WILD4 Best of Kruger Plus BIG CATS photo safari - AUGUST 2011

As usual, August proved to be a busy month in the bush. The available water is getting less and less and the animals are congregating near the rivers and large dams. Predators are not far behind the big herds and this made for some interesting sightings.

Firstly, some sad news for all those folk that have met and photographed the 4 cheetahs at the Big Cat Reserve, Tequila, one of the females was run over in the car park in a freak accident and died shortly after. The two males, Floppy, Hunters and Ntombi the female are all still well though and the two males have been accepted by the female King Cheetah as she is on heat as I write this - holding thumbs.

The Kruger provided some real gems, a leopard dragging a kill up a tree and 16 Lion cubs on the S100 were some of the many amazing sightings.

Herewith, some photos from the last trip.

Enjoy !!

Look out for the next trip report which will be out of Kenya and the great migration.

Very best wishes to all

Stu

Leopard - Big Cat Reserve

Leopard - Big Cat Reserve

Cheetah with Impala kill - Big Cat Reserve

Caracal - Big Cat Reserve

Water Thick Knee - Kruger National Park

White Crowned Lapwing - Kruger National Park

Female Leopard with Impala Kill - Kruger National Park

Male Leopard with Impala Kill - Kruger National Park

Yellow Billed Storks - Kruger National Park

Grey Heron - Kruger National Park

Female Common Waterbuck - Kruger National Park

Elephant in the Olifants River - Kruger National Park

Elephant in the Olifants River - Kruger National Park

Tawny Eagle - Kruger National Park

Black Collared Barbet - Kruger National Park

Lilac Breasted Roller - Kruger National Park

Purple Roller - Kruger National Park

Black Headed Oriole - Kruger National Park

WILD4 Safari Vehicle - Kruger National Park

Dongo the Wilddog - Big Cat Reserve

Caracal Jumping at Sunset - Big Cat Reserve

Jaco, Norman, Bhubesi - Big Cat Reserve

Ntombi - Big Cat Reserve

Hunters with the King Cheetah - Big Cat Reserve

What do you see ?

Leopard at Sunrise - Big Cat Reserve

Leopard at Sunrise - Big Cat Reserve

Male Lion and cub - Big Cat Reserve

Cape Vulture - Forest Lodge extension

Puff Adder - Forest Lodge extension

Sungazer Lizard - Forest Lodge extension

Snouted Cobra - Forest Lodge extension

LIONS & LEOPARDS Photo Safari July 2011 TRIP B

The second Lions & Leopards Photo Safari for this year has just ended and here are some of the photos.

Locations visited were :

Big Cat Reserve  - 3 nights
Gomo Gomo - 3 nights
Mala Mala - 3 nights
Kruger National Park - 4 nights at Satara Camp

These locations offer the best variety on offer from our South African photo safaris.

Many thanks again to Jaco, our ranger at the Big Cat Reserve, Ewan at Gomo and Yuri at Mala Mala.

A few of the highlights were:
- The Caracal at Sunset at the Big Cat Reserve
- The Lion pride at Gomo Gomo seen on every day, with the 4 cubs
- Following a female Leopard at Mala Mala for 5 hours
- two White Rhinos that ran next to our car in the Kruger National Park

Many thanks again to Murray, Jenny, Trevor and Maureen for joining us on safari - until the next time :)

Enjoy:)

Look out for the August Best of Kruger plus big cats photo safari coming soon.

Very best wishes from the wild4 team.

Stu

Cheetah in water - Big Cat Reserve

Leopard silhouette - Big Cat Reserve

Lion cub - Big Cat Reserve

Bhubesi the lion and his friend Norman

Caracal - Big Cat Reserve

Male Lion - Big Cat Reserve

White Headed Vulture - Big Cat Reserve

Cape Vulture and Lappet Faced Vulture - Big Cat Reserve

Cape Buffalo - Gomo Gomo

Male Lion - Kruger National Park

Female Leopard - Mala Mala

Lioness & cub - Gomo Gomo

Impala silhouette - Mala Mala

Wildebeest motion - Kruger National Park

Bush fire - Kruger National Park

Male Lion - Mala Mala

White Rhino motion - Kruger National Park

Burchells Zebra - Kruger National Park

Juvenile African Harrier Hawk - Kruger National Park

Kori Bustard - Kruger National Park

Bushpig - Big Cat Reserve

Female Leopard - Mala Mala

Lappet Faced Vultures - Kruger National Park

Lion cubs - Mala Mala

Kudu Bull - Kruger National Park

King Cheetah motion - Big Cat Reserve

Female Leopard - Mala Mala

Bull Elephant - Kruger National Park

Yellow Billed Stork pulling Crocodile's tail - Kruger National Park

Male Leopard - Kruger National Park

Grey Go-Away bird - Kruger National Park

Southern Giraffe - Kruger National Park

Bull Elephant - Kruger National Park

Southern Ground Hornbill - Kruger National Park

Male Common Waterbuck - Kruger National Park

Elephant Herd - Kruger National Park

White Fronted Bee eater - Kruger National Park