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Puff of Dust

In my opinion, there is nothing more fascinating than watching one of the bushes apex predators in full action. This is exactly what we were treated to this particular morning. We had had a quiet mornings drive in search of zebra and giraffe. We had all been commenting on just how quickly luck can change in the bush. While patiently watching some hippos...

Posted: Exeter by Craig Paulsen, Date: 6 July 2008

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Pig Bath

You can never see it all, every time we leave the lodge on a drive; we know that we could see something new. Well for the first time in eight years of guiding I saw a female warthog grooming one of her youngsters. As average as this may sound, it was amazing to see. I have read that this is normal behavior but that doesn’t make it a common sight. As we...

Posted: Exeter by Craig Paulsen, Date: 6 July 2008

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Crowned Hornbills

Vehicles closer than 2 kilometers from Treehouse Pan would have heard me and my Tracker Patrick yelling with excitement this morning as we shouted: “there’s Crowned Hornbills”. In eight years of guiding in this area I must confess that this is the first time I have seen Crowned Hornbills in the Western Sector Sabi Sands. I believe that they had been seen...

Posted: Exeter by Craig Paulsen, Date: 6 July 2008

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Only in the Sabi Sands

Yet another batch of new leopard cubs were seen by all. The female in the west has had another litter of cubs and we were treated to one of nature’s most intimate sightings of her suckling her three two and a half month old cubs. While we were on our way back for breakfast we heard the call on the radio that a leopard and three cubs had been found in a...

Posted: Exeter by Craig Paulsen, Date: 6 July 2008

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Ground Hornbills

Some great news for all concerned birders. We are delighted to say that 7 Ground Hornbills were seen in the reserve this morning on one of the nearby airstrips. These fantastic birds are unfortunately classified as vulnerable in the Eskom Red Data Book of Birds, less than 1500 are found in South Africa today. The Ground Hornbills social structure is...

Posted: Exeter by Craig Paulsen, Date: 6 July 2008

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Speechless

The Kullman Family was left speechless this morning after we found a pride of lions consisting of two adult females and six cubs on a wildebeest kill. Patrick and I had been with the family for three nights already and so far had had some of the best game viewing I have ever had in eight years. When we all thought it couldn’t get any better – it did!! We...

Posted: Exeter by Craig Paulsen, Date: 6 July 2008

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Patterns in the Grass

I would say that one of the most amazing spectacles to see in the wild is a large predator on the hunt, their heads and eyes locked in the direction of their prey. We were very lucky to have had the privilege of following one of our most relaxed female leopards one morning as she stalked closer to a warthog hole in the side of a large termite mound. As...

Posted: Exeter by Craig Paulsen, Date: 6 July 2008

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Nose to Nose

Water holes for a long time during the summer rain season were one of the best places to get close up views of hippos. This is why we decided to check one of the nearby water holes for Hippo. We were not prepared for what we were about to see. While watching a Hippo bull at one of the water holes a buffalo bull arrived for a drink. The hippo decided to...

Posted: Exeter by Craig Paulsen, Date: 1 May 2008

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The "wise" bulied by "wise guys"

We thought we had had the best of a morning drive and decided to celebrate what we had seen, in a nearby river bed with some champagne and orange juice. As we pulled up to the shade of a massive Ebony tree in the river bed we noticed a huge Verreaux’s Eagle Owl fly out from a nearby tree with something large in its talons. While we were trying to see what...

Posted: Exeter by Craig Paulsen, Date: 1 May 2008

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Fishing at the River Crossing

We were very excited to see a White-Backed Night-Heron sitting on the river crossing in front of River Lodge while on our way back to the lodge one evening. With all the fish making their way up and down the crossings near the white water and rapids looking for food, this is a perfect spot for the elusive White-Backed Night-Heron to sit and wait for a...