Today must rank as one of my best Kruger days ever! I hardly ever get to see any feline predators like lions and leopards but today that changed.
I was moving on from Shingwedzi to the my next camp at Tsendze when I saw a shape out of the corner of my eye. Cat! Cat! I slammed on brakes, grabbed my camera, put my pillow on the window and hit reverse- all the while hoping that the cat, whatever it was would still be there... And there was my leopard. Cool! Its fresh, meaning I saw it first!! I get into position...
And the leopard sits down. Doesn't walk away, hide behind a thick dense bush, no, it sits down. And still thinking this is great, out pops a cub! Was I stoked! First time ever for me! Camera is clicking, I'm smiling ear to ear. Then they get up and move off but still in a shootable position. After about 10 minutes the mother gets up and walks off. And I thought that would the last I see of her... Wrong!
I caught a glimpse of movement to the front of me and realized she had climbed a tree... wait for it... to get her kill she had stashed...
Let's get this straight! A leopard (rare), a cub (very very rare), a kill (rare)... All three together, and shootable to boot- I can't even hazard a guess.
Fantastic day!
But it doesnt end there. A km down the road was a lioness! Not good for pics but still! Can the day get any better.
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