Sunrise Safari- August 23, 2016- Highlight Vids and pics

Sunrise Safari- August 23, 2016- Highlight Vids and pics

Nkhuna Pride and all 8 cubs from the biggest to the smallest.
2 Male BB Enjoying a picnic
On This lovely late winter's Morning 

 Cubs come to meet mom after she returns from getting a drink at the pan.  The cubs vocalize loudly with one little one being cranky because he didn't get a spot to suckle

 African Harrier Hawk

The African Harrier Hawk searches ever hole in the tree looking for food.

 Also known as a gymnogene (Polyboroides typus)

Will eat nestling birds, lizards, squirrels or snakes

African Harrier Hawk Vocalizes

The call is a whistled sueee-sueee-sueee

 

 Nkuhuma using a piece of Elephant Dung as a pillow. 

The Male sleeping close to her as he wants to make sure she stays with him. 

 This BB is the one with the split lip that we saw in previous drives. 

 Other BB easily drags the Buffalo Carcass into a better position.

Hippo leaves the water to find food.
This is a very difficult time for Hippos because of the drought and lack of water as well as very little grasses to feed on.
Video includes a conversation James had recently with Sam Chevaliier

All Cubs snuggled in tightly suckling.
Lions practice alo suckling.

 All the females who have cubs will feed any and all cubs

 Impalas. Most showing signs of pregnancy. 

Young Calves are born during early summer.

Nyala Youngster, Cow, Sibling and Male.

 Magpie Shrike will heavily defend their flocks.

The southern black tit or simply black Tit (Melaniparus niger)
Tt feed chiefly on insects, and is a voracious consumer of wasps 

 

 Tingana

Dominant Male Leopard

Name means “shy”
Spot pattern 5:5
10 years old in born in 2006

 Cubby Cuteness

Cubs are awake and exploring climbing on moms, and siblings

 Last View of Tingana for this morning