Addo Outings 2016

Post by **Mel** » Wed May 04, 2016 2:50 pm

The spell is finally broken!

And I wonder what it is with those warthogs and the cheetahs

Harvey's is quite a looong loop... Yet with your luck I'm sure we're in for something here

Oh, and a handsome jackal buzzard as well. $\O$

Post by **PJL** » Wed May 04, 2016 4:26 pm

Lisbeth wrote:Isn't the jackal buzzard a juvenile bateleur?

No, definitely a JB... not even sure we get bateleurs this far south - I've never seen one down here at any rate $\O$

Post by **Lisbeth** » Wed May 04, 2016 4:47 pm

Looking better I actually changed my mind

$\O$

Post by **nan** » Wed May 04, 2016 6:01 pm

love, love the sequence of the Cheetahs and Phacochères $O\/$ $O\/$ $O\/$

and this one in a tree $O/\$

then Jackal Buzzard, Elephants $\O$
Jackal so tiny in regard of the Buff

Post by **PJL** » Wed May 04, 2016 10:20 pm

Lisbeth wrote:Looking better I actually changed my mind $\O$

$\O$

Post by **PJL** » Wed May 04, 2016 10:31 pm

Mel wrote:Harvey's is quite a looong loop... Yet with your luck I'm sure we're in for something here

Yip, our patience paid off

It felt like ages and I wondered whether they had taken a different route but eventually out popped the 3 boys onto the road right where I had been expecting them $O/\$ $O/\$ $O\/$ $O\/$

We had a prime spot and had the privilege of watching the cheetah walking towards us - sometimes on the road and sometimes in the vegetation just off to the side. I took far too many photos and I can't decide which ones are my favourites so I'm going to post lots of them

Post by **PJL** » Wed May 04, 2016 10:39 pm

Before long we had reversed our way up to Harveys tree where the cheetah arrived for some territory marking

This seemed to be the end of their wanderings as one decided to lie down and rest in the road

The other 2 were a short distance the other side of our car and posed for some really nice portraits

After a few calls they moved off into the bushes and found a rise with a nice view for a proper lie down and snooze

Post by **nan** » Wed May 04, 2016 10:42 pm

magnificent

for posting

Post by **Lisbeth** » Thu May 05, 2016 9:27 am

Your cheetahs look very comfortable and your photos are wonderful. What beautiful cats $O\/$ $O\/$ $O\/$ And the female?

I hope that they decide to do something about it

Post by **Flutterby** » Thu May 05, 2016 9:29 am

Oh wow, what an absolutely fantastic sighting and your pics are beautiful!!

Africa Wild

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