The Classic South African Safari: Day 5

After all the cat action over the previous days we were searching for the big heavies, and we were more than successful. Sightings of elephant, rhino and buffalo were abundant throughout the morning, although we did manage to find 2 large male lions, which was a nice surprise. The cats made a comeback in the afternoon though; we found a female leopard walking close to the camp, followed by a male cheetah. He was on the move, and was quite difficult to keep up with, but we managed to get some good photographs of him as he went about his business – it is always a treat seeing a cheetah in this part of South Africa.

Major sightings of the day:

4 sightings of rhino
2 sightings of male buffalo
4 sightings of elephant herds
2 male lions
Male elephant
Female leopard
Male cheetah

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The Classic South African Safari: Day 4

This was another busy day on safari! We started off with 5 lions having a great time in the river; the 3 youngsters were playing for close to 2 hours that made for wonderful photography. We then found a large male rhino, followed by an adult female rhino with her calf. Those sightings took up most of the morning, and we were feeling really good about getting some breakfast in, when the real treat jumped up next to us and caught a female nyala! We spotted a female leopard crouched in the grass, and within 30 seconds she was onto the unlucky nyala like a flash! It was a truly unbelievable sighting. The afternoon was also productive, with several sightings of elephants, buffalo and rhino. It was a very special day indeed, well, unless you are a nyala…

Major sightings of the day:

Pride of 5 lions, playing in the river
7 sightings of rhino
Female leopard hunting and catching a female nyala
Male elephant
3 sightings of male buffalo
2 sightings of elephant herds

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The Classic South African Safari: Day 3

We started the day searching for elephants, which were rather obliging, and several herds came out to pose for photographs. We also found a few old male buffalos spread out along the river, as well as a young hyena on the move. The day however belonged to the leopards, with 4 different leopard sightings! The first leopard was going about his business until he ran into 3 hyenas that were finishing up a nyala kill. The second was attempting to get her kill back from the third leopard, who was feeding in a tree above a hyena patiently waiting for any falling titbits, and the last leopard for the day was out hunting some impala! There was a lot to photograph, but we managed. This was yet another brilliant day on safari.

Major sightings of the day:

5 sightings of elephant herds
4 sightings of male buffalo
Male leopard
Crocodile
Hippo
2 sightings of rhino
Female leopard
Male leopard in a tree with an impala kill and a hyena underneath
Male leopard hunting impala

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The Classic South African Safari: Day 1

Straight out of the gate we found a female leopard on the move, and decided to spend the rest of the afternoon with her. This is never a bad way to spend your first afternoon on safari. The leopard was showing a lot of interest in a herd of impala, zebra and wildebeest and stalked her way into a good position, giving us many great photographic opportunities. The cameras were worked all though the afternoon, and into the night, starting us off with a lot of great images.

Major sightings of the day:

Female leopard
Large herd of zebra, wildebeest and impala

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The Tiger Safari 2014: Day 4

We traded stripes for spots with a great sighting of a female leopard moving up one of the cliffs. Leopards are particularly difficult to find in India, and getting photos of this elusive cat is not an easy thing to do. We also had many good photo opportunities with raptors, including oriental honey buzzards, an osprey and spotted owlets and as always, the spotted and sambar deers were out in full force.

Major sightings of the day: