Africa Wild

A great lion sighting to start your day and very lucky to not have a major traffic jam. Excellent pics of the lion also.

Trying for leopard on the s130

Klipspringer wrote: ↑Fri Aug 16, 2019 1:47 pm The inflated marshmallow is a bushveld rainfrog, very cool find

The giraffe on the second day looks quite well adapted, amazing how quick they learn

Thanks for the ID Klipspringer

Lisbeth wrote: ↑Fri Aug 16, 2019 2:04 pm Nice to see the small giraffe much more secure on the long legs

Nice coucal

Yes, the giraffe was properly trotting along the next day... and the adults had given up chasing it as well

Alf wrote: ↑Fri Aug 16, 2019 2:30 pm The squirrel standoff is funny

It was something a bit different! We didn't stick around to see how it ended but I kind of think it would probably have been funny to watch

Richprins wrote: ↑Fri Aug 16, 2019 6:59 pm Yes, Peej! That is the "Game of Thrones" frog, unusual to see in the middle of the day!

Ai we had a thread on it somewhere in the old days!

It doesn't have to be so swollen up all the time!

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Lovely to see the giraffe survive, I suspect it is a a nightmare for the parents on the first night!

Aha! Strange creatures indeed

Mel wrote: ↑Sun Aug 18, 2019 5:14 pm That blown up bullfrog looks impressive - even to me. I'm sure he'll have his way with the ladies

Lovely to see the baby giraffe again

Thanks Mel... He/She would be a fine catch I'm sure

Bushcraft wrote: ↑Tue Aug 20, 2019 3:24 pm A great lion sighting to start your day and very lucky to not have a major traffic jam. Excellent pics of the lion also.

Trying for leopard on the s130

Definitely trying the S130 for the leopard... but no further luck unfortunately

Fri 29th June contd

Not too far along the S28 our lion timing turned out to be impeccable again as this young chap hopped onto the road in front of us





It was another group of 3 lions, and by the looks of things a similar family setup to our previous sighting with a mom lioness and 2 almost full grown youngsters (boy & girl)... the mom appeared to have lost an eye



The girls weren't being very cooperative and wandered along behind some bushes, but the boy turned out to be another poser









The younger lioness eventually came out to say hi to us



They carried on next to us for a little while before disappearing off deep into the bush

Magic Peter

Lovely light again, Peej!

Impeccable timing, as you say.
The males often seem to have totally different priorities in life...

Well, the boy(s) could pose because they are good-looking... and they probably know it

Brilliant pix

Great to have the time to enjoy in full their presence..........when they are not sleeping

Again awesome luck