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MORE THAN AN AVERAGE DAY IN THE BUSH

Having the rare opportunity to experience three different cats hunting, feeding and interacting with each other in one day, is a dream come true. Observing their different techniques and approaches to ensure their survival, proved once again to me the unmerited diversity we have in the animal kingdom. Lioness kills buffalo While viewing a female...

Posted: Phinda by Eduard de Waal, Date: 1 February 2012

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BREEDING FAR IN THE SOUTH?

SPECIALIST TAILOR MADE SAFARI A couple years ago we enjoyed a breeding pair of Red –headed Weavers in Phinda . Unfortunately after they bred here they were gone and not to be seen again. It was midday and we had decided to rest and have our brunch in the shade of a Sycamore Fig. As we drove to our perfect little spot, I once again, as I...

Posted: Phinda by Daryl Dell, Date: 12 January 2012

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TREE LIONS - A SHORT STORY

Lions relaxing up in trees could be seen quite often when you visit the Serengeti and other vast open spaces, using it as a vantage point to scan for prey in the distance. At Phinda we don’t see this every day, not to mention four times in three days…with a bit of variety of intentions to it. The pride consists of two lionesses and...

Posted: Phinda by Eduard de Waal, Date: 27 December 2011

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CHEETAH WITH CHARACTER

Almost six months ago a female cheetah escaped death from the strength of lion and leopard combined. Her four cubs unfortunately didn’t. This incident where mother instinct was driven to the extreme to try and protect her cubs from a lioness (with a leopard also in close range) was to no avail. This cheetah was seen a day after losing her cubs...

Posted: Phinda by Eduard de Waal, Date: 27 December 2011

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LION, CHEETAH AND NOW LEOPARD

This morning I began my drive with Nick searching for some elephants in the Harragate section of Phinda . We eventually found the elephant in a herd of about 50. We watched them eat and then go down and play and bath in a dam nearby. Shortly after we discovered two male cheetah not too far from the elephant, but our morning special was still to...

Posted: Phinda by Craig Gunther, Date: 5 December 2011

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SNAKES AND LIZARDS

This morning after returning from a site assessment with Donald, one of the camp butlers pointed out that there was a snake very close to the path. We got a bit closer to observe it better and we saw that this snake had caught a rather large lizard. We watched the snake slowly eat this lizard and then attempt to move. After it finished the lizard it...

Posted: Phinda by Craig Gunther, Date: 4 December 2011

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REEDBUCK RIOT

The three sets of spots glided through the grass. No legs were visible above the tall buffalo grass, but very empty bellies were noticed. Fixed eyes and stern intent oozed from these killing machines. The sun was setting on another scorching Maputaland afternoon. The colour of their coats resembling the brilliant colour of the late afternoon blaze....

Posted: Phinda by Jacques-Pierre Joubert, Date: 3 December 2011

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THAT TIME OF YEAR

This morning was the start of day 3 at my work experience at Phinda . I set out with ranger JP and tracker Pat to see if we could find some buffalo and follow up on a cheetah that had been seen the day before with a kill on the airstrip. Soon enough we found our buffalo but unfortunately the cheetah had moved off his / her kill and had...

Posted: Phinda by Craig Gunther, Date: 3 December 2011

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ELEPHANTS DOWN TO THEIR ROOTS

This morning I began day 1 of my two week work experience at Phinda Mountain Lodge . Donald and I began the drive this morning searching in the Sutton area to find the Sutton Pride so that our guests could see some small cubs. Whilst on our way there we drove past a small group of Elephant bulls. We stopped to observe. We watched the larger bull...

Posted: Phinda by Craig Gunther, Date: 2 December 2011

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TERRIFIC TURTLES

Silly white sand gave way to the enormity of the beach vehicle. Baited breath, embers of excitement and hearts howling for what lays beyond the daunting dune. This is the type of exhilaration that awaits anyone going on a turtle trip at Phinda Private Game Reserve . The turtle season opened on the 1st of November and the guides at Phinda decided to...

Posted: Phinda by Jacques-Pierre Joubert, Date: 7 November 2011

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