Satara Summer – Day 6 (2019/12/10) 15 Replies It’s the third day of unrelenting rainfall at Satara in the Kruger National Park, and it’s still pouring down cats and dogs. Well, cats anyway. Big cats! And lions to be precise. Double-banded Sandgrouse Lion Lion brothers A lonely and scared little Lion cub Lion cubs and one of the pride females Big old tusker Share this:TwitterFacebookPinterestTumblrWhatsAppLinkedInRedditEmailPrintLike Loading... Related
H.J. for avian101 December 13, 2019 at 12:31 am Beautiful animals! It’s a great thing to have great parks, that protect wildlife for posterity. Thank you, D. 🙂 LikeLiked by 1 person Reply ↓
de Wets Wild Post authorDecember 13, 2019 at 7:16 pm You are so right, H.J. We strive for all people to realise how special and important places like these are. LikeLiked by 1 person Reply ↓
naturebackin December 12, 2019 at 2:58 pm Looks like the weather is keeping the lions out and about. The sandgrouse looks to be rather soggy. LikeLiked by 1 person Reply ↓
de Wets Wild Post authorDecember 13, 2019 at 7:26 pm I think the cats, and other animals, found the roads offered much better ease of movement than the veld! LikeLiked by 1 person Reply ↓
colonialist December 11, 2019 at 9:25 pm I wouldn’t like to have been game viewing in the sort of steady unrelenting downpour we have had for the past few days! It just never stops! LikeLiked by 1 person Reply ↓
de Wets Wild Post authorDecember 13, 2019 at 7:33 pm We had that same weather for 4 straight days at Satara, and still I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else! LikeLiked by 1 person Reply ↓
colonialist December 13, 2019 at 9:29 pm Ah, but you were able to move between a fixed shelter and a portable one! LikeLike
de Wets Wild Post authorDecember 13, 2019 at 9:35 pm And for that we are grateful! LikeLiked by 1 person
Anne December 11, 2019 at 6:03 am Enjoy the rain and then wish it our way 🙂 LikeLiked by 1 person Reply ↓
loisajay December 11, 2019 at 3:41 am The lion brothers are a handsome duo and the lion cub–such a cute face. LikeLiked by 1 person Reply ↓
de Wets Wild Post authorDecember 13, 2019 at 7:37 pm We witnessed the scared cub reunuting with his mother who was out hunting – such a touching scene! LikeLiked by 1 person Reply ↓
de Wets Wild Post authorDecember 13, 2019 at 7:38 pm And we love you for it, Janet – thank you! LikeLiked by 1 person Reply ↓
Beautiful animals! It’s a great thing to have great parks, that protect wildlife for posterity. Thank you, D. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
You are so right, H.J. We strive for all
people to realise how special and important places like these are.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Looks like the weather is keeping the lions out and about. The sandgrouse looks to be rather soggy.
LikeLiked by 1 person
I think the cats, and other animals, found the roads offered much better ease of movement than the veld!
LikeLiked by 1 person
I wouldn’t like to have been game viewing in the sort of steady unrelenting downpour we have had for the past few days! It just never stops!
LikeLiked by 1 person
We had that same weather for 4 straight days at Satara, and still I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Ah, but you were able to move between a fixed shelter and a portable one!
LikeLike
And for that we are grateful!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Enjoy the rain and then wish it our way 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
We definitely are, Anne!
LikeLike
The lion brothers are a handsome duo and the lion cub–such a cute face.
LikeLiked by 1 person
We witnessed the scared cub reunuting with his mother who was out hunting – such a touching scene!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Poor little one. Glad he found his mama.
LikeLiked by 1 person
More love. 🙂
janet
LikeLiked by 1 person
And we love you for it, Janet – thank you!
LikeLiked by 1 person