Africa Wild

Nice jeep jockey Flutts You'll have to behave in the park or you'll earn them a bad name

They have also been using bee hives in Addo to try and deter the elephants from pulling down Harveys Tree. Very mixed results so far...

Lisbeth wrote:Nice new car I just hope that it will not have the flaws of other Italian cars

I see that mommo is watching the Brat's braaing

What have bees and elephants to do with each others They should have put an explanation up as well

Holding thumbs for my car Lis! Mommo is very specific about the braai!

Alf wrote:We also saw those wooden boxes attached to the concrete dams and had no clue what they are or why they are there

Jeep Jockey

nan wrote:very nice jockey.... jeep

for me too, what Elephants can do for Bees... or Bees for Elephants

nice blured lifer
like the Oriole and Rhino

and the braai of course

Thanks nan.

Richprins wrote:Wonder what the bee story is?

The boy needs a haircut, and why is he wearing ballet shoes?

Great pics again, Flutts!

The boy had a haircut at the end of the holiday and the ballet shoes are those secret socks...he never walks barefoot and hates looking at feet (even his own) so he always wears those silly socks!!

RobertT wrote:Thought I read somewhere that elephants do not hang around where bees are? Maybe this is to stop them?

Ja, ellies don't like bees!

nan wrote:and why not putting mices

RogerFraser wrote: Very interesting to see the use of bee boxes in KNP .

It has been used in Kenya to fence of villages and fields http://elephantsandbees.com/beehive-fence/

Dont see the sticker number to call if you misbehave in your jeep ....

We always behave!

PJL wrote:Nice jeep jockey Flutts You'll have to behave in the park or you'll earn them a bad name

They have also been using bee hives in Addo to try and deter the elephants from pulling down Harveys Tree. Very mixed results so far...

Jeep jockeys have earned a bad name all on their own!

With regards to the beehives I know they have been used successfully to deter elephants from populated areas, crops etc. but I'm really not sure why they are trying to deter them from watering holes!!

15/04/2016

Skukuza/Lower Sabie Area

Our morning drive was up the H1-2 back over the high level bridge and down to Lower Sabie, where we would decide on our return route.

Our first stop was for this Giant Kingfisher at the low-level bridge on the H1-2.

© Bush Brat

She was with a friend.



We tried the Maroela loop but it was quiet. We turned onto the H12 and it wasn't long before the Brat screamed STOP!! A sleeping kitty had caught his eye!

© Bush Brat

The Brat was extremely chuffed with himself, as were we...it wasn't such an easy spot.



© Bush Brat

Another car approached and we pointed the leopard out but they took a quick glance and carried on. Anyway, better to have it to ourselves! Something then disturbed the leopard and it disappeared into the bushes, but we'd had a good 10-15 minute sighting!

© Bush Brat

© Bush Brat

This large wartie was quite happy with us stopping right next to him.



While we were stopped on the high-level bridge someone told us to turn right at the end of the bridge for a special sighting....

Fabulous leopard sighting... and all to yourselves
Well done brat for spotting it

The frontal pic makes the kingfisher look like a plastic bird

Beautiful leopard

Wonderful Leopard I could sit and watch them for hours

Great sightings again, brilliant leppie spotting and good light there!

Remarkable Daffy Kingfisher, Flutts!

magnificent ... magnificent Leopard

what a great sighting of the Leopard

Awesome sighting and shots of the spotted cat on the rock and even in the best light, Flutterby,

it is always great to spend time at Lake Panic when staying in Skukuza