The Ximungwe female and Maxims male. We set out on …
This week’s recent cold snap has produced the coldest morning of the year yet, providing a humbling reminder of the struggles of winter! With the cold comes beautiful winter colours, …
Understanding how species are classified as endangered provides essential context for conservation efforts. The International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, established in 1964, is …
This last week, I hosted an extremely talented photographic guest who was wielding a formidable Canon 600mm lens. Well, my Canon 70-200mm f/2.8, although a beautiful piece of equipment, was …
Fellow ranger Kirst Joscelyne recently released a blog shedding light on some terrible news, that unfortunately the Plaque Rock Female was killed by the Ntsevu Pride and Ndzhenga Males. Unfortunately, …
Nowadays, it is not often that we get to see the Mhangeni Pride, but they were recently on a hippo carcass and provided many of us with a few fantastic …
What is Africa to you? Is it the feeling of homecoming, is it the call of a whooping hyena, is it the golden pink sunsets or is it the feeling …
In the pre-dawn hours, while most people are still lost in deep sleep, rangers and trackers are wide awake. My alarm cuts through the silence at the early hour of …
As I reflect on the past six weeks of being at work’s wildlife sightings, it’s impossible not to feel a sense of fondness for the memories created and the remarkable …
how do you know but ev’ry bird that cuts the airy way, Is an immense world of delight, clos’d by your sense five? – William Blake In this poetic inquiry, …
What makes this time of year so appealing to so many? Well, a few things are at play. The warm summer temperatures have dropped to a point that in the …
Following on from Sean’s recent blog, the majority of our lion viewing of late has come from the larger group of lions now referred to as the Kambula Pride. These …
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 …