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Sold By riccigoldstein“The west was getting out of gold,
The breath of air had died of cold,
When shoeing home across the white,
I thought I saw a bird alight.” -
Sold By riccigoldsteinThe Ghost of Phalaborwa
All the stars had to align and the bush gods shone favorably on us for this once in a lifetime sighting on the S131 2km from Phalaborwa Gate.
We had just arrived in the park and it was getting late, we had not seen much and were just enjoying the new experience of a Mopani covered terrain.
An empty sand road besides some impala up ahead. The baby impalas were putting on a show jumping up and down so we sat and watched. When they moved into the thicket we drove closer. My girlfriend Sharna Berelowitz shouted Leopard which I barely had time to register before it happend infront of our eyes.
The small female leopard appeared out of nowhere. It was an ambush attack.
It was a silent assault. It was quick It was nature and it was breathtaking
Before moving deeper into the thicket the leopard turned around and stared at us for 20 seconds, presumably feeling the pulse of the unfortunate impala fade away.
This was Kruger Magic and what I had dreamed of as a nature enthusiast and a photographer.
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Sold By riccigoldsteinCelebration of the Rain
A droplet, suspended
a moment, sparkling
reflecting images,
a beauty unrivalled
for a moment
A slow saturation scenting the first light
in dewy-damp
a satiation
the dawn sparkles in passion spent
the chorus celebrates -
Sold By riccigoldsteinSometimes the Animal Kingdom will warm your heart and make you laugh like nothing else on earth.
All Mom Hyena wanted to do was sleep-but with two tenacious pups around that wish was destined to fail.
We spent an hour watching the hilarity unfold near Mopani
