Grietjie Private Reserve

[Klipspringer]

the dragonfly. The Dropwings often perch in the bright sunshine with their abdomens upward and their wings far forward, this one does it strikingly so.

[Lisbeth]

The lions seem to like the territory

[Alf]

More lions

[Pumbaa]

And again an incredible lion sighting, Sprocky

[RogerFraser]

Lovely macro of the dragonfly

Lions seem to be a common visitor in Grietjie

[Richprins]

Liontjies!

What a big paw that one has, you are right, Sparky!

[Mel]

Awesome!

[Sprocky]

all once again!

The Lions are still very active in the area. In fact, all of us that live along the river are a bit upset with these big cats. They took down that huge Waterbuck bull that had the strange horns. They measured out at 42 inches, which is 4 inches longer than an award for a trophy hunter.

I got a huge lone male Lion on my way to work on Friday, but no camera with me, and I missed seeing them by minutes, a few times this weekend.

I had quite a pleasant drive this morning, starting off with a Jackal...

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I really enjoyed capturing this Burchell's Coucal. It kept trying to hide after it caught a snack, but I stayed put and waited until it appeared from the foliage...

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Another special sighting for this area, Yellow-billed Oxpecker. I think it's the first time I have seen them on Grietjie...

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The green vegetation makes a great background for Zebra shots...

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Up next, a two in one sighting...

[Lisbeth]

Your cougal is a great shot

[Mel]

Those pesky lions... take (out) whatever they want.

Great photos again though