Reflections of my time in the Kwando Concession (NG 14) over the years ....... Memories and a time for reflection!!!

[madaboutcheetah]

Now is as good a time as any to do this quick report:  reflection of all the good times in the Kwando concession - so, I will make 10 posts with 10 pictures each from over the years to portray why the concession is special to me!  (all photos in this brief report from only Lagoon and Lebala) 

 

Here's the first lot ........ 

 The Incredible Spencer!!!

 Mr Moe at Morning Tea Muvumbi Valley!!!

 Sunset at Tsessebe Pan 

 Lagoon camp from the air

 Guess who's waiting for arrivals today???

 Hunting with the dogs, a Kwando ritual

 When the Pack was mighty - approx 30 Plus

 Watercut from the air

 On the Buffalo path!!

 The Incredible Kubu Pan from the air

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[madaboutcheetah]

Set Two!!! 

 The iconic Dead Leadwood tree  Skimmer pan

 

pPan

 My second Pangolin 2014

 Cheetah on demand!!!

 Crimson Breasted Shrike

Ah! The Boys!!!

 Winter Magic

 Let's go hunting!!!

 They are cute too!!

 Mr.Johnny Walker

 The incredible Jane and her cubs!

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[madaboutcheetah]

Set 3 ........ 

 Early bird catches the fattest worm!

 Patience pays!!! 

 I dig silhouettes @wild dog pan.

 

  This is going way back in time .... 

 Sable at the iconic Zebra pan

 Surprise Aardwolf while cheetah tracking

 #flyeaglesfly

 Ah! the first rain!!!!

 Mating Waterbuck at Second Lagoon

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[madaboutcheetah]

Next bunch...... 

 Magic!!!

 Drop the Pilot and his mate

 Carmine Colony - Kwena Lagoon

 The Mighty mighty Boys - 

 Surprise Sundowner guest @ Zebra Pan

 Puppies!!!!! 

 Who doesn't like bacon???

 yup a central marking post!

 

 

 Magic

Wapoka Power

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[Bush dog]

Hari, that's a great anthology work.

[madaboutcheetah]

Thanks a lot, Mike ...... Appreciate it!!!

 

Set 5 ........ 

 The Brown Hyena Den at Lagoon

 Never say Never!!!

 Bateleur Eagles

 Current dominant Males at Lagoon

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[madaboutcheetah]

Next set ...........

 Old Gunn

 Holy Pride

 Puppies from the 2014 Triple Den

 Wapoka

 Tssesebe mud bathing

 Iconic Sundowner spot at Twin Pools

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[madaboutcheetah]

Set 7 ........ 

[wilddog]

stunning as always Hari. Is that the 'Golden Pack'in post1? The Brown Hyena shots are lovely. Nice to see them in daylight 

[madaboutcheetah]

@wilddog - no not the golden pack ....  

 

in about 2013 4 orange coat male dogs took over the pack and subsequently the pack is more light coated ..... we thought the 4 males came from the extreme north in an area called Muvumbi.

 

However, the Nat geo series from a couple of years ago filmed in Savuti has a similar coated pack.... I bet they are related !!!! Show is called “savage season”  .... look for season 1 which was filmed in savuti....

 

the following season was filmed in Mombo and not nearly as good ....

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[Safaridude]

@madaboutcheetah

 

This is awesome!!!!!!!!  What a great idea.

 

From the mayor of Kwando, no less.  

 

 

[AKR1]

2 hours ago, Safaridude said:

@madaboutcheetah

 

This is awesome!!!!!!!!  What a great idea.

 

From the mayor of Kwando, no less.  

 

 

Governor of the Okavango😎. Great idea Hari. 

[Caracal]

All are superb @madaboutcheetah but that Caracal .............WOW!

 

And what a great gathering of Eland.

[Hads]

@madaboutcheetah wow what amazing photo's - the brown hyena pups are adorable.

Thanks for sharing  

[Zubbie15]

Stunning photos @madaboutcheetah, you really sell the area well. They should give you a commission for any STers that book from now on! 

[Biko]

Beautiful pictures, you are indeed a great ambassador for Kwando.

[skimmer]

Hari, gorgeous photos and top sightings from Kwando's number one visitor. You are/were in good hands with Spencer and Moe. Kwando never fails to deliver.

[Africalover]

Fantastic - during the years you have inspired me to visit Kwando, all though I normally do mobile camping.

Thanks.

[marg]

@madaboutcheetah  Oh Hari.....these photos are wonderful!  And, we found out today that we are rebooked for next year!  Spencer requested!

[madaboutcheetah]

You guys are much too kind!!!  Thank you all for the appreciative comments ........ 

 

Thanks @Safaridude @AKR1 @Caracal @Hads @Zubbie15 @Biko @skimmer @Africalover and @marg

 

None of this would be possible without Spencer and Moeti and they are the big reason (only reason) to return ....... so, Many Many Thank You's ...... 

[madaboutcheetah]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 The ever Photogenic Mr.Moe

Winter with the Wapoka

 The Magician

 Classic lebala mid day parade

They can turn on their engines any minute!

Wapoka

 

 Lechwe Corner - one of the best sundown spots

I don't recall this female leopard now!

 This is going back in time!!

 They were the best!!

 

The Boys of Lagoon!!!!

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[Zim Girl]

Fantastic pictures and a really good idea for a report!!

[gatoratlarge]

WOWOWOW!  Such great sightings and photos!  Marvelous---no wonder you go back again and again!

[Peter Connan]

Magnificent images and sightings!

 

 

[janzin]

OMG what a fabulous set of images! I can't even name favorites, just fantastic each and every one. (Okay, Caracal! Aardvark! Brown Hyena! Amazing sunset silhouettes!) Great memories.

 

Thanks for making me miss Africa even more than I thought possible