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Published: June 17th 2017
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01 Cubs
Two cheetah cubs in the middle of the pan near our campsite. Geo: -23.4834, 24.1864
This morning we had a little sleep in. When we woke up we made breakfast. As we prepared and ate breakfast we frequently looked over at the pan. From our campsite there is a great view of the pan. We then saw two animals and confirmed our sighting with the binoculars- it was a pair of cheetahs! We quickly jumped into the car and drove down to the pan for a better view.
They were running around in the middle of the large pan and then they walked away. We drove on the track that goes around the pan in the hope of seeing them again- no such luck. There was not much else seen – just a couple of ostriches.
We decided to spend some time at Molose Pan, as the sightings have been quite good there. The drive took us about an hour and not much was seen along the way, except for many animal tracks on the sandy track. At the pan there was plenty of bird life to observe.
Paul parked the car next to a tree so I would be in the shade. He spent some time laying down at the edge of the
02 Running
One of the cubs running through the pan. waterhole with his camera taking photos of birds as they came down to drink. I sat in the car reading, doing Sudoku and taking photos of birds.
The birds I could identify were; Crimson Breasted Shrike – which jumped around the car and in the tree next to me, Black Faced Waxbill, Violet Eared Waxbill, Kalahari Scrub Robin, Grey Headed Sparrow and Chestnut Vented Babbler. Then the excitement began – a Lappet Faced Vulture flew down. It landed at the edge of the pan, hopped about and then flew to the top of a bush. The vulture sat there for a little while as he looked around. It flew down to the water, had a drink, flew to the other side of the pan and drank again. It was at the waterhole for about 20 minutes and then it flew away.
Later on in the afternoon we drove back to our campsite at Moreswa Pan. We drove around the pan, but didn't see much. Called it a day and went back to the campsite.
Tonight, once again we sat around the fire and enjoyed another amazing, delicious dinner under the stars.
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