A Distinguished Lady
Mother was never far away from her two cubs.
Sister Takes the High Ground
Leopards are notoriously hard to find on the ground and even harder once they take to the trees. The three following images are also of this young female.
Blacked-backed Jackal
New-born Impala
Only minutes old, this new-born fawn struggles on wobbly legs and searches for its first drink of milk.
Kudu and Impala
Chacma Baboons
Spotted Hyena
Mashatu's Elephant Hide
The 2013 BBC Wildlife Photograph of the Year was taken from this hide by Greg du Toit. We have seen this and other fabulous elephant images taken from this hide.
We came with high expectations but after 5 solid days in the hide, the closest we came to pachyderms was a few desiccated balls of elephant dung.
Rain had fallen and the elephants decamped to greener pastures. That's wildlife photography for you. We polished up our skills instead on terrapin photography. Great subjects as they don't move too fast.
We will be back!
Terrapin Happy Snaps
Red-billed Quelea
The males have a black face.
Wood Sandpiper in the Rain
Dried elephant dung in the background.
African Mourning Dove (left)
Cape Turtle Dove (right)
Lesser Masked Weaver
Female above relaxing. Male below (black face) hard at work building the entrance to the nest.
The Elephants Return to Mashatu
On our last day mind you.
Black Storks at Sunset