The Week in Pictures #476

James Tyrrell January 22, 2021 20

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 …

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The Week in Pictures #475

James Tyrrell January 15, 2021 21

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 …

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The Great Conjunction of the Summer Solstice

Josh Attenborough December 21, 2020 20

Over the last few weeks you may have noticed two bright lights just above the horizon in the early evening sky when looking in a south-westerly direction. These are not …

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Virtual Safari: The Week in Video #36

James Tyrrell November 22, 2020 14

A wild leopard interaction, another leopard that refuses to be found, and some of the many joys of summer are just a few of the things on show this week …

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The Week in Pictures #465

James Tyrrell November 13, 2020 24

First things first: the bird in this week’s ID Challenge: It was a Thick-billed Cuckoo. Heard more than they’re seen, they’re a good tick to have on your bird list. …

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Londolozi’s Larder – Ice Cream

Anna Ridgewell October 10, 2020 25

We all scream for ice cream… The temperatures have started to soar at Londolozi and the bush is fabulously lush and green, so the Londolozi Kitchen started the ice cream …

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The Week in Pictures #459

James Tyrrell October 2, 2020 24

The rain came in full force last night with a good 20mm soaking the reserve. This is nowhere near what we can get in one downpour, but it certainly gives us …

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The Week in Pictures #427

Dean De La Rey February 21, 2020 42

“Nature is not a place to visit, it is home.” Gary Snyder Having recently come back from leave, driving past the sign of Londolozi, I feel home. When I began …

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The Week in Pictures #424

James Tyrrell January 31, 2020 12

For once I’ve remembered to include the answer to the mystery bird without being reminded a few hours after publishing: The correct answer was a Magpie Shrike, which many of …

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The Floppy-Eared Impala Lambs

James Tyrrell January 23, 2020 21

This post is more an enquiry than anything else. At the start of the rainy season, when all the impala lambs started being born, we started noticing something curious. A …

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What to Pack for a Safari?

Jacqui Marais January 20, 2020 5

It’s almost time for your African safari to Londolozi, and it’s around this stage when you’re starting to wonder what to pack, especially if you are a first time safari …

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The Lucky Escape to Nowhere

James Tyrrell December 21, 2019 11

The Nkoveni young female had hoisted an impala ewe into a Marula and had been feeding on it for two days. She was very well-fed as a result, so when …

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8 Unique Subjects To Capture In The Summer Months

Pete Thorpe November 27, 2019 11

Within the space of about ten days, the landscape at Londolozi transformed from dust and yellow grass to a myriad of mud wallows and bright green leaves and vibrance. Along …

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The Insect That Flies 16 000 Kilometres

James Tyrrell November 4, 2019 22

What do the Maldives and dragonflies have in common? Well, not a lot, seeing as how there is no surface water to speak of in the Maldives, and dragonflies need …

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How Do Animals Handle the Heat?

Chris Taylor September 24, 2019 8

As the end of September now approaches, the dry season has really got its hold over the landscape. Vegetation is thin and water is scarce. Apart from a surprise downpour …

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