Browns in Kruger October 2018

[Bushcraft]

Those ellies … naughty and faulty but great entertainment!

Very cute squirrels but definitely too tame

And you can take at least proof pix even with a bazooka lens… if you know what to do with your camera

Yes, those ellies

I was just amazed that this guy could afford this R300 000 rig and had no clue

[Bushcraft]

That first leopard pic is very good, with the harsh light in the background, BC!

Ah, Talamati...best waterhole to sit at in Kruger sometimes!

No idea what the two bull ellies are up to!

Nice shoe pic ...no shower pic?

Well done on your 20 mins of relaxing...it is good for you!

What an excellent sitting ellie!

Shower pic Only I get to see that

Agreed, the Talamati waterhole is action packed, especially when the area is dry

Those bulls were very suspect I have never seen that before. Someone in the park suggested a constipation issue

That ellie parked off for 2 minutes like that while checking us out

[Bushcraft]

As everyone else has said, your leopard sightings were unbelievable!!

Great ellie action at the waterhole!

Thanks Flutts

Those ellies were pulling some X rated stuff

[Bushcraft]

2nd Talamati to Skukuza

We were up early this morning and the car was packed quickly so we were on the road before 6am.

The roads out of Talamati were very quiet but as we hit the S36 Bushpig shouted “Jackals”

These 2 jackals were the side striped models and the 1 ran off immediately but the other parked for pics.

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There was a hyena cruising around at Ximangwaneni Dam, so we followed along but it suddenly froze and we quickly spotted why, lions were approaching.

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The hyena ducked for cover and the lions continued on, then they lay down and then 5 minutes later they got up and walked over to us and lay right next to the road.

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[Bushcraft]

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There was only 1 other car at the sighting, also from Talamati, so it was magic which I suppose is the advantage staying in bush camps.

About 20 minutes went by with the lions laying around next to us, but suddenly the mood changed as some wildebeest and impala had come down to the corner of the dam for a drink and the lions had spotted them.

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The lions moved surprisingly quickly and suddenly the stalk was on so my driving skills were getting tested as I had to reverse and photograph at the same time and it certainly wasn’t a peaceful affair in our car as the adrenalin was pumping.

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[Bushcraft]

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Suddenly Bushpig and Albert started chirping

“Here comes another, here comes another on the other side!”

Lions were now stalking both sides of our car and this new addition to the stalk was using my car as cover.

To be continued

[Lisbeth]

Someone in the park suggested a constipation issue

That's when the vet does it to a cow

I like the side-striped jackals a lot

Great pics of the lioness in stalking mode

Cliffhanger!

[Richprins]

Stunning early morning stuff!

The dry season also makes for clearer viewing, hey BC?

Nice jackal pics too!

[leachy]

astounding...

astounding...

astounding...

[RobertT]

Amazed at the amount of leopard and lions etc you see, must be something to do with going barefoot, nature responding to you.