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thank you philip :thumbs_up:

good to see you here again.....



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as i mentioned earlier.......

i was trundling along the h10

passed the turn off to mlondozi picnic site................

passed hillside and the s 129 turn off...............

passed the muntshe water hole and the muntshe loop turn off...........

and just after the mlondozi water hole

there was a gathering of bodies way up ahead in the middle of the road.



upon closer inspection it turned out to be

mommy lion and 4 of her offspring

busy with their morning meeting

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it was just them and me

what bliss.




i watched as the young'uns seemed to coerce their mother into the suckling position

with her "bones in the light"
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one cub even used this opportunity to lick her in the face as if to say

"thank you mommy..... now i am going to the tastier part of your body"
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they stayed there for a short while until she got a bit agitated

and put an end to the milk fest.....
(they did seem a bit old to be still suckling on their mother)
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there seemed to be quite a lot of yawning and snarling going on

as they ambled along the road towards me
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and then they just plonked themselves down again

and took turns in yawning

i even had to suppress a yawn or two myself.......
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they then proceeded to groom and bond with each other for a while

and then they just nodded off to sleep in the road
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quite a lot of time went by before another car arrived on the scene

and it passed me on the left and then continued

way into the comfort zone of this chilled family

who then slowly got up and moved off the road in front of the impatient tourists

i was hoping that the lioness would actually take a bite out of the tannie's arm that was

protruding from her open window as she tried to photograph the group with her mobile phone
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Leachy

Baboon troop sequence captured perfectly. ...Think I can hear them performing

Giraffe pics are stunning great pics.

Lioness and cubs.. Awesome... pictures speak for themselves

Awesome pictures as always, Leachy,

but your lions are the best - At least the cubs show that they will never be too old to use moms milk bar, however, posing and yawning they can already do like the adults

What a very special sighting

thanks trrp-trrrrrrrr and pumbaaaaaaaaa

so.........................................

having spent a blissful time with the family in the road

i moved on......

and barely 500m down the road i met these two sisters.
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i do believe that they could sense the presence of the mother and her cubs.



they then sauntered off into the long grass

and showed why they frequent the area

and also shows why you should not step out of your vehicle

even though you think there is nothing lurking nearby.................
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and how they also make use of the high ground

just like their slender spotted dog-like cousins...
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it started to rain ...................................

so i turned around and headed for home

but had to stop and admire the ever present emergence of nutrition from so called waste.....
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later that day i set off for the random water hole

and passed this korhaan

who seemed to be preparing for a bit of show off time
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this colourful bee-eater
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and on arrival at the waterhole

this starling was busy having a wash in one of the puddles in the parking area
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just before some "ding bat" came and plonked his silly little car there.......




don't people know that there might be living organisms in this water....

i waited a while to see if the woody might return for a splash and dash ..............................

but the only visitors were the swallows

drinking on the wing.....
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this gyppo couple going for a paddle
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there were also these "red goats" practising for jousting season
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on the way home i came across this (witia) yellow weaver



or perhaps a canary.....????????
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any suggestions anyone.....


and this red-backed shrike sporting his zorro mask ..............................
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Leachy,

Definitely Lions gave you a good show ...and no road block.

All the bird pics are gorgeous.



Would say weaver by the beek... ...sure one of the experts would gladly confirm for you.

WOW leach you had such a special sighting id love to see lion cubs in that manner but sadly my luck has only been to see them fleetingly either darting across the road or hiding in long bushes and then some cardboard box has to come and destroy it for you ai atleast you got awesome pics of them all Love your TR

Hey Leachy just found this and absolutely brilliant. Will be back for more.

Leachy, I love your humorous stories - very funny! Your pictures are fabulous Great close ups. It's great to see a sequence of photos - not just a few - it really tells a story!!

Leachy, it is unreal how the mother look after the little ones (LION).
Stunnig photos and TR

Love the pic of the "Mushroom"

Aggenee man! Now why do you get such a lekker lion sighting and not have me parked me next to you? Those kitty cats, especially the youngins are so cute and beautiful! How long did you sit with them? And did no one pitch up and share that amazing sighting with you?
Then when you left... 2 more leons? you are definitely very lucky!
The starling is a beaut! Spraying/showering in the puddle I'm never fast enough with my cam to capture such playful bird interaction!
Love the episodes so far... Now what will be awaiting in the next one?

Wonderful bird pictures and love the lioness and cubs!

thank you trrp-trrrrrrrr

and sheenaugh-lee

and sparrow ..
good to see you again....... when will we see the sharks flag in the park again ????

and kiwi-koens welcome aboard....

and philip

and anrheksie.. ... the same reason you got the lekkah leopard sighting without me parked next to you....

and cape of storms... welcome back on board...