Brent
Leo-Smith presenting with Bryan
Joubert on camera
Jamie Paterson presenting with Jeandré Gerding on camera.
Jamie,
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We
start drive today with Jamie and a wildebeest walking off into the sunrise.
Also an impala herd.
It is
17 Celsius which is 62 Fahrenheit.
Brent,
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Brent
says good morning, and tells us that hyenas came in and stole Karula's impala
kill, but he followed tracks and saw both cubs and Karula's moving off from the
kill so all are ok, they just lost the kill.
He is
heading towards Cheetah Plains.
Jamie,
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Grey
duiker males seems relaxed
Brent,
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Brent
on cheetah plains two Birmingham boys cuddling while sleeping. A third is lying
alone but nearby.
Mike
from Cheetah Plains says neither of these are the ill looking Birmingham boy
that one has moved off and seems to be doing better.
A
viewer says on twitter that this is B.boy #3 and #4 cuddling.
There
is a long line of people who want to view these large male lions so we are
moving off and will return when others have had a turn.
Jamie,
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The Mluwati drainage line in the distance covered or outlined in a foggy mist.
Brent,
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Brent
has a pair of very small raptors. He thinks red footed falcon
A
wildebeest herd way off in the distance.
Jamie,
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A baby
elephant print where it was lying in the road.
She was
about to follow the leopard tracks and just ahead Jeandré sees a leopard its
King T Tingana walking he seems to look better. He is still walking stiff but
much better. After just standing still for a minute or two he finds a spot and
lays down.
Jamie
re-positions to make room for two other vehicles. But no matter where yo are it
is hard to see him in the tall grass.
While
Jamie manages the Tingana sighting she sends us to Brent on Cheetah Plains.
Brent,
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Flock
of red-faced mouse birds
Brent
gets out of the vehicle to pick some of the gwarri berries the mouse birds were
eating. Isn't that stealing? LOL
Male
steenbok IN THE OPEN and not running. we watch him bury his poo
Jamie,
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Still with Tingana who hasn’t moved.
Brent,
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Brent
found us Cheetah!! On Cheetah plains!! It is two males lying on top of a
termite mound. They are a bit of a ways off.
Jamie,
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Back to
Jamie with the still sleeping Tingana.
Jamie
is leaving the sighting so She sends us to Brent.
Brent,
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The
cheetahs have moved to the shade but they are still far off and now in tall
grass as well. They stand up and seem they have seen something and stalk for a
bit, but no results but we get some views of them standing and walking. They
return to where they were.
Jamie,
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Jamie's vehicle Wendy's clutch has
gone out she can't stop or change gears she has to limp home in 2nd gear, low
range gear all the way back to camp.
Brent,
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Brent sees a European Cuckoo I think
maybe I saw it fly off but it was a split second
Oh after looking at his camera Brent
decides it’s a African Cuckoo
Jamie,
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Due to Wendy's condition Jamie has
to say her goodbye early for the afternoon but only by ten minutes so it's all
good. So she says have a good day as she limps Wendy in the DRC.
Brent,
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When we
get back to Brent's vehicle he is talking sternly to his phone because the GPS
won't work, when he gets it working he is on the right property but very close
to the border so he turns.
He
finds a tree he has wanted to show us the seed pods from and he battles with it
to get a seed for us to see using several different sticks to get it. Long-Tail Cassia or Cassia abbreviata.
He arrives
after checking his GPS twice at Djuma dam on Cheetah Plains but there is
nothing there to see so he moves on.
Brent says the Good byes
and good afternoons to all..
End of Drive
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