Lions On The Loose

[PJL]

Whew, what a queue!! Hope you felt better soon...nothing worse than having a tummy bug!

We've never had much luck on the S28.

Yep you guys had it much easier when staying in the camp than facing the gate queues from the outside
We've only done the S28 a few times and it's not proving to be too successful overall for us either

[Lisbeth]

Not the best start to a special day; you must have been feeling terrible .....and then the queue

I have always liked the S28, but to be sincere the only special sighting has been a giraffe birth. Maybe because I like the hide

[PJL]

Not the best start to a special day; you must have been feeling terrible .....and then the queue

I have always liked the S28, but to be sincere the only special sighting has been a giraffe birth. Maybe because I like the hide

Yeah that queue didn't help my mood that morning at all
The hide is nice along the S28, but takes a while to get all the way up there...

[PJL]

Tues 25th June contd

After a few hours in the park I was wondering whether it might have been better for me to stay in bed to recover from the night's illness, but then sightings suddenly started to pick up

After a dead S130 we were heading back in the direction of Crocodile Bridge for a bathroom break when we came across a pearl spotted owlet - a first for us







The kids thought it was very cute and wanted to take it home, but the owl had other ideas

After a brief stop at Croc Bridge, we went up the H4-2 and near the Vurhami bridge someone asked us if we had seen the lions
We said that we had seen them the other day, but it had been quiet for cats for us so far today. The other people had heard that lion had been seen somewhere near the bridge earlier in the morning. Maybe it was when we were still in the long queue outside the gate

We wished them luck in their search and continued along the road. About ten seconds later we slammed on brakes as this young chap almost ran into us



He was with a lioness who quickly went round the back of the car and then they continued on in search of something on the other side of the road





We wondered if they were looking for the rest of the pride, but they very quickly disappeared from view. Heading north towards Lower Sabie there wasn't much to report other than a big herd of buffalo in the riverbed with elephant feeding in the background



Combined with another very well-spotted rhino sighting which we had at some stage during the day, that meant it was getting close to another Big 5 day which was rather surprising given how quiet everything had been



We pulled in to Lower Sabie and got a prime spot for an early birthday lunch
Leopard are sometimes seen from the deck so I was secretly hoping one might pop out as a birthday treat for Grandpa, but it wasn't to be...

[Lisbeth]

At the end not a bad morning. I am also still waiting for a pearl-spotted owlet

The view from Lower Sabie is always lovely. How is the food and service these days?

[Pumbaa]

Fantastic jackal, pearlie and Rhino sightings and shots, PJL

[PRWIN]

just caught up, great photography all round, I see you using a 400??? what canon 100-400 MK11, Full Frame??

[Richprins]

Great sightings again, Peej, and sommer two Big 5 together!

What a lovely and unusual rhino shot!

[Alf]

Very lucky to have seen rhino again

[Flutterby]

The first time I saw a Pearl Spotted-owl I couldn't believe how small it was....they are lovely!

I am also still waiting to see a leopard from the Lower Sabie deck!!