Spellbound

bound by or as if by a spell; enchanted, entranced, or fascinated:

Changing of  season makes going to the bush or on a game drive so much more interesting, appreciate also the small things & time is not on your side

Birding

First sighting of the Pin-tailed Whydah at Xombana for this season on Sunday 19 October 2014. They are resident birds that move locally with the season.

On Sunday's sunset game drive we sighted a Klaas's Cuckoo/Meitjie.

So many returning calls to the bushveld hours of fun identifying those sounds.

At Xombana we took our first photo of the Yellow-fronted Canary only about 11-13cm  in size.


Yellow-fronted Canary

Mammals & other

We were fortunate again to find two lionesses behind the Xombana dam and this sighting delayed the morning chores as the chatter around the cofi table (coffee) lasted much longer than normally.



The cubs are very vulnerable when the lioness goes out to hunt and needs to leave the cubs behind.




 Lionesses on the prowl


It is fascinating to live so close to nature and wildlife and if you are blessed with a life in a city then you have the opportunity to appreciate nature when you visit one of the many conservancies in our country. Even more fortunate are you when you call Pretoria or Johannesburg home because the Dinokeng Game Reserve is only a stones throw away from these hubs.