A BIG surprise at Mata Mata! Kgalagadi Trip Episode 4/6
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- čas přidán 3. 02. 2024
- In Episode 4, I spend my final couple of days at Mata Mata and see leopard, lion and cheetah!
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I start the episode with a very unexpected leopard sighting early one morning right outside Mata Mata. It was a small female and no-one was able to identify her. I also find the loving lion couple near 13th borehole where they lay roaring at first before walking right past my vehicle.
I also spend more time staking out Craig Lockhart waterhole in the hope of photographing my first caracal in the Kgalagadi.
In camp, I download and edit photos, watch a boisterous herd of wildebeest at the Mata Mata waterhole and I walk across to the Sitzas farm stall on the Namibian side to buy some rusks.
It was very hard to leave Mata Mata, and especially those lovely little meerkats, but next up was 5 nights at Nossob! En route, I also saw Hanri the cheetah again more than 60km north of where I last saw her at Twee Rivieren 12 days earlier.
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Watch Episode 2 here: • The best leopard sight...
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I have to say, I KNOW I’ll enjoy every moment of your posts, and hit like at the start! This one deserves a 2*like!
Thanks so much, Gavin - that’s a big compliment 🙏🏻😁
@@TheSafariExpert a pleasure
Wow, absolutely fantastic.
Yet again a great video of your sightings - Wonderful Lion shots
Thank you, Louise!
Can you get a better start to a video than that! Interesting looking leopard and lovely for the lions to greet you ;)
The Wildebeest were great to see. Another good one! Cheers Villiers!
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it 🙌🏻
Another great episode and such a stunning leopard!
Thanks a mil! Such a beaut 🐆
Each time that I go to Mata Mata, it is the local resident, Meerkats that steal the show for me.
For sure!
Absolutely loving this series
I’m glad! 🙌🏻
Meercats always my favourite 😍
another great episode, this trip is really paying off with a lot of glorious sightings! I don't think I have mentioned it before, but I absolutely LOVE the energy of your intro music! 🎵
Thanks so much 💪🏻😎
You just keep on giving! Super series Villiers!!! Seriously talented!
Thanks so much, Greg 🙏🏻😉
Such a great video as all your videos. I look forward to the next 2 but so wish you had 10 more videos for us to look forward to.
Can’t believe I’m waiting for ur new episode like waiting for a popular tv series 😂really good content❤
😂 That makes me so happy! Thanks. What I'll do at the very end, is make one video with all six episodes combined, like movie-length 😉
A stunning video Villiers. Like always. Can you please share you video settings and tips on the Canon in a future video?
Yet another superb video, I really enjoyed it, thank you for sharing. Greetings from Germany
The pleasure is all mine! 😊
Awesome Video. Thank you Villiers
Villiers, 4/6 is superb! Enjoying the series. Something special in you doing this trip alone !
Thank you so much 🙏🏻 It’s like I’m reliving the whole trip again… 😁
Really nice content animals sighting epic
Thanks, Shaun 🙏🏻
I watch all your videos yesterday I visited the Kruger National Park at berg en dal and lower sabie crocodile Bridge we went out we came in at malelane
I’m glad you enjoy them, Liezl
Vídeo lindo é incrível como é fantástica natureza 🆗️🚹🇧🇷💪👍😁❤️👑🦁
On form with the cats! Great stuff Villiers. Loved those wildebeest in the dust too 👌🏼 looking forward to that caracal sighting in the next episode
Thanks Byron. Those bouncy wildebeest was a highlight of the trip! Can’t wait to share the caracal sighting 😉
Love it! Keep it up
Great episode! ❤
Thanks so much 🙏🏻
Who says Wildebeest can’t “pronk “ - a great sight to see. Thanks for an engaging series.
The pleasure is all mine!
Such a great content. Thanks for the link. A 600mm lens is an investment indeed
Thanks so much 🙏🏻
another great one, Villiers. I'm really enjoying this series.
one question: do you know what's that behaviour the wildebeest were displaying at around 11min?
Thanks a mil! I honestly think it was just excitement as they approached the waterhole.
Beautiful footage, loved every moment.
Thank you, Annette 🙏🏻
Your videos are stunning and they look fantastic on my new computer. Are you shootiing HD or 4K? You are a gifted cinematographer.
Thanks so much, Sharon. I shoot 4K these days, but I do compress to HD when I edit. I'm glad it's coming out so nicely, though :)
Beautiful episode sir❤,thanks for sharing with us your experiences
Quick question,does kgalakgadi have ellies?
Nope ☹️
Yet another fantastic video! Thank you for sharing. I have to say that it makes me a little sad to see that only two more left. After last year's trip to SA it's mainly your channel that keeps me hungry for more Africa and informed about possibilities and interesting places. In my opinion you are doing a great job promoting tourism in the whole southern African region. If you don't mind answering two gear related question - do you film everything on R6, including talking to camera and inside the car or are you using as a secondary camera? Which MacBook model are you using and would you recommend it? I'm also curious about camping setup but I'll wait patiently for next part of the series.
Thank you. I’m glad you’re enjoying the videos! I actually use my iPhone 15Pro to film myself inside the car. The R6 is for wildlife only. I edit on a 4 year old Macbook Pro and it works extremely well! Editing is done on Davinci Resolve. Episode 5 covers a lot of my camping setup 👍🏻😎
@@TheSafariExpert Thank you for your answers, amazing how handy a smartphone can be. I'm looking for a laptop myself, but I never had a Mac and I'm afraid that I'll pay the hefty price and won't like it.
BTW. I started thinking about going to Kgalagadi 😆 I just need to figure out where do I get money for this 😆
Beautiful episode!!!
Villiers do you use a ND filter on your 100-500 for video work?
Thanks 🙏🏻 Yes. I use a 7-stop variable ND filter 👍🏻
@@TheSafariExpert thank you Villiers, it is a joy to look at your adventures, I am trying to capture my hunting adventures as well, I can learn a lot from your channel