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A Week in the Bush Vol. 228

on Oct 10, 2018

The Southern Pride made numerous appearances this week. Still a group of 5 and looking to be in great condition. Despite this, they still need to maintain their condition by feeding regularly and were seen hot on the heels of a herd of buffalo, but we did not witness any kills.

Kigelia has been spending a lot of time in the Southern section of our reserve. We suspect she may be looking for a den site amongst the many rocky outcrops in the area.

The White Dam male was seen quite a bit this week after having made a bushbuck kill which he fed off for a couple of days and didn’t move off too far.

Ntsumi was located alongside a road with a very fresh young male impala kill. She rested and fed a little before attempting to cover the kill with surrounding grass and vegetation before making her way to rest in the shade of a termite mound just a few meters away. Once rested, she managed to hoist her kill into a tree but after having her fill, Maxabeni entered the scene and fed on the remains of her kill.

After seeing the Msuthlu female outside one of the Luxury Villas at Bush Lodge, we knew she would still be in the area. We set out the following morning with high hopes and were excited to hear that she was discovered stalking some impala. We made our way over and although she was unsuccessful, she went on persistently sniffing around the scrub possibly in search of something smaller concealed within.

Hyena sightings have been plentiful this week and always entertaining to watch these amazing animals go about their busy days...

From one of the “Ugly 5” to possibly one of the cutest little carnivores we see on safari... Here a curiosity of dwarf mongoose warm up in the early morning sunshine.

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And on to one of the most beautiful and colourful birds at Sabi Sabi, the Lilac-breasted Roller...

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Another one of the Big 5 that have been seen all over the reserve this week...

We came across a few Zebra's just before the sun set behind them. Shooting into the light at 'golden hour' (just before sunset) can make for some interesting light bathed images.

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Very special sighting of an albino Common Duiker, a first for Kevin and a rather pretty version.

This mother and calf fed in an open area surrounded by Plains Zebra. This is not an unusual occurrence as the Zebra obviously take advantage of the Giraffe’s ability to spot danger from a distance thanks to their height advantage.

29Kerry Lee Roberg ZebraGiraffe Final

Until next time...

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  • Blog by Wendy Claase
  • Images by Ally Ross, Francois Malan, Kerry-Lee Roberg, Kevan Dobbie, Kevin Van Der Linde and Louise Murray
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