Thanks nannan wrote:Lycaons
and then Cheetahs
and then
It's going to be an anti climax 
Browns in Kruger April 2017
Re: Browns in Kruger April 2017
It's going to be an anti climax Re: Browns in Kruger April 2017
11th Satara to Biyamiti continued
Suddenly 2 cheetah took off after something, but rather aimlessly, so all they did was upset a few zebra and impala starting snorting in the distance.
They then stood around doing nothing until the modelling cheetah caught up and then they started back towards the road.
The traffic had built up by now and I was getting irritated with a few clueless drivers who couldn’t “read the situation”, so I checked the time and got a fright as it was now 11:45am and we were still on the H6 and a long way from Biyamiti, therefore I chirped
“Check the time, we better move sharp!”
There was some moaning as it was clear that the cheetahs were eventually going to cross the road and head in the direction the “mother” went, but then it sunk home that time was against us.
“Ok, let’s go”
We past a few cars on the way back down the H6 and they were hanging out with the limping cheetah, but we didn’t stop, much to the surprise of the occupants of the other vehicles.
Just before the H6/H1-3 intersection the rats starting asking “How long to Tshokwane?” which only means one thing, they needed the loo again. We were a long way from Tshokwane so after doing the maths we decided to shoot back up to Satara for the loo.
I was now getting seriously tense about the time, so all were under pressure to use the loo at pace.
Around 5km out of Satara I remembered that we were meant to meet PJL at Skukuza, but it was now around 12:30pm which meant we would only make it to Skukuza at about 3pm, so we realised that we weren’t going to make it to Skukuza and then still make Biyamiti, so I whatsapped PJL and told him we were running late so weren’t going to make it.
We had to put blinkers on for a long stretch and I had to stick to 50km/h however we spotted all the normal gang on the way down but only stopped again for pics as we reached the Biyamiti weir and it was close to 4:30pm, so we took some quick pics of the weir locals and continued on.
The Biyamiti road produced one of its faulty ellies which wouldn’t leave the road, so the Cow was flapping, a few buffalo cooling off and we stopped again at the viewpoint as the rats wanted to take some selfies on the point, so we used the opportunity for a family pic.
At some stage during the drive down we found 7 rhino hanging out together, which was nice to see, but it’s now obvious that the population has dramatically decreased in Kruger.
It had been a long day so I immediately started the fire and we all just relaxed outside chatting until lights out.
To be continued
Suddenly 2 cheetah took off after something, but rather aimlessly, so all they did was upset a few zebra and impala starting snorting in the distance.
They then stood around doing nothing until the modelling cheetah caught up and then they started back towards the road.
The traffic had built up by now and I was getting irritated with a few clueless drivers who couldn’t “read the situation”, so I checked the time and got a fright as it was now 11:45am and we were still on the H6 and a long way from Biyamiti, therefore I chirped
“Check the time, we better move sharp!”
There was some moaning as it was clear that the cheetahs were eventually going to cross the road and head in the direction the “mother” went, but then it sunk home that time was against us.
“Ok, let’s go”
We past a few cars on the way back down the H6 and they were hanging out with the limping cheetah, but we didn’t stop, much to the surprise of the occupants of the other vehicles.
Just before the H6/H1-3 intersection the rats starting asking “How long to Tshokwane?” which only means one thing, they needed the loo again. We were a long way from Tshokwane so after doing the maths we decided to shoot back up to Satara for the loo.
I was now getting seriously tense about the time, so all were under pressure to use the loo at pace.
Around 5km out of Satara I remembered that we were meant to meet PJL at Skukuza, but it was now around 12:30pm which meant we would only make it to Skukuza at about 3pm, so we realised that we weren’t going to make it to Skukuza and then still make Biyamiti, so I whatsapped PJL and told him we were running late so weren’t going to make it.
We had to put blinkers on for a long stretch and I had to stick to 50km/h however we spotted all the normal gang on the way down but only stopped again for pics as we reached the Biyamiti weir and it was close to 4:30pm, so we took some quick pics of the weir locals and continued on.
The Biyamiti road produced one of its faulty ellies which wouldn’t leave the road, so the Cow was flapping, a few buffalo cooling off and we stopped again at the viewpoint as the rats wanted to take some selfies on the point, so we used the opportunity for a family pic.
At some stage during the drive down we found 7 rhino hanging out together, which was nice to see, but it’s now obvious that the population has dramatically decreased in Kruger.
It had been a long day so I immediately started the fire and we all just relaxed outside chatting until lights out.
To be continued
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Re: Browns in Kruger April 2017
Still a great cheetah sighting even if they didn't make a kill.
Nice kingfishers.
Lovely family selfie!![[O]](./images/smilies/camera.gif "Photo")
Nice kingfishers.
Lovely family selfie!
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Re: Browns in Kruger April 2017
Wow that's a very nice group of rhino
It was a bit hard for us to tell how the numbers are faring as we spent most of our time up at Satara and they never seem to be as abundant up there anyway
Forgot to say... nice sighting of vin diesel - he'll be making another appearance soon
It was a bit hard for us to tell how the numbers are faring as we spent most of our time up at Satara and they never seem to be as abundant up there anyway
Forgot to say... nice sighting of vin diesel - he'll be making another appearance soon
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Re: Browns in Kruger April 2017
no need to see a kill... Cheetahs are enough
superb Kingfisher and wow, seven Rhinos all together
I don't like selfies... but for a whole family is
superb Kingfisher and wow, seven Rhinos all together
I don't like selfies... but for a whole family is
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Re: Browns in Kruger April 2017
Ok, I'm still at the meet day...so commenting there!
The rats went to the shop and came roaring back to inform us that they had met RP (and I only later found out that he had given them each something. Thanks RP, you made their trip)
Ja, you guys don't give them any booze!
That leopard cub is an astounding sighting, all alone. Another "pic of the year!"
The kids' pics are much better...who must get the award?
Thanks very much for putting up with me, and for the Rats making me a fourth face!
It was absolutely wonderful, and yes, I wobbled straight to bed, no problem! 
The rats went to the shop and came roaring back to inform us that they had met RP (and I only later found out that he had given them each something. Thanks RP, you made their trip)
Ja, you guys don't give them any booze!
That leopard cub is an astounding sighting, all alone. Another "pic of the year!"
The kids' pics are much better...who must get the award?
Thanks very much for putting up with me, and for the Rats making me a fourth face!
It was absolutely wonderful, and yes, I wobbled straight to bed, no problem! Please check Needs Attention pre-booking: https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=322&t=596
Re: Browns in Kruger April 2017
Still incredible sightings, Bushcraft,
awesome cheetah shots and even wild Dogs as well - You had in fact quite a lot of stunning ones
Plus birds and rhinos
awesome cheetah shots and even wild Dogs as well - You had in fact quite a lot of stunning ones
Plus birds and rhinos
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Re: Browns in Kruger April 2017
Thanks FluttsFlutterby wrote:Still a great cheetah sighting even if they didn't make a kill.
Nice kingfishers.
Lovely family selfie!
I'm not a fan of any form of "selfie" pic, especially those who pull the "ducks bum" with their lips, but it's needed for family memories Re: Browns in Kruger April 2017
SharpPJL wrote:Wow that's a very nice group of rhino
It was a bit hard for us to tell how the numbers are faring as we spent most of our time up at Satara and they never seem to be as abundant up there anyway
Forgot to say... nice sighting of vin diesel - he'll be making another appearance soon
One can see a noticeable decrease in the rhino population in my opinion 
I see Vin popped up on your TT
Re: Browns in Kruger April 2017
Agreed nannan wrote:no need to see a kill... Cheetahs are enough
superb Kingfisher and wow, seven Rhinos all together
I don't like selfies... but for a whole family is
We have only seen 1 cheetah kill before, but it wasn't as hectic as a lion or wild dog kill, so I was keen for more action, however the clan wasn't that keen Agreed on the selfie thing, but it's more about family memories for us