10
June 2015
Yesterdays
drives rewarded us with plenty of species but we lacked any of the larger
carnivores and so we set out this morning hoping to change that.
We didn't have
long to wait as just three kilometers after entering the gate we found a
cheetah taking a stroll along the road. We were then even more delighted when a
second male came out of the tall grass to join his friend.
We followed the
pair for a couple of kilometers before they ran into the bush. A great start
for the day.
Our second
highlight turned up later on. We had been responding to a leopard sighting
which unfortunately had moved away by the time we showed. We spent a few
minutes but with no luck, but after accepting defeat we drove off only too find
two lionesses, just a few hundred meters, further down the road.
The sighting
didn't last too long but it's always a
guests favorite seeing this formidable predator.
During the day
we also had more new species to add to our ever growing list including
waterbuck, hyena, leopard and slender mongoose as well as seeing more white
rhino, loads of elephants, cape buffalo, giraffe, warthog, kudu, zebra,
wildebeest, impala, common duiker, steenbok, hippo and crocodile.
Birds included
white backed vultures, crested barbets, grey heron, southern ground
hornbills many more.
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