Brendon's Bulletin ...As planned we headed straight back to the lions with the kill, arriving there while it was still quite dark. We parked and enjoyed the early morning sounds of the bush waking up, and watched as the lions woke, stretched and examined the very sparse remainders of their kill. The few scraps of sinew and bone provided a source of great interaction with each member of the pride arguing with the others over the tiniest morsels. We remained at the scene for over an hour capturing dramatic and endearing images of the family.When we moved on it did not take long before we found a Side-striped Jackal playing outside her den with her very young pup. We were captivated by the interaction between the two as they played, leaped on each other and paused occasionally for the pup to suckle before sniffing around and playing again. When the sun...
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Brendon's Bulletin ...As planned we headed straight back to the lions with the kill, arriving there while it was still quite dark. We parked and enjoyed the early morning sounds of the bush waking up, and watched as the lions woke, stretched and examined the very sparse remainders of their kill. The few scraps of sinew and bone provided a source of great interaction with each member of the pride arguing with the others over the tiniest morsels. We remained at the scene for over an hour capturing dramatic and endearing images of the family.When we moved on it did not take long before we found a Side-striped Jackal playing outside her den with her very young pup. We were captivated by the interaction between the two as they played, leaped on each other and paused occasionally for the pup to suckle before sniffing around and playing again. When the sun...
Brendon's Bulletin ...Having left Silver-eye and her hungry pride very close to the large herd of buffalo last night ... ...we dashed straight there this morning. It was quite easy to find the buffalo and we knew that it would be just as easy to find Silver-eye and her pride. The buffalo were still lying down and mostly asleep so we started to scout around in ever increasing circles, knowing that she would be close by. As the loops grew larger and larger we started to realise with some surprise that the lions had indeed left the area and disappeared onto Paradise Island.The morning light being superb again we returned to the buffalo to get shots of them waking up and starting to move around. There were lovely shots of them passing in single file through one of the water channels with the soft colours of the sunrise all around. Moving on...
Talk about the day of the cheetah! Shortly after leaving the lodge this morning the ODP Safari group caught up with the three cheetahs they had seen yesterday. The cheetahs were hunting and the ODP group followed them, managing to get some superb shots of the busy cats. In the bush, the one certainty is the unexpected, and today was no different. The three cheetahs suddenly looked up, caught sight of another cheetah about 200 meters away, and made a beeline for that one. Uh oh, what now? Approaching closer, it was clear that the fourth cheetah had a fresh kill, not more than a few moments old. What would happen? The three cheetahs sauntered up, and joined the fourth, who readily shared the meal with them. Having watched the cheetahs complete their meal, the ODP group moved on ... and encountered the other cheetah family they had seen yesterday. The...
Once again, everyone on the ODP Safari was awake and ready to leave the camp by 4:30am ... No-one wanted to miss a moment of the final day of the safari. The group went straight to the pride of lions with the buffalo kill to follow up on the action. On arrival, the lions had just finished eating, and were meandering away, with the cubs playing, stalking, running and jumping and then, because of their ultra-full little tummies, they would flop on the ground, legs in the air. As with all youngsters, however, they were soon back on their feet, starting the cycle again ... And again. The pride wandered over to a stream for a long drink, and then decided to retire for the day under some leafy bushes. The ODP Safari group bade them farewell, and proceeded to the main island. A troop of baboons provided hilarious entertainment with...
Everyone in the ODP Safari group was up and ready at 4:30am to track the hungry lions again. Last evening the pride had been close to the buffalo, and as they do not usually hunt at night, the group were really hopeful of catching some major early morning action. Everyone was very excited as they neared the lions ... Yes! There they were, where they had left them the previous evening - and there were the buffalo, too. It was a little drizzly, and had rained for much of the night. Then they spotted it - the lions had indeed hunted and caught a buffalo an hour or so before the ODP Safari group arrived. This nocturnal kill was fairly unusual, but the weather, rain, and wind gave the pride an advantage which they seized! The lions were feasting, their days of hunger now gone. Not only that - to everyone's...