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20 August - Day 5:

Today we decided to chill in camp and sleep late :-0

I took some pics of the birdies in camp

Black- backed Puffback

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Arrow-arked Babbler

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Kurrichane Thrush

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Our breakfast:
We saw this when we camped with my FIL and MIL at Klein Kariba and just had to try it again :-0

You take a 1/4 potjie and put onions at the bottom then some left over meat(we used wors), mushrooms, grated cheese,tomato and onion relish and last you make a hole at the top and add a egg or 2. When that's done you put your potjie on the braai and put some coles under it and 2 or 3 on the lid....10 to 15 minutes later you can eat ^Q^ ....just be careful that pot stays hot for a long time :twisted: . Eat your Breakfast out of the potjie ..0.. :-0

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After breakfast some more birdies

Blue Waxbill

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Brown headed parrot

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Toko

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We chilled for the morning and then went for a drive later that afternoon.....


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Day 5 continuing:

We took a afternoon drive.....

Giraffe

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Duiker hiding from us


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The masked Baffalo soldiers O**

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Vulture being harassed

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Very mean looking Vulture collecting nesting material and then flying away

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Like the white-headed vulture! ^Q^ Never seen one myself so far. And they look quite handsome... :-0 from the distance. :twisted:


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Day 5....the last bit....

It was very hot and this Ellie was cooling himself

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Another Duiker O**

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Bushbuck

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Kudu Bull near Maroela

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Civit (not a good pic, but it's proof....it was dark :o0ps: )

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21 August - Day 6..

Starting with a beautiful sunrise

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At last I got a beautiful photo of a Brown Headed Parrot O/\ O/\

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Ellie

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Scops owl at Satara

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Warthog

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Steenbokkie

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Grey Heron

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Impala with passengers

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Fish Eagle far away

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trailrunner wrote:harrys was that parrot close to Satara, we were there just after you, and there were a pair in the camp?
No it was about 10 km from Orpen and there was 3 of them :-0

We saw some parrots in Satara to, but they would not sit still for photos :O^


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Day 6....we go on....

Water monitor...lots of them

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I really love these antilopes

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I think a Open bill stork -O-

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This woodpecker again

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Ellie having a drink

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Heron at there nest

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Green backed Heron

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Hamerkop

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harrys wrote:I think a Open bill stork -O-
I think so as well! \O

Great bird sightings again and I also like the water monitor. :-0


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Will continue now.....

Some Zebras

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Zebra and African Hawk Eagle O:V

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Ellies hiding from the sun

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Hitching a ride

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MMMmmmm what can I do to irratate mom...

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At last a Leopard, but very far away O/\ O/\

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Last sighting for the day....BBJ

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Next day 7.....
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22 August - day 7:

This was a very quiet day... only a few pics

First up..Giraffe

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Burchells coucal

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Maraboe

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Near Satara we saw these Lions and Bookworm said very calmly, oh there are Lions :shock:

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Lots of Tokos

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Dead tree with big nests

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Olifants river

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Ostriches

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This Baboon only had 3 legs but he was going on as if there was nothing wrong with him

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Next day 8 the last day.......


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