Wild Adventures Blog
Journey to the wild
About me
For as long as I can remember, I have been fascinated with nature. Some of my earliest memories is seeing my first porcupine on Table Mountain, catching my first fish along the river banks of Silverstroom or paging through my grandmother’s bird book wondering…
Little Bee-eaters Everywhere
It seems quite odd that once you take notice of something, one tends to see it everywhere. This is currently the case for me. Over the past few weeks I have most certainly noticed a splash of green and yellow around every corner. With…
How to identify a leopard by its spots
Being in an area that boasts a leopard density of roughly 12 leopards per 100 square kilometres, you are bound to bump into a few individuals on a constant basis. One of the questions I get asked often is, “how do you know which…
A leopard wanders through dry winter grass
A few things stand out for me during a bushveld winter. These would be crisp mornings, pleasant sunny middays, dry grass and a unique silence that only the bushveld can provide. All these wintery characteristics were expertly utilised by one animal a few mornings…
