|
The Birmingham Males
|
Birmingham Nhenha - Nkorho Bush Lodge, PJD Photography
13 July 2017 One Birmingham male was located in the western sector sleeping. He soon got up and moved further east until he crossed into the northen sector. He is turning into a beast. In one of the recent pics with Blondie (Nsuku), Nhenha looks much bigger. He may be bigger than Mfumo for me...  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author
 (03-19-2017, 10:41 AM)Gamiz Wrote: From Jaci's Sabi House This picture is so funny to me for some reason. It's like when your sibling takes that last slice of pizza or something. He's like shit! this mofo got me again, I better keep my distance. lol
Birmingham Nhenha - Tusk Photo, Brendon Cremer
Elephant Plains Game Lodge - Posted 13 July 2017 It was not long before we found fresh lion tracks - a single male - and we tracked these until we found him lying next to a waterhole. He was fast asleep when we arrived, and we waited until the early morning rays of the sun reached him and created such a beautiful sight that our cameras were very busy indeed. As the sun hit him, the lion sat up, looked around lazily, and then slowly got up and started to walk towards the east. He really is a handsome, healthy, strong specimen of a lion, and it was a pleasure to share that time with him, and to photograph the strikingly beautiful big cat. We passed loads of elephants as we continued to the east, where we found another male lion. He was also fast asleep when we arrived, but soon after the sun went down he woke up and we were able to use our spotlights for different types of shots - with back lighting, side-lighting, and closeup portraits. When he heard lions calling from quite far away, the lion started to roar in response. Now that is something that is beyond impressive - a lion roaring right next to you! The sound seems to envelop you in waves ... it feels as though it goes right through you. It is one of the most awesome sounds that one can experience in the bush, and we all sat there, watching him, listening, and thoroughly appreciating the moment! Phenomenal!  *This image is copyright of its original author
Birmingham Nhenha - Paul Tully - Sabi Sands Game Reserve
Posted 14 July 2017  *This image is copyright of its original author
Birmingham Nsuku - Africa Photographic Services, Etienne Oosthuizen
Jaci's Sabi House - Posted 13 July 2017  *This image is copyright of its original author
 *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author Birmingham Male, Tinyo Truly wonderful shot by Tayla Jane McCurdy
Birmingham Nhenha - Nkorho Bush Lodge - 16 Jul 2017
 *This image is copyright of its original author
From Nkorho Bush Lodge, credits to Nkorho Rangers:
19 July 2017. Morning Drive. -Started out with two of the Birmingham male Lions with two of the Torchwood females, they were moving about, slowly going North, on our eastern boundry.  *This image is copyright of its original author
One of the Birmingham male lions was on the move in a westerly direction when we tracked him down in Torchwood.
Image by Andrew Khosa  *This image is copyright of its original author  (07-23-2017, 10:36 PM)lioncrazy Wrote: @Chris he passed away some months ago I think I read he caught TBHe didn't catch TB or so it was never said. He passed away from a buffalo injury, where the buffalo's horn punctured his lung. He died a few days later! That is how he passed away! 
Birmingham Tinyo & Styx Lioness - Arathusa Safari Lodge, Jamie JS Sangster
23 Jul 2017 Instagram  *This image is copyright of its original author Nsuku & Tinyo - WildEarth Sunrise Safari - Djuma Private Game Reserve - 23 Jul 2017 The oh so regal and handsome Birmingham Boys. safariLive Instagram  *This image is copyright of its original author
An Encounter to remember
ELEPHANT PLAINS GAME LODGE·TUESDAY, JULY 11, 2017 We set out on an early morning game drive at Elephant Plains Game Lodge, as every morning starts you don’t really have a set plan to where you want to go, usually just play it by ear. So we set off in a southerly direction from camp on the search for some lions we heard roaring in the distance. Having spotted the Breakaway lions and two Majingilane males the previous night around a similar area where the calling was coming from we figured it’s them. To our surprise we couldn’t see any sign of the huge group of lions, they changed their initial course completely. Driving about looking for tracks we got a call on the radio, two male lions!! We immediately left the search for the tracks as we assumed it’s the Majingilalne males that we were looking for. Eventually when we got to the lions they looked a bit too nice. Nice with context to how little scars they have over their faces. The Birmingham males! There we were with two of the Birmingham boys far out of their usual territory. We followed them for some time but they walked with purpose. We tried to keep up as they walked through blocks of thick bush, eventually they crossed a road and into the Manyeleti river. We quickly drove around to the opposite bank only to find one of the males running across this open plain. It all became clear after about two seconds as we saw them chasing after an injured buffalo bull. It almost seemed like it was not this particular buffalo`s first encounter with these lions as he went running for the hills. We obviously followed the chase and right in the middle of this block with a load of red bushwillow trees around us, the two lions and buffalo had a standoff! It did not last too long and the buffalo decided the only why for him to stay alive is not to run but attack. He was limping when we first saw him but with all the adrenaline pumping through the veins of this huge dagga boy nothing was stopping him. He came charging towards the one male close to us, we had to rush to get ourselves out of the raging buffalo`s path. This lasted for a good half hour, what the lions were doing became quite obvious as they were tiring the buffalo out. We watched the back and forth chasing from a distance. Then at a certain point the buffalo decided to stop running and they stood there watching each other, neither the two lions nor the buffalo moving a muscle. Who was the one to make the first move? Well fortunately for the buffalo the lions got impatient and maybe a little played out. They went laying down flat in the grass. The buffalo took the gap and moved away, vanishing in this thicket like a ghost in thin air. The lions tried to follow him but soon they lost interest and to our amazement they gave up the hunt. There was a sigh of relieve on my vehicle as a couple of the guests wouldn’t have been able to witness an attack on this buffalo. Everybody was happy except the two boys that missed out on their breakfast. Maybe better luck next time for them. I hope that you found the article informative. For our weekly updated sightings, please visit our Big 5 blog at https://www.elephantplains.co.za/big-5-blog/2017/07/big-5-sightings-03-09-july-2017/ Ep Ranger Dawie Jacobs |
| Users browsing this thread: |
| 26 Guest(s) |