The Heat is on and the Lions as well

[Lisbeth]

Fabulous sighting and marvellous photos

[Flutterby]

Wow, amazing sighting and pics!

[Richprins]

What a lovely close active sighting, Pumbaa!

Lovely shots!

[Pumbaa]

Fabulous sighting and marvellous photos

It was in fact such a wonderful sighting

[Pumbaa]

Wow, amazing sighting and pics!

It was so wonderful to see that many wild dogs already that early during that trip

[Pumbaa]

What a lovely close active sighting, Pumbaa!

Lovely shots!

We were so happy about the sightings we had today along the S25

[Pumbaa]

It was definitely not easy to choose any shots from that sighting as we took so many so I am a bit sorry when I start to bore you



but we simply could not be stopped as now also the pups had enough from resting



and were again in the mood for some more nonsense under the stretchful eye of one of the adults





who soon had been involved in their game.



The game got a bit wilder and also dust started to raise





Nevertheless we had such a wonderful time around the wild dogs so that we once again forgot time but as it was still early in the morning there was no need to look at the clock and got concerned about any gate closing times.





Although there was meanwhile a regular come and go of cars but luckily the wild dogs did not care about the metal things around them so either older ones



as well as younger ones relaxed again after the wild game was over again.



Due to the many wild dogs we never found out how many it were in total as some of them stayed a bit hidden behind bushes

[Pumbaa]

but I guess it must have been around twenty and although we cannot complain about the wild dog sightings we had during our previous trips already



this was one of the very best we so far had. As now after one hour we already stood at that sighting the wild dogs got more and more restless and started to run into the bushes only to appear again so we decided that it was time to carry on as you never know what will appear next.





We then stopped first for a brown snake eagle



saw an elephant herd in the distance and decided to pay the hippo pools as well a visit as we often omit to drive that short stretch. In a bush a couple of Southern white crowned shrikes just landed



and we had a great time in photographing same.



Meanwhile also the sun came out more and more and so we simply could enjoy the view onto the Crocodile river nearly at the end of the road.



Whilst we were admiring the beautiful sausage tree suddenly an African fish eagle landed in same



and whilst another one already landed somewhere in the riverbed in the distance soon its buddy followed same. At least the one fish eagle was willing to stay a while and allowed a couple of shots.



We carried on and along the S25 a couple of warthogs appeared at a spot where the grass was not that long any longer



and then we were stopped by a car who told us something about lions a couple of kilometres further. Normally we always take our time when getting such information and often still stay a while at the sighting we just stood but as this was anyway our direction and the warthogs were meanwhile gone we were happy in finding two male lions lying peacefully close to each other.



to be continued..................

[Lisbeth]

The wild dogs never stay still for long, so they are always nice to watch, especially if pups are among them.

More lions!

[Richprins]

Those dogs are either sleeping or hyperactive, Pumbaa!

Ja, the spot at Hippo Pools is very scenic!

Those shrikes are also not easy to photograph sometimes!