Augrabies & Namaqualand October 2012 *

[nan]

This is the Augrabies Guru which brings us into the dark
we found that we missed during day, Klipspringers and a rabbit... oups Hare
But no trace of Caracal and Leopard

Klipspringer

Scrub Hare

à suivre ...

[nan]

And the adventure continues
... en route to Namaqualand we had twice a Martial Eagle perched on a post ... the first fled while we reversed
but the second remained for a picture or two





I was intrigued by the entrance of a mine mine ... mine of ...
I know there are many mines in South Africa and this is something new for me
and Michele stop... and the mine stay here -O

[nan]

Twice, en route we saw Suricates, so fast... the suricates, not us, no time to have pictures

And we are approaching the land of flowers
the sides, fields, hills and even in between the rocks ... everything is covered with flowers ... sometimes all in yellow, sometimes purple, there in red and here in blue
Seems they are not all there ... most has faded ... never mind, it's so beautiful

Reed Hartebeest

Springbok with babies

I love windmills

[nan]

We receive the key for the cottage No. 3
WOW beautiful cottage
magnificent view of soft hills
surrounded by flowering bushes and even some mammals, birds and insects ... caterpillars are part of what order (butterflies = insect)





very flat one

[nan]

red botted



ball of caterpillars -O

so many

[nan]

Karoo (Spotted) Prinia/Prinia du Karroo

Booted Eagle/Aigle botté *

à suivre... with... "only" flowers

*EDIT* thank you Dewi... I see, the botted has only one white stripe on the tail... and the Black Harrier several

[nan]

will try something... it's a test

[nan]

not so bad

[nan]

[Dewi]

Whoa, how many pages to catch up on. -O

Great photos of the caterpillars, insects and flowers Nan.

Loved the Martial Eagle.

Tha "Black Harrier" is a Booted Eagle - excellent sighting.