Daily sightings of the Marsh pride lionesses and cubs, we had some heavy rain the other day and as can be seen by one of the pictures which are courtesy of Steve Clark. The one cub that took fright the other day and ran off into the River woodlands, it was last seen near the managers crossing on the Bila Shaka two days ago, and this distance is too far for the cub to re-unite unless the lionesses Sila and Lippy are in the same area. Sienna and her three cubs are still deep in a croton thicket in the Bila Shaka river bed. Serval cats are being seen more readily and one here seen near the Musiara Marsh is quite habituated and not shy of being photographed. Serval cats are grass cats so when grass levels are high they are more difficult to see. Black Back Jackals can be seen throughout the grassland plains, being an opportunistic canid they are very successful in this ecosystem. Males play an important role in the upbringing of the young. Males and Females will stay together for long periods of time. There are also many young Elephant calves within the Marsh and Musiara grasslands. Bird life within the marsh environs is always worth looking into. Grey Herons, Saddle Billed storks of which a male is seen pictured, Guinea fowl taking liberty of grass seeds and even a female variable sun bird is seen checking her credentials in the nearest mirror she can find!! Black chested snake eagles are common raptors seen in the Musiara grasslands.
Posted on: Wed, 22 Jan 2014 06:12:51 +0000
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