PILANESBERG PREDATOR PARADE

[steamtrainfan]

WEDNESDAY 11 OCTOBER 2017 PART 1/4.

This morning we headed for you know where to see if Kgodisa was around.

No matter how hard we tried to spot her she was not showing off today.

We moved on down to Hippo Loop.

Black-shouldered Kite.



Moved on to Pilanesberg Centre for Breakfast and saw this Go-Away Bird in flight.



And Big Ears.



We decided to go down to Ruighoek Dam.

This pleasant scene on our way down.



A little further on a kind gent stopped and told us that there were two cheetah under a tree on Motlobo Drive. We turned off Tlou Drive and after a short while came across these two under a tree.



They were not very active but we saw a third one lying under a tree about 100 metres from where these two were.

We were told by a guide that these three were Rains latest litter whereas the other three we saw up at Hippo Loop were her first litter.





One sat up before walking off to the toilet and coming back to lie down.







To be continued.

[nan]

wow love the Cheetahs

and the Black-shouldered Kite too

[Lisbeth]

Great cheetah sighting

[steamtrainfan]

wow love the Cheetahs

and the Black-shouldered Kite too

Thank you very much nan.

I see you are leaving for Kgalagadi soon.

Hope you the most amazing trip.

Great cheetah sighting

Thank you Lisbeth - just wait for tomorrows episode.

[nan]

thank you steamtrainfan

[Flutterby]

Great cheetah sighting!!

Interesting stf. The giraffe are also a bit paler than the Kruger ones I think.

Some are Flutterby and some are the darker ones. The lighter colour ones from Nambia.

Aha...makes sense now.

[Pumbaa]

And the cat sightings continued - What incredible luck you had, stemtrainfan,

plus birdies and beautiful kudu as well

[Richprins]

Ja...why go to Kruger?!

The Loerie is marvelous in flight too!

[steamtrainfan]

And the cat sightings continued - What incredible luck you had, stemtrainfan,

plus birdies and beautiful kudu as well

And more to come Pumbaa. Thanks for the lovely comment.

Ja...why go to Kruger?!

The Loerie is marvelous in flight too!

Why indeed Richprins - closer but about the same price.

Thanks for the compliment of the Loerie.

[steamtrainfan]

WEDNESDAY 11 OCTOBER 2017 PART 2/4.

As these cheetah had no intention of going anywhere we moved on down to Ruighoek Dam.

Lazy hippo family.



Citrus Swallowtail.



Double vision.



On the way back we popped to see if the cheetah were still lazing around.

Still going nowhere.



Give way to an elephant family crossing the road.





To be continued.