LIVE UPDATE FROM VILLIERS STEYN & JOSHUA MCPHAIL Yesterday afternoon, we left camp and decided to follow up on the buffalo we had seen in the morning. Our ranger Pieter and tracker David simultaneously spotted some female leopard tracks heading down the road. On closer inspection, Pieter believed the tracks to be those of Inkanyeni…
LIVE UPDATE FROM VILLIERS STEYN & JOSHUA MCPHAIL Yesterday we headed out with the idea of going to Big Dam to photograph some hippo at sunset. However, the bush had its own plans for us. On our way to Big Dam, we got a call over the radio that a leopard was found not too…
LIVE UPDATE FROM VILLIERS STEYN & JOSHUA MCPHAIL We arrived at Nkorho Bush Lodge in the Sabi Sands to some crisp overcast weather. Our guests (comprising of mainly foreigners) arrived at the lodge and after a quick lunch and briefing we headed out early into the bush to explore. Not ten minutes into drive, we…
LIVE UPDATE FROM TREVOR MCCALL-PEAT & VILLIERS STEYN Yesterday afternoon we set out on our final afternoon drive of this Safari and decided to search for some leopards around the lodge. We soon found tracks for 4 leopards. A mating pair and a mother and cub. We assumed it was Shadow and her cub and…
LIVE UPDATE FROM TREVOR MCCALL-PEAT & VILLIERS STEYN Yesterday, after spending the morning showing our guests some post-processing and digital photography techniques, we had a light lunch and headed out on drive. It was a warm afternoon and we decided not to head straight to the Nkuhuma Pride and their buffalo kill. Instead we decided…
LIVE UPDATE FROM TREVOR MCCALL-PEAT & VILLIERS STEYN Yesterday afternoon, after a light lunch, we headed out on drive and decided to follow up in the area we had left Tingana in the morning. We had heard that Thandi had rejoined him sometime during the day. It was then that two of our guests spotted…
LIVE UPDATE FROM TREVOR MCCALL-PEAT & VILLIERS STEYN A new group of guests descended onto Djuma Private Game Reserve, including some familiar faces who were returning for another Big Cat Safari and the Africa Geographic Photographer of the Year 2017 winner. After a light lunch and briefing, everyone could not wait to get into…
LIVE UPDATE FROM TREVOR MCCALL-PEAT & VILLIERS STEYN Yesterday evening we headed out with the intention of searching for leopards. We made our way to Twin Dams and soon found tracks for a female leopard. We followed these to Treehouse dam where we then found tracks for a male and female leopard. We looked…
LIVE UPDATE FROM TREVOR MCCALL-PEAT & VILLIERS STEYN We left on drive yesterday afternoon and decided to head to the south eastern corner of our traverse, in search of a pair of mating leopards that were seen in the morning. The bush had other plans for us… On our way, our Ranger spotted something on…
LIVE UPDATE FROM TREVOR MCCALL-PEAT & VILLIERS STEYN Yesterday afternoon we left the lodge and headed straight to a nearby pan to see if there were any animals at the water. We found 3 large buffalo bulls standing around while some ox-peckers danced on their backs. We captured some character filled images of the large…