Blog: Sightings
Brotherly Squabble!
Over the last week, we managed to do some wonderful walking safaris. Whilst on trail, we picked up tracks for two of the Timbavati Male lions. These massive, saucer shaped tracks are fairly intimidating when standing next to them on … Continue reading
More rare sightings at camp
In the game reserve, the big five always draw a lot of attention, but every now and then you are lucky enough to stumble upon something truly special. I was fortunate enough to see a rare sighting of a female … Continue reading
New Lion Pride Spotted Outside Camp
On Saturday evening, we were encountered with a wonderful surprise, when we discovered a pride of lion we had not seen before. We found the big five pride on the prowl right across the river from camp. The pride make-up … Continue reading
Leopard Kill in Camp
Two days ago, we experienced one of those rare events at our tented safari camp, reminding us how open and wild our camp and the Timbavati Nature Reserve really is. It had been a few days of no guests staying … Continue reading
Guests witness spectacular hunt
One of the most frequently asked questions from guests is “are we going to be able to witness a hunt.” Well yesterday morning we were fortunate enough to witness a hunt in full ‘flight’. The hunter was an African Hawk … Continue reading
Zebra attack leopards
I was recently treated to one of the most phenomenal sightings of my career. We were following Rockfig Jnr and her cub late one afternoon; Civilised had just pulled out of the sighting and had moved a short distance off … Continue reading
March Ranger Diary
The rains have slowed over the last couple of months, with temperatures reaching the mid-30s on a daily basis, and the surrounding bush having receded slightly and taken on a brownish tinge. We are still well short of our average … Continue reading
Three cheetahs down two impalas in a matter of seconds
Here are the promised pictures from our previous blog entry on March 7, when we described the rare sighting that our guests witnessed – three cheetahs managed to down two impalas in a matter of seconds. Many thanks to Graham … Continue reading
New Arrivals: Lion Cubs!
At Tanda Tula Safari Camp on Saturday morning we were treated to a wonderful sighting of the entire Machaton pride, with the newest litter of five lion cubs! This litter looks to be roughly a month and a half to … Continue reading
Confirmation of the presence of Celiades lorenzo in the Mpumalanga lowveld?
by I C Sharp The Red-tab Policeman (Coeliades keithloa) has previously been classified as two separate subspecies i.e. C. k. keithloa and C. k. lorenzo (Pringle, Henning & Ball (eds.), 1994). In Woodhall (2005) however the two are separated into … Continue reading