It just couldn't sit still AlfAlf wrote:A hamster cheetah
Browns in Kruger July 2016
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Lisbeth wrote:A complete hyena show for The Cow's birthday
The birthday gift is still coming 
Re: Browns in Kruger July 2016
Thanks PumbaaPumbaa wrote:WoW Bushcraft,
you hit once again the jackpot with all the leopard, lion and for sure cheetah sighting on your way to Satara
plus those awesome hyaena sighting and scops owl in camp
5 degrees is in fact cold
I have had 0 at Tamboti and 1 at Biyamiti before but this was our longest experience in Kruger of cold weather for many days in a row. 
Re: Browns in Kruger July 2016
Thanks FluttsFlutterby wrote:Nice hyena sightings!
The den is 8.7km from the H1-3 and has been there for many years. You have to be there early though, but we have seen them around just before dark also.Re: Browns in Kruger July 2016
Ja, the predator sightings were good this tripRichprins wrote:All the predators are stuffed!
Told you the drought is a good time to go...
Great pics...wonder what animal that hyena leftovers is?
Alf, maybe you must forward the accommodation problems to your buddy Ezrom at Satara? Their AW Prize certificate is on the line!
It was an impala
Don't stress about the accommodation story RP as it's obviously not an issue for Sanparks so it's pointless.
Re: Browns in Kruger July 2016
8th Satara continued
Buffalo decided to approach the dam for a drink, so I got overexcited again because I thought the 2 male lion may react, but the lazy chaps just went to sleep, so I started plotting another mission.
The S33 is one of my favourite roads, specifically because it’s quiet and often produces leopard, so I started on a con.
“The S33 is just a few km back, let’s check out the first 5km or so where there’s normally some water around.”
The con worked and the first 2km of the S33 produced a hyena snoozing, some ellies and a giraffe that looked “taller” than normal because we were in a dip and it was above us.
About 3km down the S33 there’s 2 small newly made loops which take you to above the riverbed and a small patch of water. We found 1 car parked off in the loop, so also drove in, but they seemed to be having coffee and we didn’t see any action at the small puddle so I drove out.
As I was about to turn back towards the H1-3 I noticed the parked off vehicle occupants having “words” with each other and then suddenly the ballie started waving at me to return, so I did.
“Do you want to see a leopard?”
I found it to be a rather strange question and was about to give a cocky answer, but only managed to blurt out “YES!”
“In the bush in the riverbed below us there’s a leopard hiding out” so we thanked the ballie and found a spot to park.
I immediately checked out the spots, but it was rather difficult to see and the rats started with all the questions “Which bush, where, how far”
“Quiet!”
Albert didn’t believe a word so started imitating me to Hawkeyes next to her, which only got me more excited at the time, but I laugh at the pics now. The Cow took a pic of the bush with her camera to show the rats which calmed things down a little.
We couldn’t see what the leopard was up to and it may have been asleep, however there were impala coming down to drink at the little puddle, so we decided to wait a few minutes to see if there was any movement.
15 minutes went by with no movement so we all started to get distracted and eventually I was looking up and down the riverbed at other animals and the Cow was very into some Green Parrots that were cruising around, so when the spots disappeared from the bush we were all caught by surprise.
“The leopard has gone!”
“What!”
“Wait, there! It’s looking at us”
The leopard had walked out into the open and was sitting down checking us out.
Suddenly the leopard started on a stalk towards the impala, so our car went into an instant major flap, but fortunately Hawkeyes and I had cameras ready and the Cow was operating the video camera.
To be continued
Buffalo decided to approach the dam for a drink, so I got overexcited again because I thought the 2 male lion may react, but the lazy chaps just went to sleep, so I started plotting another mission.
The S33 is one of my favourite roads, specifically because it’s quiet and often produces leopard, so I started on a con.
“The S33 is just a few km back, let’s check out the first 5km or so where there’s normally some water around.”
The con worked and the first 2km of the S33 produced a hyena snoozing, some ellies and a giraffe that looked “taller” than normal because we were in a dip and it was above us.
About 3km down the S33 there’s 2 small newly made loops which take you to above the riverbed and a small patch of water. We found 1 car parked off in the loop, so also drove in, but they seemed to be having coffee and we didn’t see any action at the small puddle so I drove out.
As I was about to turn back towards the H1-3 I noticed the parked off vehicle occupants having “words” with each other and then suddenly the ballie started waving at me to return, so I did.
“Do you want to see a leopard?”
I found it to be a rather strange question and was about to give a cocky answer, but only managed to blurt out “YES!”
“In the bush in the riverbed below us there’s a leopard hiding out” so we thanked the ballie and found a spot to park.
I immediately checked out the spots, but it was rather difficult to see and the rats started with all the questions “Which bush, where, how far”
“Quiet!”
Albert didn’t believe a word so started imitating me to Hawkeyes next to her, which only got me more excited at the time, but I laugh at the pics now. The Cow took a pic of the bush with her camera to show the rats which calmed things down a little.
We couldn’t see what the leopard was up to and it may have been asleep, however there were impala coming down to drink at the little puddle, so we decided to wait a few minutes to see if there was any movement.
15 minutes went by with no movement so we all started to get distracted and eventually I was looking up and down the riverbed at other animals and the Cow was very into some Green Parrots that were cruising around, so when the spots disappeared from the bush we were all caught by surprise.
“The leopard has gone!”
“What!”
“Wait, there! It’s looking at us”
The leopard had walked out into the open and was sitting down checking us out.
Suddenly the leopard started on a stalk towards the impala, so our car went into an instant major flap, but fortunately Hawkeyes and I had cameras ready and the Cow was operating the video camera.
To be continued
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Re: Browns in Kruger July 2016
What a morning so far! 
And it can't have been late by the time you found that leopard...
Kruger treated The Cow nicely for her birthday with all those badgers, hyenas, lions, etc.
Now, did that leopard make the kill?
And it can't have been late by the time you found that leopard...Kruger treated The Cow nicely for her birthday with all those badgers, hyenas, lions, etc.
Now, did that leopard make the kill?
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that is in fact an incredible leopard sighting
that is in fact an incredible leopard sighting
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Magnificent leopard!!
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