Category Archives: bush camps

Ground Hornbills take flight and Inspire my art….

Posted on January 19, 2023 by wineandwilddogs

I have always loved sketching and watching our Southern Ground hornbills in the Save Valley Conservancy and Gonarezhou National Park, and my head is even more full of Ground hornbills these last few weeks! I have been bumping into flights … Continue reading →

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Magical Madikwe meets my Wild Dog Art

Posted on January 18, 2023 by wineandwilddogs

The superb Madikwe Hills Private Game Lodge in South Africa is home to a diverse flora and fauna, including fascinating African wild dogs, and home to some of my wild dog art… This large oil painting of mine is a … Continue reading →

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Successful Translocation of African wild dog Pups; Zimbabwe to North Carolina

Posted on June 8, 2022 by wineandwilddogs

African wild dogs have been translocated all over Southern Africa in increased efforts to re-introduce these predators into their traditional ranges where they have gone extinct or been unduly pressured. A chance to increase survival potential of this charismatic endangered … Continue reading →

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African Wild Dogs in my Back Garden; Circles of Life

Posted on December 27, 2021 by wineandwilddogs

Lycaon pictus; African Wild Dogs in my back garden…. by Lin Barrie Location: at our bush house, ‘Tsavene’, Save Valley Conservancy, Zimbabwe.  Date: September 28th, 2021 As Clive and I sat quietly watching the orange African sunset, suddenly an impala … Continue reading →

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I bless the rains down in Africa; Baobabs, Beauty and Baubles in Zimbabwe; ï¿¼

Posted on November 16, 2021 by wineandwilddogs

Travellers and residents of Africa, we are all familiar with the iconic ‘upside down tree”, the iconic baobab of Africa which stands much of the year bare and sculptural against the clear winter sky in Zimbabwe. Its branches twist and … Continue reading →

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Gonarezhou Gatherings; Sensational Sunsets

Posted on July 13, 2021 by wineandwilddogs

June 2021 Gonarezhou How special to have you all, dear family and friends,  together in person and together “online”!!… in this wonderful place called Gonarezhou –  Sacred Place of Elephants… for a few days of surprise celebrations for Clives 70th … Continue reading →

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Brave Ground and Baobab Pink; Colour is a Cure for Covid Constipation

Posted on February 18, 2021 by wineandwilddogs

Let’s go on a virtual Baobab safari.. a colour adventure… Like me, you must be covid-constipated! …tired of upheavals, lack of travel and covid concerns, let’s be adventurous, explore the world around us through online and virtual safaris! So..Break Brave … Continue reading →

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Aldo Leopold shot a wolf and it changed his life; I live with Painted Wolves and it has changed my life….

Posted on January 15, 2021 by wineandwilddogs

Aldo Leopold inspires my thoughts: Sometimes you need to lose something to realize how precious it is… as in his comment on shooting a she-wolf in his hunting days…. “We reached the old wolf in time to watch a fierce green fire … Continue reading →

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Mopani Musings; Russet Leaves match my Wild Dogs’ Eyes….

Posted on September 12, 2020 by wineandwilddogs

wild dog eyes… Continue reading →

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World Lion Day in Celebration of a languid, lithe and lovely beast.

Posted on August 7, 2020 by wineandwilddogs

Musings on the languid, lithe and lovely beast that we call ‘Lion’ … Panthera leo, creature of fable and bible, myth and immediate powerful reality. My immediate and powerful reality. Here below is my sketch in honour of the great … Continue reading →

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