Chicks and a new SO on the catwalk (Oct 2013)*

Post by **Mel** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 9:50 pm

Auchterlonie was quiet but the full moon against the blue sky...

...and the scenery kept me entertained.

Post by **Mel** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 9:55 pm

It was getting latish and we were pondering whether to stay for another sundowner or return to the camp.

Spots made a call and said we might as well stay a bit longer. When we had opened the cans, he turned around to clink with the words:
"I'll have that one on the leopard." I swear, I'm not telling fibs... The moment he said the words, I saw this:

Post by **Mel** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 9:56 pm

Spots was still facing me, so I had to tell him how right he was with what he had said.

Dunno, if you have realized it yet - I hadn't back then...

Post by **Mel** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 9:57 pm

I was still clueless...

Post by **Mel** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 9:58 pm

Only now I realized we were in for TWO leopards!!!

$O\/$ $O\/$ $O\/$ $O\/$ $O\/$ $O\/$ $O\/$ $O\/$ $O\/$ $O\/$ $O\/$ $O\/$ $O\/$ $O\/$ $O\/$ $O\/$ $O\/$ $O\/$

Post by **Mel** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 10:04 pm

It's the Auchterlonie Female and her daughter Warona:

Many more to come when the page has turned.

Post by **Mel** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 11:15 pm

By now another car had arrived - one of our neighbours from Kielie, but Warona
was all eyes for us.

Post by **Mel** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 11:17 pm

She eventually got up and move over to her mum:

Post by **Mel** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 11:18 pm

When the two of them left towards the dunes / picnic spot, our neighbour raced off to catch them at the top.
What a freak!

Post by **Mel** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 11:22 pm

We decided to drive into the access road as well, but much slower as we didn't want to chase the leopards away.
When the Freak realized that we were coming, he made sure he'd block the entrance to the picnic spots (only
wide enough for one car, for those who haven't been there). But once again, the leopards did us a favour and walked
straight towards us.

Africa Wild

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