Has it happened to you that you drive down the road at night and that you run into some cats?
Well, our cats ‘own’ the road at night and we have to follow them patiently. No overtaking! 😊
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Because this kill was very small the more dominant of the female Lions did not allow cubs on the kill other than her own.
When they tried to sneak in they got a bit of a hiding.
And it got a bit noisy. What a sighting at Thanda Safari!
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I thought I share some of the pictures I took during my session with the vultures on the Buffalo carcass …
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… has a totally different meaning for vultures. Watch this short video clip with a White-backed Vulture emerging (very quickly) from inside a Buffalo carcass!
Taken yesterday at Thanda Safari.
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I love sunrises like this morning in the African bush. It never gets old. This picture was taken at Mgankla Dam at Thanda Safari.
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A large group of Red-billed Oxpeckers was taking a ride on the two Giraffes. Normally these small birds live in a symbiotic relationship with the long-necked mammals. The Giraffes provide the food in the form of ticks and the Oxpeckers relief them of the little pests.
But occasionally the insect-eaters turn into vampires. If the Giraffes have an open wound the Oxpeckers will keep pecking on it to keep it open end to keep the blood flowing as they love devouring blood (usually provided by the ‘filled up ticks’).
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Once male Lions find a female in estrous they are very persistent. And even after they mated for a few days our two males were trailing the lady for quite a while!
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We had a very successful birding (bird ringing) weekend at Thanda Safari. I enjoyed taking lots of pictures and I had fun hosting our guests.
These are a few images from the event. James and Lara ringed 145 birds (45 different species).
I am already looking forward to the next birding weekend!
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Heavy breathers 😊 Thanda Safari’s male Lions (coalition) were strolling past the Green Mamba this afternoon, breathing rather heavily. The ultra-wide-angle lens of my new iPhone Pro Max captures the scene very nicely 🦁
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😊 Have a good weekend!
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