Flavour of the Month - October 2014-S28 Nhlowa Road with the Ntandanyathi Hide

[Lisbeth]

Not easy to find the right balance on that branch

[Richprins]

A 2016 boomslang sighting by Heksie:








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[Richprins]

A sad sight by RogerFraser, 2016 drought:





and a Zebra was standing forlone over its aborted foal .It had not long happened and the mother was very stressed .We wondered if this was due to the drought

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[Richprins]

And further on:

[Lisbeth]

It could also be a case of stillborn with no obvious reason. It also happens to animals. Of course the draught might have been the reason

[Richprins]

Some more 2016 Pumbaa pics:

we were back again on the S28 were we came across a hyaena on the move so not easy to capture same as it was still a bit too dark but not long and the sun came up and I forced Timon to stop the car as I saw something on my side of the road – a black-backed jackal on a fresh impala kill



busy in feeding but same could neither had killed the impala nor have eaten that much already.



Love that scary look on the face of the jackal!



The jackal also always looked around into each direction whilst feeding as the culprit/s still might be still close by and on top same started again to feed extreme hastily.





Another one of my favourite from this sequence is the one shacking its head like a dog!



The impala herd which this brave male must have been protected and with same he lost his life was still close by and they were extreme nervous and also our jackal friend started to get more nervous and turned from left to right and right to left whilst still feeding



as also a cheetah was calling from a bit farer away which must have killed the impala.



The light was brilliant and the sun from the right side illuminated everything in a nearly blood-red colour and even the tongue of the jackal.



The calling of the cheetah was getting louder and seems to be closer so the jackal lifted its head with some bites visible between its teeth.



Suddenly the jackal with a full belly walked off and although we still stayed quite a while at that sighting



the culprit did not show up whereas the close by impala herd nearly could not move away. So I cannot imagine of a better start into the day on our beloved S28. As already noticed yesterday the area was bone dry with no grass on the ground left and with very few leaves on the bushes left and I cannot remember having seen that area so dry as I also can remember that after one wet summer the grass on the road side was that high that same could hide giraffes and although nothing was hiding any animals we did not see that much but how could we without something to eat left at least for the grazers or browsers!

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[Richprins]

Pumbaa again in 2016. Note the exotic trees in the background at the southern end of the S28:

















And further on MORE cheetahs!













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[Richprins]

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07:40
Lions, jackals and hyenas all interacting over a wildebeest kill
S28, 5.3km E of the south entrance from H4-2
Near Crocodile Bridge
Vis 4-5/5 due to grass
Tinged by Kerry - Kruger Pride Safaris & Birdsong lodge

[Richprins]

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