Leopard up close

Pula showing us all how it done and taking after her mother in some true style for the camera.

New faces in the area.

While on drive not far from camp we were lucky enough to come across twelve wild dogs in an open flood plain. The area has one resident dog that moves in the area so lets hope they meet up and stick around.

Lion Yawn

Just loved the way the yawn turned out on this one.

Western Boy

One of two dominant males in the area to the south of camp. The Western boys are the fathers of eight cubs belonging to the Mathata pride and have no problem making sure that every one knows it.

Pula

One of Legadima's two cubs Pula at about twenty months old.

Giant eagle owl

The Giant Eagle Owl is the most rapacious of all African owls, killing prey as large as vervet monkeys, warthog piglets to rodents and game birds that form the bulk of its diet.

Lion cubs need we say more?

Always a lot of fun to sit with in the early mornings and late afternoon.

Lions in action.

Was out one morning going to an area I knew I had a good chance of seeing lions with cubs. A pride called the Moporotha pride which has eight cubs at the moment.
In the late morning we picked them up on the move and looking hungry.
This female lion caught this impala in mid-air.

Hippopotamus

Hippos will very often "yawn" when you sit and watch them. This is always a great way to get a good shot, but it works even better when you get a hippo that throws it's head around.
The name of the game in most cases is sitting and waiting and seeing how fast your reactions really are. Try looking for the bull of the pod identified by a larger head then all the others. He is normally the first to show off his huge weapons.

Legadima

Our star and mother to be. Legadima is a leopard that is well know in Mombo and has the heart of many a guest that has seen her. She has raised two cubs so far in her life (Maru and Pula) and we are expecting her to have a new litter in mid Sep 09. Look forward to blogging it.

Leopards hate Baboons

This small leopard (Pula) was trying to get out of a tree before the baboons saw her. She made it out the tree with out breaking the silence around her and into the thickets below.

Wild dog and Blackbacked Jackal