Lions On The Loose

[Flutterby]

Fantastic!! She really gave you some fantastic photo opportunities!

I have yet to spot my own leopard in a tree!

[Lisbeth]

Gorgious

I still have to see a leopard during the day

[Bushcraft]

Another great spot at Marloth , I checked this one out on other sites a few weeks ago and it’s closer to Croc Bridge if I’m not mistaken.

Great views from the deck of the unit

Ill while on holiday , but you still went along after some cement tabs

An hour to get in eish, not for me

Nice pearl spotted owlet and lucky lion sighting

We also always visit Mlondozi but those bandits you mention can make breakfast there an irritation.

Fantastic leopard sighting on the S130

[Mel]

WOW!!!

That is one stunning leopard sighting

[Pumbaa]

WoW PJL,

what Incredible leopard shots

[PJL]

Thank you Alf, PRWIN, Richprins, Flutterby, Lisbeth, Bushcraft, Mel & Pumbaa for all your comments
It was a really great leopard sighting which we figured wouldn't be topped for quite some time. Yet again we had somehow managed a Big 5 sighting day

Wed 26th June

We were keen to spend a bit of time at the house enjoying the proximity to the fenceline, so we opted for a morning drive with the aim to be back in Marloth for the afternoon. We had learned our lesson from the previous day and did a pre-booking to ensure that there wouldn't be too much waiting at the gate... it was a very nice feeling driving past the queues and we were through to reception in no time at all

Whilst sorting out the day permit we saw that the resident bushbuck was wandering around near reception



We were into the park in great time - I think it wasn't much past 6:30 - and almost immediately saw a hyena loping off in the distance. He was possibly travelling over towards the Vurhami bridge as there were some fairly flat and difficult-to-see lions parking off there with very full tummies so we assumed there was a kill nearby



We planned to head up the S28, H4-1 then to the S79 causeway before heading back out, so we didn't stick by the lions for long as it was already getting a bit crowded. At the Shishangeni turnoff some movement caught my eye - a hyena on the move



I initially thought it would walk off away from us, but it changed course and wandered parallel to the road and pretty much through a herd of nervous impala







Eventually he popped out right next to us before both we all continued on our ways





Most of the S28 was again very quiet. A kudu and bateleur were about all the highlights along the way





Yet again we had our daily dose of ground hornbills - quite possibly the same ones we had seen the day before





Near the end of the S28 someone stopped to tell us there were lions up ahead but by the time we had got there the lions had been replaced by elephant



It was still early so we went up the H4-1 past sunset dam where a monitor was parking off again, and this time we found a marabou stork on the far side of the water

[Richprins]

Love the bushbuck reception, Peej!

Ja, the s28 can be incredible, or empty...

[Alf]

Also not much luck for us on the S28 throughout the years

[RogerFraser]

Wow -Just catching up again after being away .What great luck with the Lions and Leopards -all of the photos are stunning .Nice of the Leopard to pose for you on the tree . Not nice to be sick on holiday . The house 2 position in Marloth looks like a great spot to watch the river We also like the S28 but in most cases it can be a 50/50 road we have seen many cats and a big tusker or two but sometimes all we see is the scenery . Love that you saw a few Rhinos we did not see many on our trip last week and the ones we did see were abnormally skittish

[Flutterby]

Nice hyena sighting.