Flavor of the Month - January 2014 - Dalkeith
Dalkeith
There are three short loop roads south of Mata Mata and KTC - Dalkeith waterhole, Fourteenth Borehole (Veertiende), and Thirteenth Borehole (Dertiende), with Dalkeith being the first loop you approach.
Nearest Camps: North of Dalkeith -
KTC (16 kms)
Mata Mata (24 kms)
South of Dalkeith -
Urikaruus (24 kms)
A number of the waterholes in the KTP have Scottish names, and Dalkeith is one of them. The Government hired the Scotsman Rodger Jackson in 1914 to survey and beacon off farms in an area of the Northern Cape Province that was years later proclaimed the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, and later renamed Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. It was during his employment, and probably while he was feeling homesick, that he gave Scottish names to these places. (Dalkeith is a small town eight miles south-east of Edinburgh, in Midlothian, Scotland, on the River Esk.)
Dalkeith
Re: Flavor of the Month - January 2014 - Dalkeith
When staying at either KTC or Mata Mata, there is always an early morning rush to get to the loop roads and their attendant waterholes while the glorious Kalahari morning skies are colorful, and the sun low on the horizon. But don't be so eager that you miss some of the wonderful opportunities and sightings en route!
One morning this year, as we approached the loop entry road, we discovered that we were not the only ones heading to the waterhole.
We drove on past Mr. Magnificent and chose a spot to await his arrival at the waterhole. Because it’s so close to the road, Dalkeith is a great location for morning photography.
On the other end of the size spectrum, the bee eaters were actively catching insects and taking them to their 'lil ones in their tunnel nests. The tunnels were located at the north end of the Dalkeith loop and provided some opportunities for shots of them as they flew into their nests with a tasty morsel for the youngsters.
We've also seen a Cape fox den near the waterhole and African Wild Cats in the trees along the loop.
Now let's see and hear about all of YOUR large and small treasured moments.
One morning this year, as we approached the loop entry road, we discovered that we were not the only ones heading to the waterhole.
We drove on past Mr. Magnificent and chose a spot to await his arrival at the waterhole. Because it’s so close to the road, Dalkeith is a great location for morning photography.
On the other end of the size spectrum, the bee eaters were actively catching insects and taking them to their 'lil ones in their tunnel nests. The tunnels were located at the north end of the Dalkeith loop and provided some opportunities for shots of them as they flew into their nests with a tasty morsel for the youngsters.
We've also seen a Cape fox den near the waterhole and African Wild Cats in the trees along the loop.
Now let's see and hear about all of YOUR large and small treasured moments.
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Re: Flavor of the Month - January 2014 - Dalkeith
one of my first travel in the park... I was filled with Wonder
and the pictures was "couci couca"
14.9.2009
and the pictures was "couci couca"
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mine is alone... with the Jackal, but at the same place
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Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
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Re: Flavor of the Month - January 2014 - Dalkeith
For now I only got a beautifully filled waterhole to contribute.
God put me on earth to accomplish a certain amount of things. Right now I'm so far behind that I'll never die.
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