Grietjie Private Reserve

[Sprocky]

Thank you baie dankie, everyone.

Well, as Mel said...

I once again marvel at your fortune to be able to live in a place like Grietjie Looking through the last few pages it feels like it must be an adventure every day with all the animals around and the great sightings you seem to have all the time.

The adventure continues...

It has been a crazy week. Early in the week an Elephant lost its life in a battle with another Elephant bull. I stopped at the carcass almost everyday, but I only saw Vultures and a few Jackal at the carcass. There are reports of Lion and Hyaena at the carcass at night.

I will just post some of the Vulture pics I took, no words just images...

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More to come...

[Sprocky]

A few more of the Vultures, taken this morning...

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It was now time to drive and hopefully find something else. I then had an amazing sighting, stay tuned...

[Klipspringer]

Wow, excellent

And at least for a while these endangered birds have the meal for themselves.

[Sprocky]

I left the carcass and the Vultures, I hadn't gone far when I spotted a Lioness coming towards me in the dry grass. Little did I know what a cool sighting it would turn out to be.

Here comes the Lioness...

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Two more were not far behind, and walked right next to me...

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A large male was following them...

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They made there way onto the road and walked away from me. Five in total and one of the lead four was a sub-adult male...

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More of the Lions soon...

[Sprocky]

While following the Lions, the big male turned off the road and started sniffing the bush around him...

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He then started to scent mark the area...

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He did this quite a few times against different bushes and trees...

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After following them for quite a long distance, they turned off the road. I went around to another road and waited for them. Not too long after that the were back in view, but just to cross the road and then entered another block and the visual was lost. But, an awesome sighting...

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Enjoy the long weekend, see you next time...

[Mel]

Watching vultures at a carcass is quite fascinating, methinks. Especially when they start "bickering" for the best position.
Great shots

And lions yet again - wow!

[Lisbeth]

The elephant is so big, that there don't seem to be the usual battling for a place. There is enough for everybody Some nice pics of the vultures

[Richprins]

What sightings, Sprotjie!

Doesn't seem to be any Cape vultures?

Instructive lion peeing!

[Pumbaa]

Thanks so much, Sprocky,

really fascinating lion shots and pity about the dead elephant although the vulture shots are magnificent

[RogerFraser]

Lovely pictures and great sighting again .