Danielle Sheedy
The Cheeky, Considerate Ellie, Who Broke Into Our Property
You know when you’re a child, and your parents wake you up and tell you the Easter Bunny or Santa Claus has visited? And you’re so...
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Danielle Sheedy
- May 4, 2022
- 3 min
Part 2 : A Morning Spent with 2 Huge Male Lions & Other Incredible Sightings
I was meant to go back to Imbali, to send the photos of Hoyo Hoyo to be printed, and then head to Skukuza to collect my mom from the...
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Danielle Sheedy
- Apr 24, 2022
- 3 min
A Morning Spent with 2 Huge Male Lions and Other Incredible Sightings! (Part 1)
We left Imbali before first morning light; it was chilly out, with a distinct feeling of seasons changing. We were off to Hoyo Hoyo to...
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Danielle Sheedy
- Aug 10, 2021
- 4 min
Helping to Find a Wild Dog with a Snare
It was a crisp, chilly morning as I lay in bed listening to the wind howling outside. I drew the curtains, and peered out of the window....
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Danielle Sheedy
- Jul 31, 2021
- 4 min
Releasing 9 Black-Backed Jackals
Yesterday was a remarkable day. I had the privilege of being part of a mission, where 9 black-backed jackals were moved in to the last...
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Danielle Sheedy
- May 23, 2021
- 5 min
Witnessing a Wild Dog Collaring
We crossed over the Crocodile Bridge, where the faint glimpse of pastel pinks and orange hues was beginning to light up the sky, the sun...
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Danielle Sheedy
- May 13, 2021
- 5 min
Flat Tyre in Kruger at Sunset
Last week, Mom and I had to visit the lodges in central Kruger for work. The first night we were spending at Hoyo-Hoyo Safari Lodge, but...
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Danielle Sheedy
- May 9, 2021
- 5 min
The Uninvited Visitor: A Black Mamba
Yesterday was quite the adventure, with a fair amount of adrenaline pulsing through all our veins. The weather was moody, it was hot,...
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Danielle Sheedy
- Feb 4, 2021
- 5 min
Surviving the 2000 Floods
The last week and a half has brought about a lot of anticipation and excitement. First with Cyclone Eloise, that brought the Crocodile...
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Danielle Sheedy
- Jul 17, 2020
- 4 min
When Lions and Cheetahs Visit at Home
"We spotted the cheetah, near to the Crocodile bridge, and then a little while later, an impala carcass"
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Danielle Sheedy
- Jun 24, 2020
- 5 min
Overnight Adventure in Kruger During Lockdown
"As we sat there in bushveld paradise, surrounded by wildlife, I couldn’t hear any traffic, or see any existence of human life at all."
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Danielle Sheedy
- Jun 20, 2020
- 4 min
30 Minutes at Home: A Lioness, a Python and a Leopard!
Today's special visitors...
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Danielle Sheedy
- Jun 10, 2020
- 5 min
Today in Kruger Paradise: Surrounded by Lions
"One of the big males then strolled off in to the bushes, I heard some roaring and grunting, and then the other male went charging off"
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Danielle Sheedy
- Jun 8, 2020
- 5 min
Kruger’s Grand Reopening : Lions, Lions, Lions.
"Just then the two little lion cubs, came out from the bushes, and lay under a small tree behind the pan"
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Danielle Sheedy
- Jun 7, 2020
- 4 min
Sunday Treat : A Young Prince Visits
"Magic hour was upon us, and the golden light danced off the young princes mane"
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Danielle Sheedy
- May 28, 2020
- 5 min
Pets and Living on Kruger (Part 2)
"Imagine all of the tourist’s faces, when they saw Grammy with a loaf of bread trying to catch her horses in the Kruger Park"
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Danielle Sheedy
- May 25, 2020
- 6 min
Pets and Living on Kruger (Part 1)
"There was a little elephant close to the fence, and the mother took one look at Bella and went Ballistic"
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Danielle Sheedy
- May 22, 2020
- 5 min
Today’s Lockdown Visitors: The Royal Princes Have Arrived
"To my absolute delight I spotted a young male lion enjoying the lovely winter sun"
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Danielle Sheedy
- May 16, 2020
- 4 min
Today’s Lockdown Visitor: The Elusive Leopard Shows Himself!
"...And then I heard this sound. A loud, and powerful growling sound, like something sawing over wood."
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Danielle Sheedy
- May 11, 2020
- 5 min
The Day a Buffalo Chased My Mom and Ellies in the Veggie Garden
"They were having a lovely time, when all of a sudden a grumpy dagga buffalo bull came charging out of the reeds at them"
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