The red-billed queleas had been unleashed

[Pumbaa]

fantastic

patience always pay... even 3 hours

for these beautifull images

We had everything in the car so no Problem to wait that long

[Pumbaa]

Wow that's a long wait but worth it

At least it did not feel like a long wait

[Pumbaa]

Excellent, Pumbaa!

Looks like a nice big marula tree that too!

(Would make a nice quiz pic!)

It was an ideal tree for the Leopard and whenever in that area we will recognize same

[Pumbaa]

YAY you two, and lucky for all of us that you were there to capture it.

Gorgeous pics.

As already said it was worth to wait that long

[Pumbaa]

A patient wait for the leopard to chow, but worth it in the end

It was a more than fantastic sighting for us

[Pumbaa]

Wow Pumbaa, what a stunning sighting!

We were still happy that the woman showed us this sighting although it would have been our way either

[Pumbaa]

She now fed meanwhile more than half an hour





only interrupted by taking looks around



and the typical cat cleaning and she even laid down again but now at least for us far better to be seen.



Meanwhile it was already 17.00 o’clock and we already said to each other that latest at 17.30 o’clock we had to leave in order to still arrive in time at Letaba but somehow everything



now happened quite fast and she started to move,



posed nicely for nearly everyone and on top the vehicle with the sunset drive from Olifants also arrived just in time to capture that spectacle

[Pumbaa]

so the long wait was more than compensated by her and gladly we also stayed that long and with wide grins on our faces





we also left when she finally left the tree and was no longer to be seen



and after we waved and said good bye to all the people with whom we waited that long in the neighbouring cars we carried on via the tar road still stopping for some European bee eaters



and still arrived late but more than in time at Letaba where I grabbed the keys for No. 63 and with another wonderful braai we relieved the wonderful sightings we had that day.

Thursday, 23. February 2017 – Letaba

Driven roads: H1-5 – S95 – S46 – S93 – S44 – H8 – S92 – S91 – H1-5 – H8 – S93 – S46 – H1-5 – H9 - S69 - H1-5 - S95

Today the weather once again did not look that promising and therefore it was still a bit dark when we left camp after our obligatory morning coffee on our verandah when it was time that the gate will be opened. We spotted red billed oxpeckers today not on any animals but in a tree



and another scrub hare who sat quite a while in the middle of the road.



Then we already stood on the high water bridge crossing the Letaba and today we did not want to drive further North than here and decided to visit Olifants camp instead and explore all the roads around same which we could not drive yesterday due to the leopard lady.

For sure we left the car and looked everywhere and I simply could not believe the masses of water in the river as I still had the runlet in mind the Letaba looked the year before.





to be continued......

[Flutterby]

The leopard really put on a show for you!

Cute hare.

[Lisbeth]

After having waited for such a long time you really deserved such a great leopard show

What a cute hare