Flavour of the Month - September 2014 - S1 Doispane Road (Phabeni - Skukuza) & Nyamundwa Dam
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Re: Flavour of the Month - September 2014 - S1 Doispane Road (Phabeni - Skukuza) & Nyamundwa Dam
The access road/donga to the dam lookout at Nyamundwa has been graded at last!
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Re: Flavour of the Month - September 2014 - S1 Doispane Road (Phabeni - Skukuza) & Nyamundwa Dam
From a JustN@ture report in 2014:
https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 4&start=10JustN@ture wrote: ↑Thu Jan 30, 2014 3:00 pm
We were in two minds to take the S1 again![]()
and go down the S65 to see if we would have luck with the cats
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and just as well we did, we spotted this group of 8 lions crossing the road.
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They were very accommodating as they stopped on the side of the road and licked the dew of the grass
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, waited for me to change the lens on the camera as the 150-500mm was not able to get them in being so close
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and then went down the side and lay around for a bit,
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we thought they were stalking a herd of Zebra up the way
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only to see them duck off into the bush where we got them in the background of a rhino sighting
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Re: Flavour of the Month - September 2014 - S1 Doispane Road (Phabeni - Skukuza) & Nyamundwa Dam

Kruger Sightings
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18h18 hours ago
15:56
2 Lionesses stationary on a rock in the riverbed
S1, 500m E of Nyamundwa Dam
Near Phabeni Gate
Vis 5/5 with binos
Tinged by Garth
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Kruger Sightings
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19h19 hours ago
14:29
Lioness with buffalo kill in dry dam bed
S1, Nyamundwa dam
Near Phabeni gate
Vis 4/5 with binocs
Tinged by Willie & Shireen
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Kruger Sightings
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Oct 7
09:00
Leopard on the move
S1, 10km from Phabeni Gate
Vie 5/5
Tinged by Sandradelport
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Kruger Sightings
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Oct 6
07:55
3 Spotted hyena stationary
S1, 2.3km from the H11
Near Skukuza
Vis 5/5
Tinged by matthieurivart
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Re: Flavour of the Month - September 2014 - S1 Doispane Road (Phabeni - Skukuza) & Nyamundwa Dam
This is quite a nifty VIDEO: 
https://twitter.com/i/status/1053985695755395072
Kruger Sightings
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19h19 hours ago
14:00
Elephant on the move
S1, 1km E of the S3
Near Phabeni gate
Tinged by Simphiwe
https://twitter.com/i/status/1053985695755395072
Kruger Sightings
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19h19 hours ago
14:00
Elephant on the move
S1, 1km E of the S3
Near Phabeni gate
Tinged by Simphiwe
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Re: Flavour of the Month - September 2014 - S1 Doispane Road (Phabeni - Skukuza) & Nyamundwa Dam
i wonder if simphiwe is a jeep jockey ???????
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Re: Flavour of the Month - September 2014 - S1 Doispane Road (Phabeni - Skukuza) & Nyamundwa Dam
Nice tusks as well!
And the ellie stayed so calm! 
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Re: Flavour of the Month - September 2014 - S1 Doispane Road (Phabeni - Skukuza) & Nyamundwa Dam
Most likely ..all they ever do is Tinge and cause congestion and misery at sightings







