OUR OCTOBER 2016 WEEK

[Flutterby]

Those lions are in lovely condition!

I'm also going to stay with you....can do without Sun City.

[Bushcraft]

Great lion sighting

I’m glad the male eventually put his foot down and then some “bushveld porno”

I would have also stayed rather than Sun City

[Richprins]

You still look the same, fogey!

Quite a larney piece of road that, never seen lions on paving!

I love the green lawn there, the rarest sighting of the trip! Haven't seen a green lawn anywhere in a year!

Nice porn!

[steamtrainfan]

That was a serious lion sighting

I am going to stay with you, I am not too keen on Sun City

Thanks very much Lisbeth.

Glad to have you stay on board.

wow what a "beast"...

love too the Piggies

He was a huge fellow nan. In his prime I would say.

The lions looks quite beautiful at Pilanesberg! Definitely much nice than most of their Kruger counterparts. But then again, I'm being totallly spoilt with the Kgalagadi lions anyway

Lovely photos of the family - young and old

Did you double-check the ID on your "canary"? I'm still sure it's a cinnamon-breasted bunting. The markings on the head are not fitting a streaky-headed seedeater.

I agree that the lions in Pilanesberg are in extremely good condition.

Thank you for the family compliment.

Sorry Mel, I have not double checked on the bird ID yet.

Those lions are in lovely condition!

I'm also going to stay with you....can do without Sun City.

They are indeed Flutterby.

Glad to have you on board.

Great lion sighting

I’m glad the male eventually put his foot down and then some “bushveld porno”

I would have also stayed rather than Sun City

Thanks B.C. - Sun City holds no charm for me either.

I would rather have a bad day in Pilanesberg than a good day in Sun City.

You still look the same, fogey!

Quite a larney piece of road that, never seen lions on paving!

I love the green lawn there, the rarest sighting of the trip! Haven't seen a green lawn anywhere in a year!

Nice porn!

Thanks for the great compliment R.P..

That is one of the better pieces of road but it does not carry on for much longer.

Rarest sight - green grass

[steamtrainfan]

DAY 7 - 13 OCTOBER 2016 - RATHLOGO HIDE.

I sat at Rathlogo Hide until it was time to head to camp for lunch.

I cannot seem to find this guy in my bird book. Looks like a weaver with a red beak?????




A trio of giraffe slaking their thirst.



I always try and catch the trail of water as a giraffe lifts up their heads.



A trio of blue waxbills slaking their thirst.



Taken through the fence by the toilets where there was small puddle.



A group of three in one photo.



On my way back to camp I did a detour on the Thlware Loop hoping to see the elusive leopard but all I got was this cinnamon breasted bunting. My first ever.

[Lisbeth]

Great giraffe pics

If the yellow colour of your first bird is only yellow light from the sun on the leaves, then it is a red-billed quelea if not ....

I also like the waxbills

[nan]

me too love the Waxbills
and Giraffes
and.... all of them

[Flutterby]

Busy at the waterhole.

I also thought Quelea for your first bird. Nice sighting of the bunting.

[Bushcraft]

A good giraffe trio, but the waxbill trio is a great capture

[Pumbaa]

Awesome sightings, overall, Stemtrainfan,

with the lions and rhino and birdies - Great shot of the osprey

and would also say it is a red-billed quelea