The Week in Pictures #390
Animals are unpredictable. That goes without saying. But behavioural patterns are predictable in many ways, because they are just that: patterns. They reoccur because the animals in question are responding …
Animals are unpredictable. That goes without saying. But behavioural patterns are predictable in many ways, because they are just that: patterns. They reoccur because the animals in question are responding …
Most of you familiar with the Leopards of Londolozi will have some idea about the naming process when a leopard becomes territorial. I use the term “territorial” loosely as territorial behaviour …
We’re going to start posting a few more of these memory lane-style galleries, as for those of you who’ve followed the Londolozi Blog for a while, it’s great to reminisce …
As a child I remember looking at a photo of a hyena walking down a straight road, framed by trees with wonderful orange and red leaves. I realise now that …
I regularly refer to alarm calls while out on drive and I realise that sometimes this reference may be falling on deaf ears. They are without doubt some of the …
First off the answer to this weeks’s bird challenge… Many of you got it right; it was of course a female Scarlet-Chested Sunbird. The streaky breast was a big clue; …
Many think lions are at the top of the predator hierarchy… I don’t. I think crocodiles hold that top spot. Crocodiles are an ancient predator, we’re talking millions and millions …
One usually imagines the African bush to be a peaceful place, but as the moon heads towards full, the impala rams are hitting their stride in the rut, and their …
I’m a big fan of memory lane style posts. We have such an archive of photos and stories on our Blog and on the harddrives that are starting to become …
Having recently had a phenomenal run of sightings, I decided to try and recreate the events from my perspective to give you an idea of what life is like here …
She’s the first true connection you ever made. She’s been your confidant when you couldn’t share your secret with anyone else. She’s the one who quietly gives you the advice …
“Wilderness is for me salvation…You are not human if you aren’t changed by the wilderness.” – Ian Player With the rains behind us and the grasses becoming dry, you can …
Although the Tsalala lioness was seen from the Varty Camp deck this morning, scavenging the remains of a wild dog kill in the Sand River, she wasn’t concerned with, nor …
New lions on Londolozi was the big news this week, as the Torchwood pride went first one way and then the other across the northern parts of the property, with …
It’s easy to stay confined within the rules of ‘standard’ photography, looking to showcase subjects in their ‘natural’ way, but why not tell a story and why stick to the …