The Violet-backed Starling (previously known as the Plumcoloured Starling) breeding male reflects a beautiful purple variation of colour, depending on the way the light reflects of the feathers. Whereas, typical [...]

One tree in Madikwe Game Reserve is known by many names - Tamboti, jumping bean tree, mothers-in-law tree and Morokuru just name a few This is one of the most [...]

Let’s look at the colourful collection of Bee-eaters that can be found at Jaci’s Lodges in Madikwe. The most common question that we get asked is “so do they eat [...]

Soaring high above the bushveld, the incredibly powerful Martial Eagle plummets down to attack its prey. The Martial Eagle, a raptor that is on the move and always on the [...]

Each dawn and dusk during your stay at Jaci’s, we head out on morning and evening game drives.  These drives take place in 4x4 Land cruisers, which are adapted for [...]

A “dazzle” of Zebra – the collective noun for these herbivores – aptly describes the resultant confusion that arises as they stampede - with their patterns intermingling and creating an [...]