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Day 32 of #SALockdown in Skukuza Rest Camp - early morning sighting from camp fence in the Sabie River - teh shy African Finfoot (Podica Senegalensis).




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Wow! :shock: O\/ O\/


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A pair of African Finfoots (finfeet?) seen by Duke at Umlalazi in KZN (2014):



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https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 6&p=195014

Image (c) Sprocky
Juvenile, Grietjie Private Reserve


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There are now and then sightings along the Sabie river in KNP.


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Link to Sprocky's sighting. It is on the Olifants River:


https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... start=1210


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11:59am
1 African Finfoot
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H1-2, seen from 1st Skukuza low water bridge if coming from Skukuza
4/5
Tinged by PhD & DeVet
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:shock: A pity that the photo is so bad :-(


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10:33am
1 African Finfoot stationary
"on western side"
H1-2, Sabie High Level Bridge
Near Skukuza
5/5
Tinged by Zam
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It's a pity that it was so far away.


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12:30pm
1 African Finfoot stationary
Low Water Bridge- Lower Sabi, Western side of bridge
Near Lower Sabie
5/5
Tinged by Excited Ilze
12:49 PM · Nov 27, 2021


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