Africa Wild

11/04/2016

Lower Sabie

We got back onto the H4-2 and didn't see much until a couple of km's before the S28 northern entrance....lions at last!!

© Bush Brat



We counted 7 at first but more kept coming from deeper in the bush until there were 13 all crammed into the shade of one small tree.

© Bush Brat

Watching us!



Darn leaves!



After sitting with them for quite long we decided it was time to head back to camp. Just before camp I spotted a Saddle-bill Stork in the riverbed and asked my dad to pull over. There was another vehicle stopped there, so we told them about the lions and they revealed there was a LIT about 8kms past Lower Sabie! Of course, we forgot about camp and went in search of our first leopard! It wasn't hard to find the spot as there were a few vehicles there, but it was not so easy to find the best spot from which to view the leopard. The tree was right next to the road but very leafy...darn leaves again!

I battled to get any good pics as I was on the wrong side and had to look through the windscreen or crane my neck to look out the driver's side window.

© Bush Brat

© Bush Brat

© Bush Brat

This is what I could see on my side!



While watching the leopard a huge kettle of vultures took off from the riverbed to catch some thermals. I have never seen so many vultures together at one time!!

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The Brat wanted to stay until the leopard came down, but the loos at Lower Sabie were calling.

Wonderful Lions and leopard sighting

You were watching a female Julia Skimmer, Flutty

Lion and leopard in one go - well done

The spots clearly show that it is a leopard

Interesting video of the vultures

wow Leopard
indeed lot of Vultures

Good sightings, Flutts!

Vultures having a boom time this year...

Mommo chats a bit while one is trying to take a video!

Well, at least there was something to see for you as well, Flutts

The H4-2 certainly delivered as hoped for, hey? But you're being a bit voracious with the lions and the leopard in one go

Very successful so far!

Lazy Lions and Leopard

Wow that is allot of Vultures

harrys wrote:Wonderful Lions and leopard sighting

It's always to great to get your first lion and leopard sightings under your belt.

Toko wrote:You were watching a female Julia Skimmer, Flutty

Lion and leopard in one go - well done

Thanks for the ID Toks...such a pretty name!

Lisbeth wrote:The spots clearly show that it is a leopard

Interesting video of the vultures

A leopard sighting is always exciting.

nan wrote:wow Leopard
indeed lot of Vultures

Yep, great to see them climbing into the sky like that.

Richprins wrote:Good sightings, Flutts!

Vultures having a boom time this year...

Mommo chats a bit while one is trying to take a video!

Thanks RP. Yes, Mommo likes to add a bit of narration to our videos.

Mel wrote:Well, at least there was something to see for you as well, Flutts

The H4-2 certainly delivered as hoped for, hey? But you're being a bit voracious with the lions and the leopard in one go

Very successful so far!

Well, we hadn't seen any cats on our first day so we had some catching up to do!

RogerFraser wrote: Lazy Lions and Leopard

Wow that is allot of Vultures

Lazy cats are always better than no cats!