A 42ND WEDDING ANNIVERSARY PRESENT.

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7 April 2016.

Today started off very well with our first ever sighting of Rains two sons who by know had formed their own coalition and were roaming around on their own. They were very far off therefore we had to zoom way up and then crop to try and get some sort of photo.

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This Pin-tailed Whydah sat still long enough for me to get a shot.

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Is this guy blind in this eye?

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A large crocodile at Mankwe Dam.

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7 April 2016 to be continued.


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Cheetah O/\ O/\ O/\ ^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^


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Great cheetah sighting :-0

Wouldn't know about the kingfisher............sometimes birds have double eye eyelids i.e a membrane that they use when diving -O-

Great shot of the whydah \O


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Again great sightings ^Q^ ^Q^


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So lucky to see Rain's cubs! ^Q^ ^Q^


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^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^

Rain and rain! X#X

Hey, are there wild dog there too? :shock:

Nice pic sizes, stf! \O ;-)


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nan wrote:Cheetah O/\ O/\ O/\ ^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^
Totally agree with you nan. 0/* 0/*
Lisbeth wrote:Great cheetah sighting

Wouldn't know about the kingfisher............sometimes birds have double eye eyelids i.e a membrane that they use when diving

Great shot of the whydah
Aha,Lisbeth I think you right about the double membrane. :ty:
Alf wrote:Again great sightings
Hi Alf. We were very chuffed to have seen the brothers and other wild life.
Flutterby wrote:So lucky to see Rain's cubs!
Thanks very much Flutterby. \O
Richprins wrote:ain and rain!

Hey, are there wild dog there too?

Nice pic sizes, stf!
Rain and Rain - lol lol lol

Yes there are. There was one pack of about that have now split into about 10 and 4. The pack of 10 now have four pups.

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7 April continued.

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A pair of Golden-breasted Buntings at Pilanesberg Centre.

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A nice mixed vegetation scene.

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Chewing the cud.

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A first ever for us - Lesser Grey Shrike.

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Black Shouldered Kite.

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We thought that this was such a peaceful scene.

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Good buddies.

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End 7 April 2016.


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Lovely colours all over \O

Great rhino pic ^Q^ ^Q^

Very picturesque Scenery [O]


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love the Golden-breasted Bunting and Black-shouldered Kite O/\
and the others too and the landescape
and Rhino......... O/\

^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^


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