Ellie's galore and more! (May 2017)

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We did see Giraffe on our way in the morning to Addo - but on the opposite side of the road. lol
:-? They seemed much smaller than their Kruger cousins, but they seemed healthy and seemed to have adjusted to eating from the smaller bushes. ;-)
Who really knows if they were not perhaps endemic to this area before? -O-

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There were also Impala doing well in this setting, same applies to them. :-?

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Bird - Not sure if the name may change on the bird id thread :yes:

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African Hoopoe

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Sentry

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Just love that face - As naughty as they can be ;-)

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Yet another lazy sleepy Warthog 0*\

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The Mousebirds always sit as if they are scared for a sudden takeoff =O:

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Juvenile African goshawk - Thanks again for helping with ID \O

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Follow my leader O**

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We were really thrilled to have seen the Cheetah brothers on their last kill in Addo of a Hartebeest. :yes:
The next day they were relocated to their new home - Do hope they have settled in well! :-0
We were fortunate to have seen them on a previous visit also when they were still three.

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Not much movement with those full bellies =O:

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Moved up the road a bit but even here the same views the odd movement of the head. lol

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They were also not very close to the road :no:

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Rather a different pose of these three O/\

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Mother and child

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Big bull close to the road

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Heron

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Had at least three of these visit us at our accommodation during the evenings O:V

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:-( We were leaving the next morning, but decided to drive through the Park and leave at the bottom.
Turned out to be a wise decision…… :yes:


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You sure were lucky, lions and also cheetahs O\/ O\/ ^Q^


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love the Warthog O/\
and the cute naughty one 0'
then Cheetahs... on a kill O\/ O\/ O\/
nice image of the three in one \O

^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^


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Lisbeth wrote:You sure were lucky, lions and also cheetahs O\/ O\/ ^Q^
:ty: Lis - Seeing lions and the cheetah was a real treat O/\


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nan wrote:love the Warthog O/\
and the cute naughty one 0'
then Cheetahs... on a kill O\/ O\/ O\/
nice image of the three in one \O

^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^
:ty: Nan - We really had some good sightings and lots of fab memories made ;-)


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Interesting angle in the photo with the ellie, the buff and the hartebeest. Looks really cool! O:V

But unfortunately, the cheetah take it all away. Love them generally and those Addo ones were something totally special.
Normally you'd hear of cats who break OUT of a park / reserve, but certainly not INTO it lol

How lucky you were that you got to see them on their last day in Addo! It's kinda like saying goodbye to them.

Ja, wonder how they are doing these days... Do you know to which new home exactly they went, by any chance?


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