Was an incredibly difficult morning, the highlight for me was a beautiful Banded Parisoma skulking in the canopy of an acacia tortilis, we also got a cheetah but was very hidden in the shade of a bush and even if we watched it for a good time was not a brilliant sighting.... I am not a great fun of sleeping cats... anyway in all the morning we did not even see lions....
The afternoon though was unreal... we first spotted 7 lioness in Mwayenbe, they were just by the side of the road. We spent time with them and watched every detail of their beautiful bodies... we then went towards ikuka forest were a leopard was spotted in the morning... on the way to the place we saw guineafowls taking off shrieking their loud alarm calls, I watched carefully and the other side of the river I spotted 4 cheetahs... there was no way we could go close so we enjoyed them from far but in the open, they sat for a while and then moved into thick riverine bush..
We drove off and reached the forest but where we were told there was no cat... we are a bit disappointed but we decide to proceed and have a nice drive deeper in the forest.
The sun is slowly getting closer to the horizon, the light on the tree is beautiful and as the sun set and the light started to fade I spotted a leopard on a rain tree... its legs hanging from a main branch. We drive closer and we spent half an hour watching the most beautiful of them all from just below its branch. She is a beauty, she looks very interested in something and eventually she climbs the tree down... maaaan what a grace.... we went around to check and we could not see her so we drove back.... only to find her on another tree just above the road.... It was a bit late but nonetheless we served guests a cold gin and tonic for the most fantastic sundowner.. a drink with lady leopard.
She is pure awesomeness... this afternoon was pure awesomeness.
The afternoon though was unreal... we first spotted 7 lioness in Mwayenbe, they were just by the side of the road. We spent time with them and watched every detail of their beautiful bodies... we then went towards ikuka forest were a leopard was spotted in the morning... on the way to the place we saw guineafowls taking off shrieking their loud alarm calls, I watched carefully and the other side of the river I spotted 4 cheetahs... there was no way we could go close so we enjoyed them from far but in the open, they sat for a while and then moved into thick riverine bush..
We drove off and reached the forest but where we were told there was no cat... we are a bit disappointed but we decide to proceed and have a nice drive deeper in the forest.
The sun is slowly getting closer to the horizon, the light on the tree is beautiful and as the sun set and the light started to fade I spotted a leopard on a rain tree... its legs hanging from a main branch. We drive closer and we spent half an hour watching the most beautiful of them all from just below its branch. She is a beauty, she looks very interested in something and eventually she climbs the tree down... maaaan what a grace.... we went around to check and we could not see her so we drove back.... only to find her on another tree just above the road.... It was a bit late but nonetheless we served guests a cold gin and tonic for the most fantastic sundowner.. a drink with lady leopard.
She is pure awesomeness... this afternoon was pure awesomeness.
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