Lions at Last

This is the first time that we have gone more than 2 weeks without seeing Lion, not one Lion sighting at Satara during our entire stay there this is as rare as Roan or Sable sightings.

Kim arrived yesterday fetched her at Phalaborwa airport, we took the opportunity to stock up on groceries from Pick and Pay. We had a great braai and note Peter that Kim insisted that it should be wood and not charcoal. Played Rummy while watching the Hyaenas patrol the fence, Andrew won of course.

It was Kim's prerogative to choose the road, she wanted to go north from Letaba, not expecting to see much as little had been sighted north of Letaba. How wrong I was we had an amazing drive up to Mooiplaas where we had Breakfast. We came across a mating pair of Lions on the tar road H1-6 where the northern end of the Tzendze Loop S48 meets the tar.

We returned via Nshawu where we saw Tsessebe and Tzendze loop S48 where we saw plenty buffalo and Elephant.

 

Painted white dots under the eye...

Letaba

Set up camp on a great site next to the fence, shady and private, thanks to Archie and Judy who held it for us until we arrived and before they moved to Tsendze.

Paul and Pat are at Letaba for 3 nights, we had a great braai and good wine together.

Also did a game drive together this morning.

Our Site.

 Kim note add-a-room up and ready for you

Braai boma up

Note DSTV dish up and ready for this weekends Rugby

Lettie preparing lunch.

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Sunrise this morning over the Letaba River








Buffalo on the S47 to the Mingerhout Dam

This is about all we saw other than Impala and Waterbuck. lots of birds which Pat enjoyed.

Spotted a Common Greenshank not sure why it is common as it is a first for us

Last Day at Satara until we return 6 June

Packed and ready to go at 06h00 Monday. Letaba here we come. Moving onto a site which Archie and Judy are holding for us before they move to Tsendze. Thanks guys for keeping such a great site.

Meeting up with Paul and Pat at Letaba who flew in from Cape Town on Sunday.

Also Kim is arriving for a 4 night stay with us at Letaba, so the add-a-room wil have to go up.

Tagged Hooded Vulture seen on the H7 Orpen Satara Road at the Nsemani Dam +- 7 km west of Satara

Yellow tag A229

Elephant at Nsemani dam

Huge herd of Buffalo at Ngotso Dam

We have seen this Bull Elephant often around Satara, he has huge tusks and a floppy ear.

Can anybody help with an ID on this raptor.
seen in rivereen along the Nwanetsi river. could be a juvenile.

Malachite Kingfisher seen near Baluli

This is not what you do in the Kruger National park.

Sent this picture to Sanparks and the "Shame List" number plate clearly visible.

Saw this Lion on a river bank with a herd of Elephant grazing nearby. The image in front is an eye of an Elephant