Africa Wild

At Leeudril we saw this bird - I believe it is a sub-adult Southern Masked Weaver, but I am open to correction.



And a black headed heron was enjoying the waterhole.



Phew! Made it!

Lisbeth, not the double tail, but that is a nice touch!
Mel - partly right! The action....of the red sand! Just love it, just so Kgalagadi to me. Don't get me wrong, I also like the lion action too, but that red sand is the clincher!

Included in the action - noticed the stirred up sand.

Tick for the weaver as well, although not subadult. And tick for the heron.

nice start
we will have a lot of tiny cats... soon

what a great start, Wanda

I am looking forward to reading more about this trip

Love Mr Lion's faces

Hi Wanda,
Just caught up...your pics are very good!
Awesome lion sighting!

Very good, Wanda!

The lion probably was a "king"...as pride males generally do the mating?

The lion mating process is extremely drawn out..it can take days and leaves both exhausted, hungry and irritable, more so the male!

For some reason the male's penis is barbed, which makes for an uncomfortable and presumably painful experience for the female, hence the "klap" that get's handed out!

There are various theories about this!

The males are utterly obsessed during this marathon, and are to be treated with caution!

Stunning action pics of the "action" Wanda!!

Great pics Wanda

The mating lions kept you busy Super pics