Incredible sightings, PJL,
and your shots are as Always magnificent - Love the mongoose, the ostrich chicks and the lions
Addo Outings 2018
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Thanks all for the comments
The lionesses were definitely in the mood for some pigs for breakfast. Duffy had an incredible look of purpose on her face
She was the first to start making a move - but sideways rather than forwards in an attempt to get out of the field of vision of the warthog. Her stalking moves were quite amazing to see
Fairly quickly she had ducked behind our car and disappeared into the bushes. The warthog seemed to have retreated a bit so Dawn managed a slightly easier route to get herself into position, passing right in front of us
Naturally we really didn't want to interrupt the hunt in any way, but as other vehicles were already starting engines we figured moving a bit forwards would be fine and shouldn't disturb the warthog. Indeed after a couple of minutes all the movement had stopped from vehicles (some people obviously hadn't realised what was going on and actually drove off ). The warthog were in a nice clearing and it was simply a case of waiting until....
Unfortunately for the Dawn who was the one to make the first move, that left turn following the smaller warthog was just too tight and she lost grip. I'm sure otherwise she probably would have caught it.
Duffy came wandering back looking disappointed, shortly followed by Dawn
Josie with her poor eyesight had left her daughters to the hunting, but she now made her way over to join them. It's still rather upsetting to see that her vision has deteriorated so much
The girls found comfy spots for a while
But then the warthog seemed to have total memory loss and came trundling back down the hill they had just run up. Maybe all the spring flowers had done something to their brains, but rapidly the girls were back up and into action for a second time
The second hunt was further away and a bit harder to see what was going on, but again it seemed the warthogs managed to beat a hasty retreat. With the day warming up nicely the lionesses went further into the bush for some shade. If you had driven past at that point you would have never seen them!
The lionesses were definitely in the mood for some pigs for breakfast. Duffy had an incredible look of purpose on her face
She was the first to start making a move - but sideways rather than forwards in an attempt to get out of the field of vision of the warthog. Her stalking moves were quite amazing to see
Fairly quickly she had ducked behind our car and disappeared into the bushes. The warthog seemed to have retreated a bit so Dawn managed a slightly easier route to get herself into position, passing right in front of us
Naturally we really didn't want to interrupt the hunt in any way, but as other vehicles were already starting engines we figured moving a bit forwards would be fine and shouldn't disturb the warthog. Indeed after a couple of minutes all the movement had stopped from vehicles (some people obviously hadn't realised what was going on and actually drove off ). The warthog were in a nice clearing and it was simply a case of waiting until....
Unfortunately for the Dawn who was the one to make the first move, that left turn following the smaller warthog was just too tight and she lost grip. I'm sure otherwise she probably would have caught it.
Duffy came wandering back looking disappointed, shortly followed by Dawn
Josie with her poor eyesight had left her daughters to the hunting, but she now made her way over to join them. It's still rather upsetting to see that her vision has deteriorated so much
The girls found comfy spots for a while
But then the warthog seemed to have total memory loss and came trundling back down the hill they had just run up. Maybe all the spring flowers had done something to their brains, but rapidly the girls were back up and into action for a second time
The second hunt was further away and a bit harder to see what was going on, but again it seemed the warthogs managed to beat a hasty retreat. With the day warming up nicely the lionesses went further into the bush for some shade. If you had driven past at that point you would have never seen them!
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Did they get the pig or didn't they?
Great show from the girls
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Exquisite photography as always, Peej!
Those warthogs are a bit doff, I'm afraid.
Looks like a puma there, the crouching pic!
Those warthogs are a bit doff, I'm afraid.
Looks like a puma there, the crouching pic!
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What stunning lion sightings, PJL
Love also the mongoose and the jackal buzzard and the meerkat
Love also the mongoose and the jackal buzzard and the meerkat
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Baby mongoose - how cute!!!
Lion shots are great too, of course, but I admired most of them already on another thread,
so mongoose takes the prize here for me
Spotted hyena is also very special and I'm sure D was over the moon Not so much the guard though
Also, once again more great lion sightings over the course of the year
Lion shots are great too, of course, but I admired most of them already on another thread,
so mongoose takes the prize here for me
Spotted hyena is also very special and I'm sure D was over the moon Not so much the guard though
Also, once again more great lion sightings over the course of the year
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After the second hunt the girls found a very shady section deep in the bush so there was only a tiny view of them. We continued north and enjoyed some great elephant interaction at Hapoor
The open areas around the waterhole had plenty of elephants and plenty of flowers!
At Hapoor this chap was generating his own jacuzzi
Before diving right in
Others were already in the water and using their periscopes to good effect
As another herd approached this little one had to take a break
The original jacuzzi bull was now having a great time in the water
So much so that he had decided the water belonged to him alone, much to the discomfort of those he kept shoving out the way
He eventually made a very triumphant exit from the water
Here's a video of all the fun going on
The open areas around the waterhole had plenty of elephants and plenty of flowers!
At Hapoor this chap was generating his own jacuzzi
Before diving right in
Others were already in the water and using their periscopes to good effect
As another herd approached this little one had to take a break
The original jacuzzi bull was now having a great time in the water
So much so that he had decided the water belonged to him alone, much to the discomfort of those he kept shoving out the way
He eventually made a very triumphant exit from the water
Here's a video of all the fun going on
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Must go for a day trip soon ...but 07h00 enter time in Summer is ridiculous with the light ..Kruger its 05h30 for day visitors in Summer = same organisation