Addo Outings 2015

[Lisbeth]

All sizes, all ages! Great sighting and great pics

The eyes of the jackals are on the hyenas, while eating, not on the food

[Toko]

A kudu is not a big meal for a large hyena clan and several jackals

Cool sighting, PJL

[PJL]

A kudu is not a big meal for a large hyena clan and several jackals

They all had very big tummies
I think normally the hyena in Addo have adapted to hunt smaller prey such as warthog which is why sightings of them are often only a few at a time. At least a meal this size could draw the clan together

[nan]

super ! quite impressive

[PJL]

We had some really nice bird sightings on Saturday.

This juvenile pale chanting goshawk was repeatedly calling its mom for food



On the Gorah Loop it was good to see some blue cranes visiting the park



Further south and later in the day we came across a secretary bird hunting in the grass

[nan]

love the Blue Crane

[Lisbeth]

The secretary has the most incredible make-up and hair styling

Beautiful pic of the young goshawk

Nice to see a blue crane

[PJL]

Late in the day we found Josie, Roy & Nomad. They were sleeping near their zebra kill about at least a km away from the road, and after waiting a while they got up to feed a bit more. I was really hoping that we might get to see Josie's cubs, but there was no sign of them. Hopefully they were tucked away somewhere safe

Josie & Roy



Due to the distance it was very difficult to see whether Josie is still feeding - and hence a sign of whether there are still cubs. But this shot was probably the best I managed to get, and I think the dark rings are still there which is a good sign. Time will tell whether any of her first litter have survived.

[PJL]

Breaking News is that Josie does indeed have some surviving cubs - 2 of them were seen over the weekend. Still trying to find out where they were last seen so I can make a plan to try and find them

[Lisbeth]

Excellent Good to know that soon we will see them