Flavour of the Month June 2012: H4-1: Skukuza - Lower Sabie Road

[Richprins]

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Video



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23h23 hours ago

07:11
Lone lioness looking for her pride
H4-1, 2km W of Lower Sabie
Vis 5/5
Tinged by Tasmiyyah Docrat

[Richprins]

A python by JustN@ture's family in 2014:







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[Richprins]

Kruger Sightings
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15h15 hours ago

13:38
Lioness
H4-1, Lubye Lubye bridge
Near Lower Sabie
Tinged by @collbowie

[Richprins]

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10m10 minutes ago

07:58
1 Lion on the move
H4-1, about 1km W of Nkuhlu picnic spot
Near Lower Sabie
Tinged by Senzo

[Richprins]

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20h20 hours ago

10:15
Leopard on the move, out of the tree and moved off N
H4-1, 1km E of Nkuhlu picnic spot
Near Lower Sabie
Lost vis
Tinged by Jean - @discoverkruger1

[Richprins]

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23h23 hours ago

09:28
5 Lions stationary on the far side of the river
H4-1, 1.6km W of Lower Sabie
Vis 4/5
Tinged by Ngbsutton

[Richprins]

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21h21 hours ago

10:15
3 Lions had a failed hunt on a buffalo
"Had one down but herd turned to help and forced lions off. Lions now mobile east direction"
H4-1, 1.3km from Lower Sabie
Tinged by Jean for Discover Kruger Safaris

[Flutterby]

[Richprins]

From a Heksie story in 2014:

We were not in the front but when the gate opened everybody was turning left towards CB so we followed only one car towards Skuks. The first thing that I saw this morning was the sun painting the clouds as it was coming over the horizon…



I fell behind and didn’t see Wendy or the other car, when I crept forward I just saw both of them with their red lights on, on the left hand side of the car and Wendy pointed to the right hand side. What would wait there was the closes I’ve ever seen a leopard so far in my life… she was about 3m from the front car.











She was very chilled, posing differently every few minutes and we were only 4 cars so nobody was bothered, we just enjoyed the sighting. After a while she started getting agitated and she hissed at something we didn’t see in front of the first car, then the francolins started showing and shouting all over this place. She soon lost interest.



And decided it was time to stand up, stretch a bit and then se walked right next to the front car, I couldn’t see what happened there but after a while she came towards us and walked right next to me, now we were 6 cars but everyone behaved well, she stretched in the bushes next to me and then walked further into the bushes…









We decided that because we had already a great sighting that we aren’t going to reverse and search for her, we are going to give the other people a chance, we were 20 minutes with her and it was magical. We moved on and as we approached the S21 I informed Wendy that a refreshment break is in order so we decided to go to Nkuhlu and then come back to do the S21. We got a Wartie at the dam just past the S21,



And the hippo carcass was stinking whilst hyenas were slurping up the last bit of juices… it was a vomiting experience but we survived…



We also saw a juvenile fish eagle just a few metres from the hyenas



Then just before Nkuhlu I saw a purple crested Turaco, again I wasn’t allowed to take a nice kiekie, but hey this is proof

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[Richprins]

I was first at the gate and driving in front this morning, the other cars behaving themselves and following me at a distance and it was quiet in the dark with only a few hippos grazing next to the road. After about 10km I saw something in the distance and after eyeing it with my binocs I started jumping up and down again in my car… I was so excited but couldn’t rush towards what was moving into my direction…



So number 2 on my wishlist was ticked. Strange behaviour, they did it with the bakkie and this car behind me…



I followed these two for 2km towards Lower Sabie but decided it was time to get a move on to Skuks and turned around.



And then I saw this meneertjie strolling my way, the morning is blossoming with sightings, I don’t mind a slow morning if this is what happens…



Then I go a baby tortie in the road



Now I don’t know if I have shared enough how BIG a snake fan I am, if I see them I’m always stoked but bummed out as well because they normally move too fast for any kiekies, I have been very fortunate this trip as all I wanted to see the last few trips was a puffie and guess who was waiting in the road for me…



After a while he moved into the bushes, I have a very gagga video of it, and then it chilled next to the road… what more can I ask for?