The Classic South African Safari 2013: Day 3

Yet another day filled with highlights! We started the morning off with a very relaxed large male leopard who entertained us for over half an hour, quickly followed by a male elephant having a morning drink/splash about in a small waterhole. Loads of general game, as well as 2 crashes of rhinos kept the cameras clicking throughout the day. A female leopard hunting impala under the cover of darkness finished off a very exciting day on safari.

Major sightings of the day:

2 Leopards, 1 hunting impala
Several elephants
Several rhinos
2 Male buffalos
Giraffe
Zebra
Hippo
Many bird species

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The Classic South African Safari 2013: Day 2

We crossed paths with a male leopard immediately out the camp, which started off another great day! A pride of 9 lions, which included 2 four month old cubs provided some great photographic opportunities, but the stars of the day were the many elephants that were out and about. Around 10 good sightings of elephants kept us clicking all throughout the day. A bateleur eagle drinking, several rhinos and some obliging general game also found their way into the viewfinder.

Major sightings of the day:

Pride of lions
Male leopard
Many herds of elephants
6 Rhinos
2 Male buffalos
Many bird species
Zebra
Hippo

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The Great Migration Safari 2012: Day 9

Our final morning drive proved to be as productive as the rest of the safari. Great sightings of two large male lions, two male cheetah on a fresh wildebeest kill, a baby giraffe and a troop of baboons giving us a show to remember – all topped off by mating ostriches!

Major sightings of the day:

Herd of elephants
Lions, 2 sightings (3 cubs and 2 large males)
2 male cheetah, with fresh wildebeest kill
Giraffe and baby
Mating ostriches
Olive baboons, jumping over a stream
Eland

The Great Migration Safari 2012: Day 8

A hunting leopard and her cub started off our last full day in the beautiful Masai Mara, and even though we spent a good hour watching the attempted hunt, the river crossings again came to the fore. Madness for close to two hours! We had some more good luck with another monster crocodile adding some flavour to the mix, and clicked away as one of the more unorthodox crossings unfolded in front of us. Add all the general game and the couple of lion sightings we photographed, and it made for what is often referred to as a great day!

Major sightings of the day:

Leopard and cub, hunting wildebeest
Lions, 2 sightings, both with cubs
River crossings, up to 20 000 wildebeest and many zebra with 2 crocodile kills
Elephants
Giraffe
Large herd of buffalo
Warthog, many with piglets
Topi, many with new day old calves

The Great Migration Safari 2012: Day 7

Day 7 was a day that involved a little bit of everything. The birds started us off, with great sightings of an African Harrier Hawk and a Long Crested Eagle. The large pride of lions we saw the previous day showed themselves, and introduced us to their newest members of the pride, four two month old cubs. Elephants and giraffes were in abundance, as well as a great sighting of a clan of six hyaenas.

Major sightings of the day: