Warthog’s Bar and Grill     So What Happened to Wild Warthog’s Then? This is a true account of how man and beast develop symbiotic relationships in the oddest of places. Our tale today comes from the African highlands, played out in one of the beautiful lodges catering to visitors from all over the world. […]

Bushveld Saved by the Rain     See the Kruger Rivers Run Thank you everyone for your prayers. We now have water. With the prospect of no water, winter was looking bleak from our end. We can breathe easy again; the Bushveld finally has drinking water for all this winter. Our Lowveld rain started on Wednesday […]

Winters Born as Summer Dies – Go Rain     Where Have All the Flowers Gone Early morning – even with this fierce drought – is a magical time.  As the sun slips above the mountains to the east, the treetops are washed in gold against the bluest sky. Birds mass in these treetops; babbling […]

Save Gambella for the World     Plight of Gambella, A Worthy Cause Ethiopia’s Gambella National Park is an uncut gem in Africa’s crown of spectacular wildlife reserves, established as a protected area in 1973 to conserve a varied assemblage of wildlife species and unique habitats.     The Park forms part of a proposed […]

Drought or Floods. Who Wins? Kariba Dam?     Kariba: What is it? It’s a dam. Well, not just any dam. Approximately 260 miles downstream from Victoria Falls, Kariba Dam forms the world’s largest man-made lake. It straddles the mighty Zambezi River across the Kariba Gorge between Zimbabwe and Zambia in southern Africa. The wall […]

Will it be the Day the Kruger Cried?     These are epic days watching. Kruger tragedy or not, we live here. Counting the dead you loved to see and photograph is no fun. In the 60’s, we watched in hopeless anguish as the 1968 drought worsened and it was said that there would never […]

Atmospheric Images in One Kruger Day Trip     When the Bush Speaks When the bush speaks, a camera will capture its mood better than words. A Kruger day trip, should be an occasion to let your understanding of nature around you capture your emotions, then let your camera speak through the lens and let […]

African Rock Python in Stitches     An African python getting stitched up The African rock python occurs in many places across Africa although some of the python’s territories are known to be under threat such as mangrove and rain forest habitats in south-eastern Nigeria from habitat destruction and oil industry exploration.     This […]

Kruger Park Ground Hornbill     The Ground Hornbill in bad and better times Ground hornbill – Bucorvus leadbeateri – or if you prefer the ‘Ingududu bird.’ Somewhat of an elusive but not a shy bird. Once you and he/she have spotted one another on good mutual grounds the hornbill will be very happy to sit […]

Magic Guarri Not Just Another Tree     It’s not called magic for nothing Africa is home to many splendid and amazing trees and shrubs; veritable “Wonder trees” that make life in this beautiful and brutal continent easier! One of the most interesting is a small tree or shrub known as the Magic Guarri (Euclea […]

Feast and Famine     A Kruger Park drought, and great rivers are dwindling. A Kruger drought means animals will die but in the cycle of nature, others will live. Having not been into the Park for some weeks, we expected a hushed and desolate vista and found, to our delight, a landscape rich with […]

Old Favorite With a Bushveld Twist     After all the holiday indulgences, it’s good to whip out a healthy, tasty precooked meal. This is a simple dish to make, think cottage pie, but doesn’t “Ostrich Pie” sound exotic? Heart-healthy and comfort food all in one. Ostrich is farmed all over Southern Africa as a […]