5 May 2015
Last night two
of the guests went on a sundowner. Apart from a lovely sunset with some
Amarula, they also saw a hyena, a buffalo, scrub hares and some elephants close
to the gate.
Then this morning
we left on our first morning safari. It was still a bit chilly when we
encountered our first animals of today: a white rhino mother and her baby. She
was a bit wary so she decided to take flight and we left her in peace.
One of our
highlights was a visit to Transport Dam. Here we saw many different animals:
a crocodile sunning himself, showing exactly all the tips and tricks at
his disposal to have the optimum body temperature, blacksmith lapwings, a fish
eagle, three (!) secretary birds (a rare sighting), two sadle-billed storks
(also a rare sighting), lots of waterbucks, Egyptian geese and hippos.
The afternoon
was all about the leopard cubs we saw. When we started our afternoon game drive
we had gotten a tip from a fellow guide and we drove straight to the location
where he had seen them last. And lucky us, they were still up in a tree. We saw
two cubs of the mother that had three last October hanging out. One was a bit
more sleepy then the other as she didn't move much. But its brother or sister
was a little more active.
First she would
climb down the tree and disappear out of sight. Then a little later she would
climb back up and started to play with her brother or sister. But she didn't
budge so both of them went to snooze for a bit. A little while later though she
got restless again and once again got up and moved to play with her brother or
sister. Again no such luck, but being awake she decides to jump some branches
and lie down in full view for everyone to see. It gave some great photo
opportunities for all.
Other animals
seen: plenty of impalas, kudus including a nice kudu bull, Cape glossy
starling, tree agama, side-striped skink, small herd of buffalos, giraffes,
glimpse of a lion, crested barbet, leopard tortoise, steenbok, bateleurs,
martial eagle, tree squirrels, a pair of common grey duikers, warthogs, zebras,
lilac breasted rollers and plenty of elephants.
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