5:5 And The Three Little Pigs
It is that time of year again when the bush is teeming with new life. Baby impalas, wildebeest and warthogs are just about everywhere you look. A warthog sow will give …
It is that time of year again when the bush is teeming with new life. Baby impalas, wildebeest and warthogs are just about everywhere you look. A warthog sow will give …
At Londolozi we have at last had a proper change into the summer season this year. The cold icy mornings where blankets and hot water bottles were essentials a few …
For the last two months the still morning air has been filled with the booming call of the ‘Thunder Bird’. Just as the sun peaks over the horizon, the call …
It’s been excrutiatingly hot and dry at Londolozi. We’ve been watching the afternoon skies for storms banking on the southern horizon and scanning various weather apps to see when and …
“If only our eyes saw souls instead of of bodies. How very different our vision of beauty would be”–Unknown As a guide, I have always believed that one of my most …
The first rains are now a distant memory but the rejuvenation is unmistakable. Green as far as the eye can see, rich nutrients freely available, a far cry from the …
Summer is in full swing, and has been for weeks now. Although heat and rain can characterise the Lowveld summer, out here in the bush it is other things that …
I live for being out on safari and my favourite time of the year is between mid November and mid December. There is the most incredible explosion of life at …
The Tutlwa female has for many years been considered one of the great leopard beauties to frequent Londolozi. A relaxed yet secretive female, she is mostly found in the Sand …
It seems we have missed spring this year and jumped straight into summer! The true African sun is out and she is beaming. The animals have had to adjust just …
Phil and Dawn Judd are no strangers to Africa. Living in England, they first visited Londolozi in early 2012 and have returned at least six times since their initial visit. …
The impala lambs are filling up the clearings faster than we can count them, which in turn has been providing a boon for the predators of Londolozi. One species taking …
I write this while sitting in Cape Town on leave, about as far away from Londolozi as you can get in South Africa. It has been nice to put the …
Whilst living in the bush, you experience summer as a season of magic and abundance. New life flourishes, rain washes away lingering indignation and the color of nature soothes emotions …
It was Autumn a few months ago. Pastel hues of brown and yellow fell to the ground. The trees were soon bare skeletons and the bushveld became a dry, cold …