The Big Cat Diary and a Couple of Lifers

[Richprins]

Astounding photos, Pumbaa!

SO lucky!

Interesting the foreign plantations green behind the cheetah, do you have any full-focus pics?

[Lisbeth]

Brilliant cheetah sightings

[Alf]

Bad manners from the BOON again

Was that now before or after he had some tea

[Flutterby]

Great pics of the interaction between the cheetah and baboons!

And so lucky to find more cheetah!!

[Pumbaa]

Wonderful Cheetah sighting

My day was already made

Cheetahs... Cheetahs... Cheetahs...

and naughty Boons

I was soooooo happy

Astounding photos, Pumbaa!

SO lucky!

Interesting the foreign plantations green behind the cheetah, do you have any full-focus pics?

Unfortunately not - Same is extreme close on the S28 to the crocodile river so on the other side of the river there is farming I guess

[Pumbaa]

Brilliant cheetah sightings

Finally we saw cheetah again in Kruger

Bad manners from the BOON again

Was that now before or after he had some tea

The boons could already be heard prior to their arrival

Great pics of the interaction between the cheetah and baboons!

And so lucky to find more cheetah!!

I am so thankful that Timon captured that interaction in that way

[Pumbaa]

I already knew that his road is having potential but when the grass is too high and the bushes too thick after heavy summer rains you can travel that road a thousand times and only get limited views or sightings without seeing any animal lying on the ground but this year without the grass everything was different....however, I still prefer to see high grass on that road in February!

We carried on only to stop a bit later close to Mac as there a group of lazy hyaenas had positioned themselves that way



that each of them had an eye into another direction – Some looked sleepy



and other had chosen a very uncomfortable looking way to rest.



At least we were happy to see them that relaxed and lazy as they are normally always on the run.



Not far we spotted a pair of ostriches also a sighting that we never had that far South ever before.





As it was today far cooler and cloudier than the previous day we spotted a lot of general game as well – We stopped for the ever present impalas



and then we had a very rare sighting this year – it started to rain slightly and a couple of raindrops fell down steadily – a male kudu was feeding on something which tasted obviously extreme yummy.



He was all alone but was happily munching away nearly the whole time we watched him



and not far I yield: “Stop - Lion” again – A lioness was lying on a small sandhill –

[Pumbaa]

WoW the S28 meant it well today with us or was it a farewell gift, as this was already our last drive on that road for this year? Whatever, Timon once again positioned the car and the cameras started to click away



We supposed that this must have been a lioness out of the large pride we already saw yesterday nearly at the same spot



At first sight we only saw this one and she eyed us extreme suspiciously. For a long time we were the only car at that sighting and normally there is quite a steady traffic on that road but at that later time of the morning most of the cars came through already.



This must have been an amazing spot for her although it looked after a while not that comfortable anymore.



After quite a while a second car joined us and after a further while she started to get agitated



and walked a bit further away and positioned herself under a small bush nearly invisible



this as well might be up to the point that the rain drops got a bit more and she was a bit hydrophobic that day



but now we spotted a smaller lion as well but also same started to walk off.





to be continued....

[Alf]

She looks old and very tired

[nan]

right, she looks very tired

like the lazy Hyenas