PILANESBERG PREDATOR PARADE

[steamtrainfan]

STF, unreal sightings and brilliant images!!!

Hi Sprocky

So good to chat to you again.

Thank you for the lovely compliment.

[Flutterby]

You've really nailed the in-flight shots!

I think that flower is a Blood Lily.

[steamtrainfan]

You've really nailed the in-flight shots!

I think that flower is a Blood Lily.

Thanks very much Flutterby.

Nikon D90 on 1/4000 shutter speed.

[Flutterby]

Very good!

[steamtrainfan]

DAY 3 - SUNDAY 10 OCTOBER 2013. PART 1/5

We are now at that stage where we do not get up to be waiting at the gate for it to open.

We now get up and take our time and go out at about 07:00 every morning.

And so it was today.

We decided to take Potokwane Loop and it paid off. At 07:15 we came across 2 adult lioness , 2 sub adults and two tiny cubs.

Let the photos tell the story.













Watching a herd of wildebeest walking past.



At 07:30 they walked off into the bush and disappeared.

We then moved to go and have breakfast at Fish Eagle picnic spot.

Part 2/5 to follow.

[Flutterby]

And cubs!!

[Lisbeth]

That's a gooood lion sighting, with a little of everything

Cute little ellie; it looks very "new"

[steamtrainfan]

And cubs!!

Yes Flutterby, they were so small and cuddly.

[steamtrainfan]

Lisbeth:

"with a little of everything"

"Cute little ellie; it looks very "new"" Indeed he was. Still not too sure on his feet.

[steamtrainfan]

DAY 3 - SUNDAY 10 OCTOBER 2013. PART 2/5

While having breakfast at Fish Eagle we noticed a large number of cars stopped on the junction of Hippo Loop and Tshwene Drive.

While wondering what it was they were looking at another gent arrived and I asked if he knew.

He told me that there were three cheetah on the far plain.

We finished eating and then made our way to Hippo Loop.

When we first arrived we could see three cheetah quite a far way into the bush. It was now 09:30.

We the noticed two warthog walking directly toward the cheetah and the adrenalin immediately started to rise.



The piggies suddenly became aware of the cheetah and turned and sprinted away. The cheetah on the right had no interest in what was going on.



The piggies stopped , turned around and looked at the cheetah.



The piggies carried on in this way for about 30 minutes..................



................until the cheetah got tired of this game and walked towards our car.



Standing right next to our car. All the time the third cheetah was out of sight.



A short while later the third cheetah arrived.



The crossed Tshwene Drive and went and sat in the grass in the middle of Hippo Loop.



They eventually walked off at 10:30 and disappeared.

A very exciting and entertaining 60 minutes.

Part 3/5 to follow.