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Oi, a lion but seems a bit far off

The Vaalpan Heron might be resident, there are many sightings througout the year

Black-headed Heron at Vaalpan Waterhole in winter

So far we have always seen black-headed herons at Vaalpan when we drove the upper dune road

29/10/2014

The same crossing:

29/10/2014

What is the kill?

I wonder if it always the same heron there at Vaalpan

Not sure, but most of the time we have seen an adult and a juvi.

My photos are not conclusive regarding the kill. But something furry. Guess it's a striped mouse

our first sighting we had at Vaalpan and it was one of our best on this road









and a little bit further we saw this little one



08.09.2012

There is something else than korhaans, bustards, jackals, ostriches, gemsbok, steenbok and goshawks to be seen on that road!

The lioness didn't seem to be too happy with her guy that day.

The upper dune road is definetly prime gemsbok territory






Estimated abundance for gemsbok (data from 2011) for the Kalahari Gemsbok Park:

Wet season: 8,146 - 8,884

Dry season: 6,692 - 9,700

The most common mammal in the park

Springbok are only abundant in the river beds, gemsbok are everywhere

Have you ever seen a springbok in the duneveld?

I have seen a steenbok though