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CHASING TAILS

While staying at Phinda Forest Lodge the rains came down one night, filling the sky with thunder and lightning during dinner. As I got back to my room, I heard the sound of lion growls closeby, and along with the security guard we managed to spot one of the lion prides killing an animal just outside the lodge grounds! The next morning we found the lions...

Posted: Phinda by Laura Dyer, Date: 28 September 2012

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BATTLE AT PHINDA. WELL, ALMOST...

Wide-eyed excitement and enthusiasm – the thought that crossed my mind when I set eyes on the Baker family for the first time. Nicholas, Lisa and Kate’s flight had been a tad late and the standby ranger had linked them out to us on game drive. With introductions done and dusted we set off further into the wilds Phinda has to offer. Minutes...

Posted: Phinda by Jacques-Pierre Joubert, Date: 27 September 2012

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AFRICAN WILD DOGS ON PHINDA!

The fresh smell of scorched earth after its been replenished by rain filled our lungs as we packed up our drink stop and started heading homeward. As we came into a nice clearing, I looked up to the sky and saw something we hadn’t seen in a week…stars. Phinda Private Game Reserve received some much needed early rains of late. A dose of...

Posted: Phinda by Jacques-Pierre Joubert, Date: 26 September 2012

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RULE OF THIRDS

One of the most important factors when taking photographs is the way in which you compose your picture. This is one of the first lessons I teach my guests on specialist photographic Safari’s throughout our &Beyond lodges. The best thing about photography is that there are no rules, but there are some guidelines which can often help enhance...

Posted: Phinda by Marc Lindsay-Rea, Date: 12 July 2012

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FRANKIN'S GULL

Phinda has to be one of the most diverse reserves in the world. With 7 distinct habitats within the property. Birding in Phinda is crazy good with several endemic species to look for. Now we expand out of Phinda into the Zululand region. 300km of beauty with 608 recordered bird species. So if you are a serious birder Phinda is the reseve to come and...

Posted: Phinda by Marc Lindsay-Rea, Date: 11 July 2012

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THE BIG SQUEEZE

I was out on game drive late one morning and we came across this young python sitting in a small Buffalo Thorn. To our amazement a dove landed right next to this very camouflaged python, which struck the dove and coiled around it like lightning. With an opportunity like this to photograph, I was standing under the tree capturing the action. I stood there...

Posted: Phinda by Marc Lindsay-Rea, Date: 5 July 2012

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A ROYAL SIGHTING

After spending another beautiful day in the bush, we could not have ended it more perfectly... We were just getting ready for sundowners when we saw these spotted beauties in the distance with the orange winter sun setting behind them... So, we made a quick detour before we lost the last bit of sun which allowed us to capture them in this beautiful moment...

Posted: Phinda by Ryno Vosloo, Date: 19 June 2012

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ULTIMATE ADVERSARIES

The beautifully social sound of ice cubes clinging against the sidewall of glasses. The louder than normal laughter and boisterous banter of a group of guests enjoying a well earned sundowner filled the air. We had made the long haul up to the northern parts of Phinda to find a herd of elephants. Successful in our mission, we settled down to a hard...

Posted: Phinda by Jacques-Pierre Joubert, Date: 10 June 2012

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WHY DO I DO THIS JOB?

It’s a question that I’ve been pondering over the last while. Even though the average Joe would slap me and remind me: “You get to see amazing animals on a daily basis!” Yet, there is much, much more to it than meets the eye. A lot of people see the occupation of a ‘game ranger’ with a definite silver lining of...

Posted: Phinda by Jacques-Pierre Joubert, Date: 7 June 2012

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KUDU CHAOS

The legend himself, Pat Zwane, was swinging the spotlight from side to side. Not a very familiar sight for a morning game drive, but this was no ordinary game drive. I had quite serious photographers on my vehicle and the mission was to photograph as much as possible in the best possible light. This meant finding animals early in the drive and...

Posted: Phinda by Jacques-Pierre Joubert, Date: 4 June 2012

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