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Most people will argue that summer is the premier time to watch birds. True, this is the time when birds are most vocal and of course the resident numbers are boosted by all the intra-African and Palearctic migrants. However, it is winter that often brings in the real specials. This winter, for me, the star of the show was a white-breasted...
Posted: Exeter Lodges by Andre McDonald, Date: 17 August 2012
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Working in the Sabi Sand Game Reserve , one has no choice but to fall in love with the leopard. It simply is the most beautiful cat and getting to see and study them on a regular basis, you cannot help but be in awe of their strength, speed and cunning. I was struck once again by the speed at which the leopard can move when I watched Shikavi kill...
Posted: Exeter Lodges by Andre McDonald, Date: 15 August 2012
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As we drove into the sighting and saw this beautiful spotted cat we could see that she was in a hunting mood, watching her every step. The grass was fairly long so if the opportunity arose she would have a great opportunity to stalk. As we were talking about it, she stopped and had extreme focus in a direction that seemed to have nothing in sight....
Posted: Exeter Lodges by William Moss, Date: 8 August 2012
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We are once again presented with one of nature's great battles; lions vs. buffalo... A coalition of four male lions have now established themselves as the dominant and resident force on the Exeter traversing area. They have been in the area for upwards on 7 months, but it is now safe to say that they are here to stay. In their short time in the...
Posted: Exeter Lodges by Andrew van den Broeck, Date: 8 August 2012
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Heading down south on an afternoon game drive, looking for a big herd of buffalo, we came across a serval hunting along the road. Serval is always a rarity and winter is definitely the best time of year to see them as the long grass where these shy cats like to live is often trampled or burned. The serval was entirely focused on hunting and completely...
Posted: Exeter Lodges by Andre McDonald, Date: 7 August 2012
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Early this morning the reports of wild dog tracks being found on our Western boundary were called in over the radio. The excitement built amongst all the guides! Could it be the first time in 4 months that wild dogs have returned onto the property?! Several minutes later the pack was located. It consisted of 5 individuals; 4 males and 1 female. When I...
Posted: Exeter Lodges by Steve Volkwyn, Date: 7 August 2012
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We found a relaxed male leopard cub sitting on a termite mound one afternoon. From its body language I could see that he was very alert and clearly looking for something. He took off from the termite mound and stopped in his tracks 30 metres further on, listening. He did this twice before I saw what he was after; it was a porcupine. The second time he...
Posted: Exeter Lodges by Andre McDonald, Date: 5 August 2012
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Whilst out setting up a bush breakfast this morning, a bushbuck started to alarm call just behind us. Being the only ranger there, I went to go and investigate. Not 20 metres from our bush breakfast site, we saw a massive male leopard out on a casual stroll through his territory, setting off all the "alarms" as he went about his morning patrol....
Posted: Exeter Lodges by Justin Hall, Date: 29 July 2012
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Whilst having three sets of honeymoon couples on my vehicle over a few days, we were all convinced that there was either something in the air or something in the water! In three days we saw mating African fish eagles, mating leopards, mating lions, and mating zebra. The cherry on the top, however, was when we saw mating bushbabies while out on a night...
Posted: Exeter Lodges by Justin Hall, Date: 28 July 2012
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 The tranquil sound of a lazy stream of water overpowered the joyous morning chorus as another day dawned in the Sabi Sand Game Reserve . But there was something different in the water on this morning. A red tinge to the surface lingered as it flowed passed the massive Sycamore Fig tree(Ficus Sycomorus). The sound of flesh being ripped accompanied by the...
Posted: Kirkman's Kamp by Jacques-Pierre Joubert, Date: 26 July 2012
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