Digital Safari-Lions and Foxes...
We arrived back at Chitabe Camp, the fourth camp on our Digital Safari Workshop, and headed out on our first afternoon game drive to find two male lions who were resting. We waited for them to wake up and luckily for us, they did just that whilst the late afternoon sun was still shining strongly and...
Digital Safari-Wild dogs, elephants and ...
We arrived at Savuti Camp, the third camp on our Digital Safari Workshop, to hear that there was an active wild dog den not too far from camp and that the viewing restrictions that are placed on such dens for the first month (in order to avoid disturbing the dogs when the puppies are so young) had just...
Digital Safari-Male Lion at Kwetsani...
This morning at 05h30 we heard a male lion roaring. We headed out from Kwetsani Camp, our second stop on the Digital Safari Workshop in Botswana and right at sunrise, we located him walking towards camp with the sun rising behind him.
Male lion in tall grass - Copyright © Grant Atkinson
Lion sighting...
Digital Safari-Leopard at Chitabe...
Today we got our first leopard of the trip. The sighting was at Chitabe Camp in Botswana’s Okavango Delta, the first of four camps we will visit on our July 2009 Digital Photo Safari.
She was a relaxed female leopard, beautifully perched in a dry acacia tree.
Leopard sighting on Digital Photo...
Chitabe Cheetah...
On a game drive out of Chitabe Camp in Botswana’s Okavango Delta we came across a female cheetah, obviously hungry and on the lookout for possible prey. We followed her in our game drive vehicle for some time and were rewarded with action when she chased down and killed an impala.
Cheetah with an...
Rosebank Market, Johannesburg...
Anyone planning to visit southern Africa is quite likely to travel through Johannesburg, South Africa. Johannesburg is served by O.R. Tambo International Airport, the largest and busiest airport in Africa and it is the gateway for international air travel to and from the rest of southern Africa.
If you...
African Wild Dogs...
Ask any hardcore safari lover what is on the top of their viewing agenda and the answer is more than likely the African Wild Dog.
The African Wild Dog is Southern Africa’s most endangered carnivore and the second most endangered carnivore in Africa after the highly localized Ethiopian Wolf. Towards...
Leopard interaction – Sabi Sand Reserv...
The year 2009 started with a bang and as in previous years, safari in this part of Africa has been phenomenal. Below is a sighting that, for me as a guide and photographer, stood out and I will remember for the rest of my life. Being based at Leopard Hills for the last 6 years has offered me the opportunity...
New blog category – Bush Reports...
We are adding a new category to our blog…
It’s called “Bush Reports”.
The postings here will be contributed mostly by African safari guides who live and work in “the African bush” day in and day out. The posts will be exciting reports of wildlife they have seen while...
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