Our first sufficient rainfall fell upon the reserve, approximately 30mm and it was gladly welcomed by all. Here a young kudu calf was nursing from his mother just hours after the rain had subsided.

Despite recent rainfall, waterholes are still a little low after a long dry spell but these small pools are still a refuge for large hippos and many other animals are still making use of these waterholes as well as puddles around the reserve.

And for some, the sight of water excites!! This elephant calf has a burst of energy while making its way down to a waterhole with the rest of the herd on a warm morning.

A relatively large Rock Monitor was checking cavities in a dead tree for potential bird nests in order to raid the nest site and consume some nutritious eggs.

A female Giraffe scans the surrounding area while using her tong to clean out her nasal cavity of a variety of ecto-parasites that possibly occur there.

A small business of Dwarf Mongoose make their way to a sunny spot on the road to capture the first rays of sun during a chilly morning.

There is something rather eerie when viewing these silent moving elephants in the mist with limited visibility.

A variety of migratory birds are slowly starting to return to the area. A Little Bee-eater, made an appearance a few weeks ago and now are being seen in abundance on the reserve. We also had various other special bird sightings!

On the leopard front, the White Dam male has been seen mating with two different females this week – firstly the Little Bush female and then the Msuthlu female later in the week.

Ntsumi was seen close to Bush Lodge after completing her most recent kill of a young impala ram. Here she grooms herself before spotting a Common Duiker which she pursued, however, was unsuccessful. As a recently independent Leopardess, she has been doing exceptionally well and looking in great condition.

We had a lovely sighting of the Kashane male leopard as he marked his territory with the sun setting behind him.

Until next time...