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A Week in the Bush Vol. 150

on Apr 12, 2017

As another week passes, we hope you enjoy the recap of the past 7 days here at Sabi Sabi...

Where there are Wild Dogs, there is action! The Toulon Pack was on the move in search of prey, but we were unfortunately not privy to seeing them make a kill in the time we spent with them.

We are still experiencing some very warm days in the bush and as a result, a magnificent sight awaited us on safari as a huge herd of buffalo made their way down to the waterhole in front of Selati Camp. We watched as some of the older members enjoyed a refreshing drink, whilst some of the youngsters stretched their legs on the open plain!

A large Elephant bull gracefully consumes large amounts of grass during the late summer season within an open grassy plains area.

06Kevan Dobbie Elephant Bull Landscape Final

A Dark-Chanting Goshawk captured a juvenile Crested Spurfowl right on the road this morning before taking it up into a Marula Tree where it started feasting.

07Kevan Dobbie Goshawk 2 Final

A Yellow-billed Stork sifts through the waterhole in front of Bush Lodge in search of some tasty morsels.

08Terry Ennever Yellow Billed Stork Final

Always great fun to watch – here a large baboon keeps an eye over the troop as they continue to forage.

09Terry Ennever Baboon Lookout Final

Two hyenas were busy marking their territory early one morning.

10Kyle 10 March Hyena Inter 4 Final

We managed to spot this pair of Gorgeous Bush-shrikes. Quite often heard but hardly ever seen.

11Kyle 11 Jan 2017 Gorgous Bush 2 Final

A European Roller perches high up on a branch, gazing down in rapt attention looking for the next meal it might snatch up.

12Sheldon Hooper European Roller 2 Final

The Southern Pride left their cubs unattended and moved through the night before being located again the next morning. Sadly, they were unsuccessful in finding a much-needed meal and took to an old termite mound for a better vantage point.

The Sparta Pride put on a great show for our guests as they walked down the road in search of their much-needed next meal.

We have had regular sightings of Little Bush and her cub; who is still left alone during hunting times. The cub is sporting a small wound below her right ear but this didn't seem to bother her as she went from tree to tree and even chased a small scrub hare before it got away.

We had an interesting interaction between White Dam’s male cub and the Little Bush female as they came to within 10 meters of each other. Both seemed a little unsure of each other and eventually went their separate ways.

Little Bush’s older daughter, the Kigelia female, has been seen mating with Kashane again. He, however, did not seem as interested as Kigelia may had wanted as he kept chasing her off whenever she tried to initiate a mating session too soon after the last.

Until next time...

34Sheldon Hooper Fire In The Sky 23 12 16 Final
  • Blog by Wendy Claase
  • Images by Kevan Dobbie, Kyle Strautmann, Terry Ennever, Sheldon Hooper and Richard de Gouveia
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