We start this week’s blog with the sighting which received the most likes/shares/comments on our various social media platforms this week... And it’s not difficult to see why...

Not as cute, but equally spectacular was this sighting of a large elephant bull who enjoyed a dust bath shortly after tearing down a large Weeping Wattle tree.

We have enjoyed more rain this week and again, we are extremely thankful for this as we will very soon be going into our dry season.

As always, bird sightings have been in abundance! Herewith some of the highlights from the past week of the birds...and the bees...

A male cheetah graced us with his presence earlier this week as he nursed a very full stomach. We were not witness to him making a kill, nor feeding on it, but he gave us quite a show as he walked around on our Private Airstrip before quenching his thirst in a nearby puddle.

The dominant male of the South, Kashane, has been seen around quite a bit this week. He greeted us early one morning before settling down on a rocky outcrop to rest.

The dominant male of the North, Maxabeni, was also seen this week trying to disguise his scent by rolling in some buffalo dung before attempting to hunt a herd of impala.

The young White Dam male was seen resting up a tree, taking a break from the wet grasses. Later in the week he was seen mating with the Msuthlu female. They seem to be at the start of their mating cycle as they mated every 15 minutes.

A new face to Sabi Sabi – the Mawelawela male – was walking along a regularly used game path before heading on to a nearby road where he successfully captured a Scrub Hare. It was not long before he consumed his small morsel and carried on into the night trying to secure a larger meal.

We located the three Tsalala males who were looking a little worse for wear after what we believe to have been an altercation with the Avoca males. Two of the three were nursing some bad wounds and looking in desperate need of a good meal.

I thought it fitting, seeing as I started the blog with a “cutie”, to finish it off with another little one that stole our hearts this week...

Until next time...