The verdant hills are alive with the choruses of all the breeding birds and frogs, the cuckoos are especially vocal after arriving back from their long journey south!
This month was all about the unveiling of the next generation of hunters with no less than 2 litters of leopard, 1 litter of lion and 1 set of hyaena cubs being revealed…read on for images and video!
Our two favourite leopard ladies have enticed their latest additions to come out and play in the cooler weather over the past week!
Continue reading “Cubs come out to play!”
After watching the progress of Dayone male on his bushbuck kill for 2 days we arrived late on the evening drive to some very interesting interaction.
Continue reading “Dayone male leopard and old Ndlevane male stand off!”
Early, soaking Spring rains have transformed the dry, dusty the landscape into a rich green scattered with different flashes of colour as many trees begin to bloom. Most striking are the thousands of sweetly scented yellow flowers adorning the very aptly named Scrambled Egg Bush or Mopane Pomegranate!
Continue reading “Rangers Report September 2012”
The windy month has brought in warmer weather and even more spectacular evening colours, the last rays are particularly striking as they paint the crystal clear waters of the Sand river. Many of the migrant birds are relishing the warmth and are back a little earlier than usual this year.
Continue reading “Rangers Report August 2012”
The boys are learning all about life as the dominant force in the Western Sabi Sand ! Their emergence and coming of age has thoroughly entertained our guests this month. Most of this has happened in close proximity to Leopard Hills. It is rather fitting that a quiet Sunday morning again turned into the resonant growls of mating lions in front of our camp waterhole! Read on and enjoy the images and video of their antics this month!
Continue reading “What have the Selati Coalition been up to?”
A sure way to turn a relaxing game drive into one of frantic excitement is for one of the top 3 most endangered mammals in Africa to arrive on the scene! The other morning a pack of African Wild Dogs appeared out of nowhere and came charging through our traversing area, turning the bush in to chaos.
Continue reading “Arrival of a New Painted Pack!”
The bush has noticeably dried out now, browns and oranges predominate with the wind bringing in dusty mornings and evenings and dramatic colours and landscapes. Game viewing is superb in the low vegetation and birdlife has improved as some species migrate down from the higher areas seeking the lowveld warmth!
Continue reading “Rangers Report July 2012”
Last night the Selati Male Lions came across the Hippo Carcass washed up on the shore.
Continue reading “The Saga Continues”
We were again witness to the brutality of nature and how if the stakes are high enough these animals are willing to put it all on the line! This time the contenders were 2 large hippo bulls in an overcrowded waterhole!
Continue reading “Mortal Battle of the Bulls”
Temperatures haven‘t quite reached the usual chilly June evening and early morning depths and wildlife has revelled in the extra warmth. Surface water is evaporating fast, drying up remaining mud pans and increasing species and interspecies competition around waterholes.
Continue reading “Rangers Report June 2012”
“Walking trails are all about using the senses and absorbing oneself in all the small thing’s in the bush”, I explain to my South African guest Suzie and her friend Linda who is visiting from the UK. Both ladies are really keen to experience a walking trail.
So after morning drive we park the Land Rover down in the Mabrak river, go through the all important safety briefing and head off to look for interesting smaller things, we think…
Continue reading “Action on foot”
