Africa Wild

Wow some interesting sightings there .

Isnt it always the case the best sightings happen right before gate closing

Glad that you spotted the camp visitors rather than the other way around

Not sure how I managed to miss the start of this Flutts but I'm all caught up now
Some really great sightings and awesome pics to go with them

Pumbaa wrote:I love to spot lions in the riverbed and great you got to see some, Flutterby

and then snakes overloaded in form of a python and a grass snake - Great shots of both plus a scorpion - Can Imagine the crowd around that tree

Ja Pumbaa, late afternoon lion sightings are always fun. The snake in the bathroom wasn't so fun! .

Toko wrote:Sightseeing oportunities everywhere still somewhat heroic to mind your business and have a shower

Hey Toks, Africa's not for sissies!

nan wrote:wow Python

I saw the spid... before the snake

I never even noticed the spider...too worried about the snake!

Mel wrote:Apart from the lioness, I find this a rather disturbing instalment with all those spiders/pythons/scorpions



In fact, that python is really pretty, the scorpion rather impressive, but I still don't like the spider

The first lioness shot is awesome, mefinds!

Thanks Mel...amazing how many people were more upset about the spider than the snake! Thanks for your compliments on the Brat's pic.

Richprins wrote:Great stuff again, Flutts!

And good the boy keeps a diary and does washing up...well parented!

Interesting the baby impala..saw some as well this weekend that weren't born last year, as per normal? Dunno how it got injured, but don't think it would just be left behind..weird!

Nice snakes!

Yes, a well-parented Brat! I hope the baby impala found its herd but we didn't see any others around.

RogerFraser wrote: Wow some interesting sightings there .

Isnt it always the case the best sightings happen right before gate closing

Glad that you spotted the camp visitors rather than the other way around

Thanks Roger...those late afternoon sightings always create tension when some want to stay as long as possible and others want to get back to camp! I'm just glad the camp visitors weren't in our hut!

PJL wrote:Not sure how I managed to miss the start of this Flutts but I'm all caught up now
Some really great sightings and awesome pics to go with them

Thanks for joining in PJL and for your kind comments.

Lower Sabie - Tamboti

12/04/2016

Today we were moving up to Tamboti, so we decided to head over the mountain on the H10. A busy jackal got the morning off to a good start.

© Bush Brat

Then, our first hyena of the trip!

© Bush Brat



The early bird.



A grumpy looking buff.

© Bush Brat

Some early morning foraging.



A startled Duiker.



We came across a large carcass right next to the road and then a vehicle full of rangers pulled up next to us. They told us it was the remains of a poached rhino! Two rangers got out and soon disappeared into the bush on patrol.



Our first bee-eater...European.



As the H10 starts descending towards Tshokwane we came across a Klipspringer in the road watching two hyenas approaching!

© Bush Brat

The klippie gave a warning call to its mate which was on the side of the road and then bounced off to watch the hyenas from a safe place on a rock.

Great pic of the duiker and the starling is beautiful

Klipspringers in the road That's a new one

Yet another rhino

Too many snakes to my liking

And a big scorpion too.

grumpy... and sleepy Buff
lot of... too many Boons
like all the birds... specialy the Europeen one

and Rhino

Very clever klippie - running of instead of watching mesmerizedly and waiting for the predator to arrive and maybe even attack.
Seems a bit of a brighter antelope than others.

Good shots again, especially the elusive duiker, Flutts!

Brazen rhino poaching next to the road now...not a good signal to foreigners, and raises all sorts of questions!

Long horns on that klippie!

Lisbeth wrote:Great pic of the duiker and the starling is beautiful

Klipspringers in the road That's a new one

Yet another rhino

We've seen klipspringers in the road once before in Pilanesberg.

Alf wrote:Too many snakes to my liking

And a big scorpion too.

I'm also not mad about snakes!

nan wrote:grumpy... and sleepy Buff
lot of... too many Boons
like all the birds... specialy the Europeen one

and Rhino

Thanks nan. The boons are fine if they stay where they belong!

Mel wrote:Very clever klippie - running of instead of watching mesmerizedly and waiting for the predator to arrive and maybe even attack.
Seems a bit of a brighter antelope than others.

Maybe Mel.

Richprins wrote:Good shots again, especially the elusive duiker, Flutts!

Brazen rhino poaching next to the road now...not a good signal to foreigners, and raises all sorts of questions!

Long horns on that klippie!

Brazen was the same word Mommo used!