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Winter is certainly now well upon us as the milder May temperatures have been replaced by the colder nighttime and early morning weather of June, with the winter sunsets spectacular as always.

The time has come to reflect on what has been a rather quiet May, after the early month public holiday weekend.

A juvenile Little Sparrowhawk was found laying on its side (wing) on the ground in front of the conference room.

April is certainly one of the busiest months in the Ingwelala calendar and this April was certainly no exception.

The Reserve is looking particularly picturesque at present in the aftermath of the February rainfall. 

Our two Nature Conservation Interns Christine Wagner and Ndaedzo Raulisa attended their advanced snake capture course at the Hoedspruit Reptile Centre.

The introduction to the previous report alluded to the scarcity of rainfall in this summer to date, this may be the perfect opportunity to revise that sentiment!

NB: Written just before before the recent rains!
Water, or the scarcity of it, is again the relevant topic for the introduction to this month’s report.

I again find myself questioning the long-term seasonal rainfall forecast as December is now in the past and the predicted above average rainfall is yet to be experienced. .

Tim Erasmus, an Ingwelala Member, kindly shared the following amazing story and pictures of a sighting at Buffelsbed Hide. The pictures alone almost tell the whole story!

A hot and dry October is now behind us and as I write this the rumblings of thunder can be heard in the distance.

The initial phase of revamping our little camp store is now complete.

A hot and dry October is now behind us and as I write this the rumblings of thunder can be heard in the distance.

Walter and Jodine Baard resigned to take up an exciting new opportunity abroad.

Early summer is well upon us. A relatively dry and hot month of September is now past.

The text below is posted once again as a reminder to give wild animals their well-deserved natural space and our human behaviour should not impact on their natural instinct and behaviour:  

Amanda Skhosana reports on the Responsible Resource Use, a short three-day course that she and Zabe Zwane attended.

A slightly warmer July has come and gone, the weather during this reporting period was more of what we are accustomed to. 

Winter has officially arrived in the Lowveld, however, looking at the veld condition one could be mistaken into thinking we were into the late summer months.

Historically May is the beginning of the drier winter months, as we have so often mentioned our weather patterns have become more and more bizarre.