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AFRICAN BARRED OWLET'S

Anybody who visits Xudum in the next couple of months should keep an eye out for a pair of African Barred Owlet's that seem to be living near room 8. During my stay I often heard and admired the pair but it was on the last day that I managed to photograph one of them. It was so relaxed, sitting low in a tree, allowing me to stand within 5 metres of it....

Posted: Xudum by CC Africa, Date: 27 January 2011

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LIFE IS GOOD

One good morning last month on the way to the airstrip two lionness and two males were found with a fresh giraffe carcus for the previous night. We suspected that the pride was responsible for the kill, living up to their reputation. This is the fifth sighting of lions killing these giant animals. These lions were sighted for a couple of days until the...

Posted: Xudum by Gabatsholwe Disho, Date: 27 November 2010

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Breakfast with the largest land mammal

We were having breakfast up on a deck one cool morning before the start of our activities, when we were suprised by a breeding herd of elephants. The elephants broke off and out of the island, crossing the straight to the main area. This was such an amazing moment! The young bulls trailed behind, play fighting and swimming. To see this is uncommon and...

Posted: Xudum by Gabatsholwe Disho, Date: 18 August 2010

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two pels caught on flight during the day

Our boat cruise was suddenly rewarded with a big brown bird which we seen on a blue sky flying from one island to another. We were surprised since it is not common to see the Pels fishing owl during the day and surely this was a different day as this beautiful bird led us to another Pels. We spent some time with them until the sunset, this was a beautiful...

Posted: Xudum by Thapelo Malatsi, Date: 22 July 2010

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Big monster croc on a tiny little island

A few hours before a beautiful sunset in the delta on a boat cruise, a very big crocodile which looked like a log on an island, posed for some pictures before throwing himself in the crystal clear water of an open channel on top of the water current, thus making the highlight of the day on a beautiful sundown spot.

Posted: Xudum by chris nyame, Date: 22 July 2010

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Xudum boys say hello

Yes, after a long time we have seen this particular two male lions in the lodge. It was in the evening when everyone in the lodge was wraping up the day and all of suden we hear thunder like sound within 100m. We went out to locate them and they were cross the water to the nearby island. The team was stil curious and keen to find and identify this lions,...

Posted: Xudum by Gabatsholwe Disho, Date: 2 July 2010

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Pangolin again

Seeing this mammal walking during the day in a relaxed mode on front of the vehicle pays it all.It was on the afternoon drive when i sported this scaled creature as i noticed some dust aheared of us.With no impact on the animal we managed to get some pictures at a short range. It was very interesting to see this pongolin walking without fear, the...

Posted: Xudum by Gabatsholwe Disho, Date: 1 July 2010

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Shikra on a move

Interesting!..This bird (little banded goshoawk) i have witnessed in the island from a perch as i was trying identify and it dived down incredibly fast to catch its prey. This, to me was a highlight of the month because it was so close and i have never seen this behavour before literaly about 15m or less away from me.

Posted: Xudum by Gabatsholwe Disho, Date: 14 June 2010

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Back after long

Yesterday morning was another very spectacular mornings ever seen after a long time in Xudum. Stanza and Sk went out on a moring drive not expecting to see this spotted cat and cubs. They noticed as they found fresh signs of the wild (tracks) but the tracker thought to be hyaena tracks as the ground was not good. A couple of metres aheared, this...

Posted: Xudum by Gabatsholwe Disho, Date: 28 February 2010

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Pel's on the nest

This was magical, we were tracking a leopard in the woodland as we found some fresh tracks and some francolin were alarming.Without noticing and we were underneith a jackal berry tree. There was this beautiful brown bird with black eyes sitted next to the nest. We left it on the same spot and we started making our way back to the lodge. Two minutes after...

Posted: Xudum by Gabatsholwe Disho, Date: 14 February 2010

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