by Nicole Walker | Jun 13, 2019 | birding, Birds, Birds of prey, Game Drive, Nature, ranger, Wild encounters
Did you know, Kapama Private Game Reserve has over 350 species of birds? An absolute dream location for birding enthusiasts, or anyone that just loves the sights and sounds of nature. One bird that falls under this list is the Dark-chanting Goshawk. It is a medium...
by Nicole Walker | May 26, 2019 | birding, Birds, Featured Articles, Game Drive, Nature, ranger, Wild encounters
The Roller family; Coraciidae, gets its name from the acrobatic aerial displays that these birds perform during courtship and territorial displays. In southern Africa there are five Roller species, and here at Kapama, in amongst our 350 bird species, we are lucky...
by Nicole Walker | Jan 23, 2019 | birding, Birds, Environment, Featured Articles, Leopard, Wild encounters
It’s a great privilege for us to work and live in the bush with all the big and small miracles surrounding by on a daily basis. As someone who has worked in the bush for over eight years, I often find myself taking our beautiful surroundings for granted. That is...
by Nicole Walker | Nov 29, 2018 | Big 5, Birds, Birds of prey, Competitions, Featured Articles, General, Leopard, Lion, Lion cubs, ranger, Rhino, Staff, Tracker, Wild encounters
In 2016, our first Rangers Photo competition kicked off. The competition was initiated to encouraged staff to unleash their creativity and explore the natural environment around them, express their passion and love for nature and give guests a taste of the abundance...
by Nicole Walker | Oct 9, 2018 | Birds, dung beetle, Environment, Featured Articles, Game Drive, General, python, Seasons, Snakes, Summer, Terrapin, Wild encounters, Winter
Summer is approaching fast! Over the last few months, we have started noticing some characteristic signs of the arriving summer. I’m not talking about rising temperatures or small bits of rain, but rather things that we might come across on a game drive. This includes...
by Nicole Walker | Jul 31, 2018 | Big 5, Birds, Featured Articles, Lion, ranger, Zebra
We left Kapama Buffalo Camp for our afternoon game drive. As we were still on our winter program this meant around 4 pm. It was still early into the drive and my guests were relaxed, taking in the sights and sounds of the wildness around them. In the distance we heard...
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