And then the rain set in or at dusk the bush comes alive

[Lisbeth]

One cub looks older than the other two Male and two females....or the other way around Maybe cub of another female Or is it the mother?

[Pumbaa]

Always special to see cubs

One cub looks older than the other two Male and two females....or the other way around Maybe cub of another female Or is it the mother?

It were definitely cubs and no adults maybe it is just the pictures that shows the cub older than the other as I still believe that all do have the same age

[Pumbaa]

Beautiful cub images, Pumbaa!!

It was a more than wonderful start into the day

[Pumbaa]

Lovely pics of the lions!

Always good to end one day with a Lion sighting and begin the next with another one

[Pumbaa]

Great pics again, Pumbaa! I love the muddy rhino too!

Me too - It seemed as if they had a nice mud puddle somewhere

[Pumbaa]

After a while the second one followed whilst looking back



and so did mom as well



and so only one of the siblings still stayed it was the future leader but it had reasons why the lions drew back



as we noticed a larger herd of elephants coming closer whilst we finally also looked into the direction into where the lions looked.



It was still a bit misty and the mist still hang in the bushes whilst the sun came up and it was simply a magnificent morning in the bush.



The elephants made their way behind the lions into the direction of Gesanftombi and gladly for us the lions stayed but for sure chose a resting place a bit farer away from the road



deeper in the bushes and between the high grass.



We meanwhile stayed already half an hour at that sighting and with the upcoming traffic and the withdrawal of the lions we decided to carry on as we got our shots. The light was still brilliant and for sure we stopped for a beautiful younger kudu bull posing for us in front of a bush -



love that shot with the noisy francolin on the ground



and then we spotted a magnificent buzzard in a close tree and same was

[Pumbaa]

extreme willing to offer us some more than nice poses.



Also on that road the European rollers occurred in masses



and the magpies anyway



and gladly we discovered another black shouldered kite who for our liking took off far too soon.



This year the S28 was one of the best birding roads and we had the honour in spotting also a burchell’s coucal



not far away but as usual near a thick bush. It was extreme windy and so the feathers swirled a bit in disorder.



A family of warthogs crossed the road right in front of us



and gladly for us they posed long enough for us to get some shots.



The road leading to Nhlanganzwani is also for us always an insider tip as there is always something to be seen – Today we saw that masses of zebras there that Timon parked the car and started to snap happily away.



to be continued...

[Lisbeth]

There is a tiny, tiny elephant baby

It is so sad to see the lions with mange

Lovely birds....again

[Richprins]

Yoh, what a treat all these quality pics, Pumbaa!

The tinyphant also caught my eye, but the birds are superb!

Lucky Friday for pics today!

[Flutterby]

So many lovely pics! What a beautiful morning in the bush.