There is one unmistakable and distinctive trilling song that rings through the bushveld to herald summer. The characteristic tjik-trrrrrrrrrrrrr is synonymous with woodland areas in the more mesic [moderately moist – Ed.] northern and eastern parts of South Africa, wherever large trees provide suitable cavities for nesting. This can be quite far from water.
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Seeds of success
A champion at the indigenous nursery at Skukuza, Meurel Baloyi is on a mission to make all the rest camp gardens in Kruger water-wise.
Marvellous meerkats of Mata-Mata
Brace yourself to be welcomed suricate-style the next time you pitch camp at this ever-popular spot in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
Who's who?
Even regular park-goers struggle to distinguish a rhebok from a reedbuck. The differences are subtle but significant.
Friends of the fluffball
White-fronted plovers breed in summer – the same time many people take their seaside holiday. A significant decline in their numbers means life is hardly ‘a day at the beach’ for these birds
Festive Karoo
On a Christmas holiday in the Karoo, a keen birder and his family soak up the heat in four Wild Card parks. Their reward included special sightings, endless views and a wilderness feeling.
Love struck
A leopard mating ritual is a rare and thrilling sight. Even more extraordinary to witness an amorous affair involving three members of this elusive Big Five species in Kruger.
BEACH MODELS
Rocky shores and sandy beaches are where you’ll find the African black oystercatcher. Summer is breeding season, so look out for nest scrapes close to rocks and kelp.
Room To Roam
The ‘elephant problem’ in some protected areas is controversial, but numbers are no longer the focus of elephant management.
Right Of Way
Every animal killed on our highways and by-ways is tragic. But surely creatures don’t end up as roadkill in protected areas? Sadly, they do.
Top Notch
Nyathi rest camp addo elephant national park
