Africa Wild

Lisbeth wrote: ↑Sat Oct 07, 2023 1:29 pm Lots of lions and there were even some of them moving around

Those hyenas must have a "Brewers" with a stammtisch somewhere in the bush

its a hyenas hangout

Pumbaa wrote: ↑Sat Oct 07, 2023 5:05 pm It is always fantastic to see that much lions

Thanks Roger

yes lovely to see them and all ages .

nan wrote: ↑Sat Oct 07, 2023 8:27 pm just for RP

I want too

will include you in our other food shots

The following morning we left camp at gate opening and headed down the river road towards the hide again .

We stopped to watch the sunrise and get some shots


Some other vehicles came zooming past obviously in a hurry to find something to view


We pulled off and had barely gone 500m went around a corner the two vehicles were a few hundred meters up the road and SO yelled out STOP. And there on the side of the road was some more Lions



They had been sleeping under some bushes for the night and started to wake up .


Slowly they seemed to keep appearing out of the bush and wandering off into a drainage area in the bushes at one stage we thought they were hunting something but could not be sure as we could not see into the dense bushes .




We had been joined by one other vehicle and each had a great view of them for some time before they all vanished .We waited a while and searched up and down the road but there was no signs of them anymore so carried on our morning drive .

We spotted a funny scruffy bird no idea of the ID


A Brown headed Kingfisher


and a Buff that may have had a run in with the Lions or another Buff


The S118 was quiet so we decided to head towards Berg En Dal .

yes please... love braai

nice episode
must be a Cisticola or a Tawny-flanked Prinia
wait for specialists

More lions

Funny looking cisticola

The buffalo has had a close escape

Catching up, Rog!

Plenty lions all round, and proper sightings!

Thanks for the food pic!

Dunno that bird...

Nice sunrise, Roger

and great to spot so many lions already that early during the day

nan wrote: ↑Sat Oct 07, 2023 10:35 pm yes please... love braai

nice episode
must be a Cisticola or a Tawny-flanked Prinia
wait for specialists

Thanks Nan

Lisbeth wrote: ↑Sun Oct 08, 2023 12:13 pm More lions

Funny looking cisticola

The buffalo has had a close escape

more Lions

Richprins wrote: ↑Mon Oct 09, 2023 6:01 pm Catching up, Rog!

Plenty lions all round, and proper sightings!

Thanks for the food pic!

Dunno that bird...

not just Flat Lions they actually moved

Pumbaa wrote: ↑Wed Oct 11, 2023 10:15 pm Nice sunrise, Roger

and great to spot so many lions already that early during the day

we always stop to enjoy Sunrise and Sunset when we can often get some strange looks for others rushing off to /from camps

We decided to drive the S110 Sand around the hill to Berg En Dal
Some scenic views


We found some sparing Giraffes




We stopped to watch an Elie drinking water




After drinking he of course wondered our way and soon was too close to zoom out


So we drove off to Berg En Dal to have a late brunch. We ordered a three egg Omelette and can honestly say it was probably the worst breakfast we have had at any restaurant .We have vowed to not ever go back to the Berg En Dal restaurant . We went to fuel up the car for our trip to the next camp and as we had booked a sunset drive we decided to take a slow drive back to camp .Where we had a picknick and took some pics of the locals in camp

Nice pic of the kurrishane thrush

Giraffes doing something

An omelette looks so simple and so easy to make, but actually making a REAL omelette is not that easy. The French brasseries are the places to get a superb omelette especially if filled with ham and cheese.
When my husband and I travelled often in France, it was our preferred lunch (with a salad) and also cheap

Nice sunny sightings, Rog!

Not so common, the fighting giraffe!

And all sorts around the picnic!

Sorry about the omelette, never had food at B&D...