Escape from the Rat Race. Another live TT from BT.

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Flutterby wrote:Love the impie reflection. \O Those weavers are true master builders! -O That breakfast looks yum!! ;-)
Only the male Weavers are master builders, the females are master destroyers. The breakfast was yum!
JustN@ture wrote:Fantastic installments BT, love the photos of the residents around sunset dam ^Q^ ^Q^
the lions inn the previous installment were also awesome as well as the tall horses \O
Thanks JN, aren't they Camel Horses?
Lisbeth wrote:Great pics of the weavers \O very clever builders ^Q^ ^Q^
Not so clever sometimes. I once watched a Weaver trying to start a nest and it succeeded in tying its leg to the branch several times 0*\
nan wrote:Sunset dam \O
and the Hairy... could do envy... for some =O: =O: =O:
Sunset Dam, one of my (many) favourite spots \O It was a Steve martin moth :-)
Richprins wrote:Imagine the extra time should one not have to pack up the tent! But I'll stop with that now! -O

Highly intrigueing stuff, BT! ^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^

Check the number of people crawling around camps on hands and knees after this! :twisted:
Oh dear, back on the camper-bashing again 0*\ ^0^

Maybe I should invest in a knee-pad company :-)
Mel wrote:Great stuff once again! I'm not particularly fond of hairy stuff,
but your unusual moth looks quite interesting. \O

Beautiful shot of the kingfisher. O:V
Thanks Mel. \O


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Day 13. Lower Sabie -> Skukuza. Continued......

Lake Panic, one of the most beautiful places in the park.

I got there early in order to get the best seat in the hide before the bazooka-boys arrived. I needent have worried as it clouded over and none of them bothered.

First up was a crimson Dragonfly

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and plenty of noise from one of the Grey Heron chicks

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A pied Kingfisher decided to have a bath and of course I didn't have the camera on quite the right settings so the pics are a bit blurred. I still like them though.

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People were coming and going and after a short period of solitude I was joined by two ladies. I almost choked when one said "That bird's got webbed feet. I wonder what kind of duck that is".

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A gyppo flyby - these are great, you can hear them coming long before you see them :-)

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The jewel of LP stopped by for a few seconds

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and by sheer luck (it's impossible to anticipate when these are going to fly) I managed this shot. A bit blurred but I don't care

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Then I spotted a Golly on approach......

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landing gear coming down......

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flaps and slats deployed.....

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prepare for touch down......

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reverse thrust and Brrrrrrrrrrrrraaaaakes. Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing.

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A Grey Heron flypast showing the top of its wings

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and a Greenbacked Heron

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a female Thickbilled Weaver

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and a Grey Heron launch.

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These two Goliath Herons were on their way to a punk-music revival

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By 16:00 the light was fading fast and I decided to head back to camp, pick up the SO and go for a drive.

This beetle was on the wall of the hut

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and a Flapnecked Chameleon was crossing the road near the busy crossroads.
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We stopped at the day visitor's centre to take a look around and found it was very nicely done. As we left I spotted this Greenbacked Pytilia - but I still call it a Melba Finch.
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We also saw our first Impala Lambs but they were too deep in thick bush to get any pictures.
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Beautiful, BT!!

I love the golly sequence! \O \O

Are you a flying buff, judging from your register? :-?


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Richprins wrote:Beautiful, BT!!

I love the golly sequence! \O \O

Are you a flying buff, judging from your register? :-?
I used to be an aircraft spotter when I was kid but I became an aviation photographer as soon as I could afford a camera.


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Your bird collection from Lake Panic is absolutely gorgeous ^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^ \O


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Beautiful pics BT!!! ^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^ Love the punk hairstyles!! -O


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Yes ! nice serie of birds, specialy Goliath argument, Thick-billed Weaver ^Q^
and the "duck" Cormorant -O


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I really love your photos of all the birds \O ^Q^


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Just catching up again BT.

Great photos, all of them. ^Q^

Love the Fig Tree Moth - reminds me of the Polar Bears I saw recently. \O And the Wavy Owl Moth is a belter. O/\


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The goliath sequence is superb... and gave me some giggles on top of it. \O


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