Re: Frost, Fires & Family Time
Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2016 7:47 pm
Wow how lucky can one get 
What a fabulous day
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Re: Frost, Fires & Family Time
Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2016 9:44 pm
Cheetahs as well, PJL
What a fabulous day
What a fabulous day
Re: Frost, Fires & Family Time
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 8:46 am
Say what?! 
Not only the lions (which after having seen the rest are sooo yesteryear 
)
but also a splendid aardwolf sighting AND cheetahs too? Geez, we had to do the tracking and didn't get any further than
about 200 metres to one. Needless to say I'm totally
Excellent stuff!!!
(No Addo next time, we'll be in Kruger instead because we're going with friends of ours who visit SA for the first time and
even if I'm not fond of Kruger I'll have to admit that it's the better Option for a first time Safari experience...)
Not only the lions (which after having seen the rest are sooo yesteryear )but also a splendid aardwolf sighting AND cheetahs too? Geez, we had to do the tracking and didn't get any further than
about 200 metres to one. Needless to say I'm totally
Excellent stuff!!!
(No Addo next time, we'll be in Kruger instead because we're going with friends of ours who visit SA for the first time and
even if I'm not fond of Kruger I'll have to admit that it's the better Option for a first time Safari experience...)
Re: Frost, Fires & Family Time
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 1:22 pm
We figured that the mom was off hunting somewhere - she would leave them even from little when hunting. As you'll see in the next pics, they started calling for her... perhaps they're just not quite old enough yet to join her on hunts.Lisbeth wrote:First there was one.......and then there were four
We were very lucky indeed AlfAlf wrote:Wow how lucky can one get
It was a brilliant start to our stay for sure PumbaaPumbaa wrote:Cheetahs as well, PJL
What a fabulous day
Thanks MelMel wrote:Say what?!
but also a splendid aardwolf sighting AND cheetahs too? Geez, we had to do the tracking and didn't get any further than
about 200 metres to one. Needless to say I'm totally
Excellent stuff!!!
We knew only too well how difficult the cheetah can be to find, so seeing these 4 on the first day totally bowled us over
Re: Frost, Fires & Family Time
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 1:23 pm
As the cheetah started to get up and move they were clearly calling for mom - presumably she was off hunting somewhere nearby but we never saw her. Here's a short video of the youngsters calling 
https://youtu.be/d_oL0lgd3BI
We spent the next 45 minutes admiring these beautiful cats and as the sun started sinking lower on the horizon they were painted in some incredible colours. Words don't really do justice to the sighting... instead I'm simply going to post rather a lot of photos and hopefully you'll get something of the experience
https://youtu.be/d_oL0lgd3BI
We spent the next 45 minutes admiring these beautiful cats and as the sun started sinking lower on the horizon they were painted in some incredible colours. Words don't really do justice to the sighting... instead I'm simply going to post rather a lot of photos and hopefully you'll get something of the experience
Re: Frost, Fires & Family Time
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 1:24 pm
The 4 siblings then crossed the road and were lit up by the setting sun
With the landscape turning pink and purple, this was probably my favourite photo as the light started to fade
In a matter of minutes the light was gone and we needed to return to the camp so we said goodbye to the cheetah and hoped that they would find their mom quickly
We stopped very briefly at the lions who were now all up and about (including the girls who we hadn't seen before), busy feeding again on the eland
As we drove down to camp we were totally amazed by our first day in the park. We were even treated to seeing a couple of duiker just near the camp gate, but it was so dark I didn't even try to take any photos.
With our fire lit we stayed nice and warm, whilst making plans for which areas of the park to explore on the next day
TBC
With the landscape turning pink and purple, this was probably my favourite photo as the light started to fade
In a matter of minutes the light was gone and we needed to return to the camp so we said goodbye to the cheetah and hoped that they would find their mom quickly
We stopped very briefly at the lions who were now all up and about (including the girls who we hadn't seen before), busy feeding again on the eland
As we drove down to camp we were totally amazed by our first day in the park. We were even treated to seeing a couple of duiker just near the camp gate, but it was so dark I didn't even try to take any photos.
With our fire lit we stayed nice and warm, whilst making plans for which areas of the park to explore on the next day
TBC
Re: Frost, Fires & Family Time
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 2:07 pm
The kitties are gorgeous and there are some really great pics 
Lucky fish
Lucky fish
Re: Frost, Fires & Family Time
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 2:55 pm
Those cheetahs looks so puffy and adorable
Re: Frost, Fires & Family Time
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 5:57 pm
Once again...forum flooded with exquisite pics...really good competition, Peej! 
Like a dream watching this, to be honest!
Like a dream watching this, to be honest!
Re: Frost, Fires & Family Time
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 9:32 pm
Amazing cheetah pics in glorious light PJL.
Love the video with the chirruping calls.
Love the video with the chirruping calls.