And a very warm welcome and good evening to you all again…I had a great week and I think that BergnDal is an awesome camp…The facilities for camping is first class and the roads around the area always deliver some sighting!
This week I had great sightings again…lions, mating lions, lots of Rhino (still looking for that elusive Black Rhino, but know that I will find him soon), Leopards (sadly only 2 this week, but great sightings)…and lots of Elephants…breeding herds, lone bulls…they were all around…
And the birding has picked up, with summer approaching so many of them coming around…and talking about the weather…we had a nice cool week, after blistering heat for a few day, the clouds took over and it was really nice…I do not look fwd to all those hot days coming our way, but then….that is Kruger…
My week started off with the mating lions again…this time I got a pic of the aggession on the females face…I was told that the male had some hairy spikes on his “thingie” that makes her react this way….they mate every 20 min for 3 or 4 days, they dont eat, drink or sleep…only a nap now and again..please know, Im not an expert, only telling you what I was told…but still a great sighting!
I also drove to Skukuza one day looking for the Phyton again, but must have missed it, or maybe it was in its hole….bought a take away from the shop and had it at Renosterkoppies dam…great sightings….Zebra, Impala, Kudu, Elephant alll drinking, until this one came around and had no need to drink, but as it was a hot day, all he wanted to do was cool down!
I found more lions, this time 4 males lying next to the road as I was driving to PKop and then onto Skukuza one day. A full days drive, but it gave me the Big 5 again…I watched them in the morning for a while, and when I returned again after about 7hrs they were still lying there!
The only time they moved was to find a bit more shade. Already had Elephants on the way, now lions, still needed Buffalo, Rhino and Leopard…I was not dissapointed.
A quick look at this Leopard before he crossed the road behind me. Before the picnic spot Afsaal, a Rhino lying far off in a clearing…and then about half an hour later 4 Buffalo in the riverbed…The Big 5 completed.
Its always nice to also see something different..and this week I had a great sighting of a Monitor Lizard that crossed the road.
And with that another week came to an end…I only have one more week left here at BnDal, moving to Malelane camp on Friday!
Until next week
Martie
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