We got a wide spectrum of sightings yesterday …. from peaceful herbivores such as Nyala to (very) playful baby hippos to sleepy lions, not minding the presence of humans at the nearby … Vuyani Safari Lodge.
And I must say, it is surprising how much time the lions spend on the Moditlo Game Reserve portion of our conservancy reserve. I fear that noone in the far north of the reserve actually ever sees them. I am not sure as to why that is, but our impression is indeed correct: a heat map shows them spending approx. 90% of their time on the Leopard’s Bent land and Moditlo Private Game Reserve, two pieces of land we traverse on, so we see the lion pride several times each week. Maybe it’s the abundance of game (ie. food for them) because of the many water points, or it is just their habit. But whichever the reason, that’s what it is. It is of course nice for our guests to hear and see the lions so often close to the lodge. We even caught them sleeping very near the swimming pool, several times actually. It’s always a shocking surprise in the morning when you spot the whole pride lying around, 10 yards from the swimming pool. That’s real adventure, I say.
Well, here the photos we took of a Brown Hooded Kingfisher (very cool shot, Aggie, awesome work!), the hippos as seen yesterday, fooling around in front of our guests, and then some very cool night shots of the lions, near the lodge itself. Gives you an idea of what one can expect here …
Enjoy!
