Kwando Lagoon/Lebala June/July 2014

[graceland]

@@nikethana

 

Lucky you to be escorted to Botswana with the greatest cheetah lover of them all;

and always fortunate to find them for us to see with great delight.

 

Welcome!

[Marks]

Such gorgeous animals...

 

What was most fascinating to me was how they sort of desperately chirp to find each other when one of them loses the other.

 

 

I just love that chirping sound.

[nikethana]

Thank you all for the welcome!

 

Here are some pictures from the dog den at Kwara. Hari missed out on these because he stayed in Lebala while the rest of us went to Little Kwara.

 

This pack at Kwara had 16 dogs and there are 15 puppies in the den. The Alpha female is a really unique pale colour. We had a really nice morning with them.

 

 

[madaboutcheetah]

Thanks a lot @@nikethana ..... Looks a super den.

[johnkok]

Lovely set of pictures of puppies. "Live long and prosper"

[wilddog]

So nice to see the Kwara dogs. Missed seeing them in March. Thank you for sharing these @@nikethana. and as for your Cheetah shots Hari....... sublime as always

[madaboutcheetah]

Sorry, been caught up with work so posts have been slow coming ........ Thanks @@wilddog ..... here's a few more cheetah images that i edited last night

[madaboutcheetah]

and some more images of the boys ....... See how in sync they are!!!

 

P.S - I have learnt that the 3 boys have returned from Muvumbi to Lagoon and are actually mobile South (last couple of days) ..... go figure!!! Oh well ...... too bad for us. Couple weeks too late!

[FlyTraveler]

Another set of beautiful images Hari!

[madaboutcheetah]

A couple of Wild dog images from Lebala again; Sable portrait

[madaboutcheetah]

A couple more cheetah ( this time in low light )

[Marks]

Dogs and cheetahs galore, hard to beat that.

 

 

@@nikethana Welcome, and excellent photos!

[PCNW]

And the beautiful photos just keep coming, thanks Hari.

[xcrunch]

Your pictures and report is mesmerizing! We will be going to these camps in June of 2015 for two weeks so it will be interesting to see how the sightings and the running of the camps will change.

[madaboutcheetah]

Thanks everyone for your continued interest in this report and for all the kind words and encouragement - appreciate it!

 

Here are a couple of "reflections" in the pan from that Tssesebe series at Lagoon. (Image is obviously flipped over! )

[Marks]

That's a neat idea to show only the reflection.

[madaboutcheetah]

That Pangolin from Lagoon camp! (it was an overcast day and the Pangolin was found by guide, Matt earlier in the afternoon and was hiding in the Kalahari apple leaf; so I got Mr.Moe to use the spot light for some extra light) ...... as I mentioned somewhere earlier in the report, I was late to arrive at Lagoon due to immigration delays on a sunday in Maun and was late to get my game drive under way.

 

Apparently, it's very stressful to the animal if we humans get down and pick it up and touch it (no more doing that- I did anyways in October 2008 and respected nature for how it's meant to be!)

Edited July 26, 2014 by madaboutcheetah

[michael-ibk]

Ground Pabgolin, finally! You kept us waiting with this one, but well worth the wait. Would so love to see one of these sometime...

[michael-ibk]

Yeah, I know a Pabgolin would be even more exciting than a Pangolin. Blame my excitement.

 

The edit button is apparently deactivated?!?

[johnkok]

Whether pabgolin or pangolin, it's such a wonder to behold in the wild. Still on my list. Just gotta keep going on safari :-)

[madaboutcheetah]

Thanks John and Michael ....

 

Michael - will be working on the Lagoon pride this weekend. Blackie, blondie, females and cubs!!!

[michael-ibk]

Looking forward to seeing them again.

[TonyQ]

@@madaboutcheetah

Fantastic report with great pictures

I love the dogs with puppies, your reflection shots, some superb lion shots... and of course the cheetah

Really enjoyable

[madaboutcheetah]

Thanks @@TonyQ

 

Onto the Lion Pride at Lagoon - Pride is two Lionesses (one of them with 3 cubs) and the two pride males (Blackie and Blondie) ........ These Lions provide some very photogenic moments - believe me, my last DECENT Lion sighting at Lagoon was way back (August 2006; not making this up) .........

 

There is also a third Lioness related to this pride (with two cubs) - but, not re-united with the pride as of my visit to Lagoon ....... Saw them briefly and left them to their own devices; since they looked slightly edgy/skittish and we didn't want to bother them. Not sure what was going on there as the game drives do see them regularly.

Edited July 26, 2014 by madaboutcheetah

[graceland]

Wow Wow Wow ,from pangolin (can't believe you picked one up --they'd freak me out) ! to CATs...love love. Great Shots, Hari!