Browns in Kruger July 2016

[Bushcraft]

Thanks Mel, Flutts, Pumbaa and Lisbeth for checking out this episode

[Bushcraft]

8th Satara continued

I was willing the leopard on but others in our car were hoping the impala spotted him and all it took was one bright impala who paused and then started barking just as the leopard was about to pounce and it was all over.

The leopard jumped up as if he was going to still chase, but then lay down again, so I positioned the car better in the loop to suit the leopard’s new spot.



The leopard relaxed in the open and it was still just us and the original vehicle which makes the S33 so cool because on any other road in the south there would have been chaos already. After 5 minutes the leopard cruised back towards the bush and got comfortable, so the Cow could concentrate on the parrots having a drink.







The drive back towards Satara produced a potential future tusker, what I think is a snake eagle, some GHB’s, boons crossing and just outside Satara something that looked like the tip of somethings tail lying in the road.











To be continued

[Lisbeth]

Great leopard sighting in any case

Lovely brown parrots drinking

Black-breasted snake-eagle

[Mel]

Shame for not witnessing the klll But the leo was still a brilliant sighting

And never dimiss the bird Isn't that ellie a tusker already...

[Bushcraft]

Thanks Mel and Lisbeth

[Alf]

Catching up with the hamsters again........

Wow what a great leopard sighting

[Bushcraft]

8th Satara continued

I had opened my mouth the previous day about a bacon and egg breakfast for the Cow’s birthday, so I got cooking, but for the first time we had brought a small electric frying pan along that the old lady gave us, so I could set up on the table outside and cook, which is far better than fighting with the “KNP stove” in the kitchen.

The Cow then spotted some Wood Hoopoes and sent me on a mission to get pics of them grooming each other, while she went after squirrels with Albert. I’m not a “bird person” but this lot fascinated me also because all the Hoopoes were grooming 1 so it must have been the “queen bee” or full of nits. Hopefully a birder reads this and can advise.





We started our afternoon drive at around 3:30pm and first I had to get used to a new thing going on with a “selfie stick” as Hawkeyes conned me to buy her 1 prior to the trip and was waving it around the car for the first time. In my day a “selfie stick” meant something else which I won’t mention on a public forum, but according to my kids I’m still living in the “dark ages”.



All wanted to head back down to the S33 to see if the leopard had scored and to our amazement there was still only 1 car parked off and it was the same people from the morning. The leopard was still there but snoozing behind a rock.

10 minutes later some impala looked like they were going to come for a drink and this got his attention for a few minutes.



We stopped at Kumana Dam for a few minutes on the way back to check out 2 ellies having a drink, but there wasn’t much else happening until we got close to the Sweni Bridge where 4 tuffs of grass looked out of place.





Suddenly the one tuft started roaring, but the others just rolled around with their legs in the air. After a few yawns the loud chap decided it was time to check out a new spot and headed straight towards us which got the Cow flapping to Hawkeyes about her window, however he stopped a few meters from the car, checked us out and then proceeded to take a dump next to us, which set all the rats off, but Albert was horrified “Disgusting Lion!”











After the dump he cruised up to the car, around us and then started roaring again before settling down on the other side of the road. I knew they would soon all get up but time was ticking, so took 1 last pic before heading back to camp.



We took the rats for those R29 mini pizzas for supper while the Cow and I chowed a toasted sarmie which wasn’t a great birthday treat but our plan was to test Mugg and Bean at Lower Sabie on the last night, so had to save the cash.

To be continued

[Bushcraft]

Catching up with the hamsters again........

Wow what a great leopard sighting

Sharp Alf

[Alf]

Clearly not a happy lions if all the Browns were watching him doing his business...

[Richprins]

The leopard looks as though it has eaten recently/

What a sighting!

The tail-tip may be a hairball coughed up too...but dunno?

Love the constipated lion!