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Re: Lions for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner (October 2019)
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 2:44 pm
by Mel
Lisbeth wrote: ↑Sat Apr 04, 2020 2:42 pm There are pearlies in Kruger
Lucky you then
Re: Lions for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner (October 2019)
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 2:44 pm
by Mel
Sprocky wrote: ↑Mon Mar 09, 2020 8:10 am Great shots of the Pearlie and Martial, Mel!
Sprocky!
Re: Lions for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner (October 2019)
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 2:46 pm
by Lisbeth
Are you sure that it is not a mole snake
Re: Lions for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner (October 2019)
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 2:53 pm
by Mel
Leaving the Park - 18th October
All good thing must come to an end and since we had to make the 1 pm plane to O.R. Tambo we needed to leave the camp at gate opening to allow at least a few minutes for sightings that might occur on the way out. Obviously, I was still hoping for Miera as we would pass her favourite hang outs and it was certainly leopard o'clock by the time we would get there
However, first up were those road dwellers near Montrose, now lounging in the riverbed instead.
Re: Lions for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner (October 2019)
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 2:54 pm
by Mel
The female first took an interest in us...
... but obviously got bored very quickly
I like funny faces
Re: Lions for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner (October 2019)
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 2:59 pm
by Mel
We couldn't find the second female though
With time pressing, we soon got on our way again, only to stop again about 200 m down the road thinking that we now had found number three as well. Turned out to be a cheetah though
And the cheetah turned out to be Hanri
Looking at her ears, it doesn't seem as if she was too impressed with the lions close by. She only shot us that one look before scrutinizing the movements of the bigger cats again. Unfortunately, we didn't have the time to hang out. Usually this would have been a sighting that had us occupied as long as it lasted, but wee had to go. I was quite relieve a few days later to see photos of Hanri appear on Facebook, testifying that she got away from the lions unscathed.
Re: Lions for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner (October 2019)
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 3:01 pm
by Mel
Next we found a half asleep jackal.
And an orphaned eland calf
Re: Lions for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner (October 2019)
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 3:04 pm
by Mel
With no sign of Miera anywhere between Batulama and Gemsbokplein we left the park with yet another lion sightings close to Houmoed -
One Eye and his friend... both looking a bit stuck-up that day
The End.
Re: Lions for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner (October 2019)
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 4:19 pm
by Richprins
Re: Lions for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner (October 2019)
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 5:06 pm
by Lisbeth
Great pics of those lions and also Hanri is not bad
All good things come to an end!