Lions lions lions!
Even on the beach!
That leopard also looks battered, Peej!
Sounds like lots of cars there on Eloff Street...
The Great Escape
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WoW PJL,
what luck your had with all these cat shots Fantastic lion and leopard sighting
what luck your had with all these cat shots Fantastic lion and leopard sighting
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Okay, I fell off the waggon once again due to work commitments
But I see, I haven't missed much... leopards and lions kept showing up for you (the latest must be no. 15 then?) and generally you were extremely lucky again. However, I'm also sure that your whole family got eagle eyes and will spot things others miss. Just need to think of the "Can you see the animal" quiz
Awesome photos! They got such a fantastic depth in them that they almost appear to be 3D. And very crisp and excellent light balance.
But I see, I haven't missed much... leopards and lions kept showing up for you (the latest must be no. 15 then?) and generally you were extremely lucky again. However, I'm also sure that your whole family got eagle eyes and will spot things others miss. Just need to think of the "Can you see the animal" quiz
Awesome photos! They got such a fantastic depth in them that they almost appear to be 3D. And very crisp and excellent light balance.
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Thanks Lis... yep some people in the following procession weren't quite with itLisbeth wrote: ↑Tue Sep 21, 2021 9:51 am Great lion shots and lots of lions
Did you mean foolish enough...whilst others were content to drive in a procession behind the cats.
What kind of animal is the one with the strange spots all over
Or you are cheating, which I exclude, because I think that you are a very honest and correct person, or you must be one of the luckiest ones going to the parks
Very much a lion day this RP... actually a cat day I suppose what with the old leopard as well
Thanks Roger - was nice to have them pop out into the open and close to us
Yep we sure had luck with the cats Pumbaa... thanks for the comments
Ermmm... yes number 15 indeed! We certainly were very lucky this trip without doubt... but I think we've become a bit better at spotting leopards over timeMel wrote: ↑Sat Sep 25, 2021 10:00 am Okay, I fell off the waggon once again due to work commitments
But I see, I haven't missed much... leopards and lions kept showing up for you (the latest must be no. 15 then?) and generally you were extremely lucky again. However, I'm also sure that your whole family got eagle eyes and will spot things others miss. Just need to think of the "Can you see the animal" quiz
Awesome photos! They got such a fantastic depth in them that they almost appear to be 3D. And very crisp and excellent light balance.
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Saturday July 17th contd
We left the congestion of the lion sighting and carried on up to the Nwatimhiri bridge where there were yet more lion parking off
Most of them seemed in great condition except one scrawnier one with a wonky tail
It appeared that there were more lion somewhere up from the riverbank in the bushes based on the attention of those in the riverbed
I’m not sure if the lion had dug out this small drinking hole or if it was left over by elephants
Either way, it seemed a bit of a strange place to drink given that there was plenty of water in pools in the riverbed
Moving on from the lions we found some hippo out the water at the next small dam
On past Nkuhlu there was another hippo who had a passenger who had apparently forgotten to disembark earlier in the morning
Nearer Skukuza there was a troop of vervets busy grooming the kids, as well as a nice nyala ram
We popped onto Alpha loop before heading back to camp and enjoyed a good size herd of buffalo and some distant flat-out spots in the riverbed
Lastly there were some warthog enjoying a snooze and the attention of some oxpeckers
We left the congestion of the lion sighting and carried on up to the Nwatimhiri bridge where there were yet more lion parking off
Most of them seemed in great condition except one scrawnier one with a wonky tail
It appeared that there were more lion somewhere up from the riverbank in the bushes based on the attention of those in the riverbed
I’m not sure if the lion had dug out this small drinking hole or if it was left over by elephants
Either way, it seemed a bit of a strange place to drink given that there was plenty of water in pools in the riverbed
Moving on from the lions we found some hippo out the water at the next small dam
On past Nkuhlu there was another hippo who had a passenger who had apparently forgotten to disembark earlier in the morning
Nearer Skukuza there was a troop of vervets busy grooming the kids, as well as a nice nyala ram
We popped onto Alpha loop before heading back to camp and enjoyed a good size herd of buffalo and some distant flat-out spots in the riverbed
Lastly there were some warthog enjoying a snooze and the attention of some oxpeckers
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The expression of the vervet kid is priceless
Also the passenger who missed the last water stop is hilarious Like some people falling asleep in the bus/train returning from work, who end up at the terminal
"Dead" leopards don't count
The one lion looks miserable
Also the passenger who missed the last water stop is hilarious Like some people falling asleep in the bus/train returning from work, who end up at the terminal
"Dead" leopards don't count
The one lion looks miserable
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Brilliant installment, Peej!
The terrapin!
And a plethora of cats! (You know what a plethora is?)
The first scrawny lion pic is great as there is a difference in lighting on the centre lion?
The terrapin!
And a plethora of cats! (You know what a plethora is?)
The first scrawny lion pic is great as there is a difference in lighting on the centre lion?
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I do!
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More Lions.
We also saw elephants doing similar along the H7 near Orpen preferring to drink from the dugout holes rather than the open water pools .Suspect the pools water is not the cleanest so they prefer the sand filtered water .
That Terrapin is should go in the fumy animal pics competition for sure
We also saw elephants doing similar along the H7 near Orpen preferring to drink from the dugout holes rather than the open water pools .Suspect the pools water is not the cleanest so they prefer the sand filtered water .
That Terrapin is should go in the fumy animal pics competition for sure