Re: Social distancing in the Kgalagadi Oct/Nov 2020
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2021 4:25 pm
Great photos of the cobra and squirrel
Nice those small caves, especially with a leopard inside
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Re: Social distancing in the Kgalagadi Oct/Nov 2020
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2021 4:27 pm
Surprising how brave such a small squirrel can be when it comes to defending her offspring and they hardly never gets bitten
Nice those small caves, especially with a leopard inside
Nice those small caves, especially with a leopard inside
Re: Social distancing in the Kgalagadi Oct/Nov 2020
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2021 7:17 am
Thursday 29 October 2020
Today we were moving camp to Mata Mata, so even though we were awake at 5.30am, we only managed to leave camp by 7 am after breaking up our campsite
We were only about 5 minutes out of the Twee Rivieren gate, when Debbie shouted “leopard!!”
We had often heard of leopards on the calcrete just out of Twee Rivieren, but had yet to see one.
A big male was making his way along the side of the dune
We didn’t have too long with the cat before he disappeared over the top of the dune
We hang around for a while waiting to see if he would return, but unfortunately he didn’t oblige
What a great start to our day
Today we were moving camp to Mata Mata, so even though we were awake at 5.30am, we only managed to leave camp by 7 am after breaking up our campsite
We were only about 5 minutes out of the Twee Rivieren gate, when Debbie shouted “leopard!!”
We had often heard of leopards on the calcrete just out of Twee Rivieren, but had yet to see one.
A big male was making his way along the side of the dune
We didn’t have too long with the cat before he disappeared over the top of the dune
We hang around for a while waiting to see if he would return, but unfortunately he didn’t oblige
What a great start to our day
Re: Social distancing in the Kgalagadi Oct/Nov 2020
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2021 7:39 am
How did she managed to spot that leopard 
It took me a few seconds to see it
It took me a few seconds to see it
Re: Social distancing in the Kgalagadi Oct/Nov 2020
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2021 10:31 am
Lucky! 
Re: Social distancing in the Kgalagadi Oct/Nov 2020
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2021 11:38 am
How he blends in with the landscape 
Re: Social distancing in the Kgalagadi Oct/Nov 2020
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2021 5:52 pm
With the leopard not returning, we carried on towards Mata Mata
Because we had left the camp a little later than most others, when we came upon a roadblock just after Gemsbokplein, we knew two things.
Firstly, that there must be a cat in the vicinity, and
Secondly, that we were in no position to jostle for a good view of whatever it ws, as we were towing our trailer, and only the left hand side of the road was open, so we couldn’t stop for long either without blocking the road.
As a result, all we could do was to drive past the cheetah on the side of the road and get a proof pic.
We heard later that she had hunted and killed a springbok a few hours after we had passed
A smaller traffic jam awaited us at Batulama, where Miera’s cubs were out and about again.
They were walking along the side of the dune, before moving over the top.
Can you see both cubs?
Because we had left the camp a little later than most others, when we came upon a roadblock just after Gemsbokplein, we knew two things.
Firstly, that there must be a cat in the vicinity, and
Secondly, that we were in no position to jostle for a good view of whatever it ws, as we were towing our trailer, and only the left hand side of the road was open, so we couldn’t stop for long either without blocking the road.
As a result, all we could do was to drive past the cheetah on the side of the road and get a proof pic.
We heard later that she had hunted and killed a springbok a few hours after we had passed
A smaller traffic jam awaited us at Batulama, where Miera’s cubs were out and about again.
They were walking along the side of the dune, before moving over the top.
Can you see both cubs?
Re: Social distancing in the Kgalagadi Oct/Nov 2020
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2021 5:54 pm
Could this drive get any better?
It did
Before Rooibrak, a honey badger ran across the riverbed and across the road behind our vehicle
More proof pics as it hurried off to keep it’s distance from us.
By now it had started to rain and this pygmy falcon enjoyed a shower whilst perched on a nearby bush
It did
Before Rooibrak, a honey badger ran across the riverbed and across the road behind our vehicle
More proof pics as it hurried off to keep it’s distance from us.
By now it had started to rain and this pygmy falcon enjoyed a shower whilst perched on a nearby bush
Re: Social distancing in the Kgalagadi Oct/Nov 2020
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2021 6:13 pm
Wow - what a drive.
Love the Goshawk
Love the Goshawk
Re: Social distancing in the Kgalagadi Oct/Nov 2020
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2021 6:16 pm
What a safari, Gavin!
