It has yet again been another interesting few weeks in the bush!
The sun is setting in the west over the ridge and just before it disappears completely the split lioness jumps up with the white male short on her heels. It's not long before they dive into a warthog burrow and drag out a warthog from under the ground. Interestingly though the female, slightly out of character dominates the male on the kill. After receiving a few hard hitting shots from the lioness the male decided to step aside and let the female have first options on the kill. Luckily for him she is not as greedy as he is and leaves the carcass with enough for him to also get a bit of a taste.
A slightly more unusual scenario played out later when a Black-backed Jackal overpowered a massive Vlei Rat in front of our game viewer. Unlike the general consensus of jackal being mainly scavengers interestingly they only scavenge around 20% of their meals and will actively hunt the other remaining 80% themselves. They have a hugely varying diet consisting of rodents, birds, hares and even fruit!
The fish eagles are also doing us proud, with at least two sub adults already spotted on the reserve. It does however seem like the mating pair has moved away from their long time nest across the lake from Pumba Water Lodge to a quieter stretch of lake around the corner, but at least it has not affected their breeding.
