We haven't stayed at Berg-en-Dal in over 30 years!!
Lovely pics of the bee-eaters and great lion sighting!
From Floods and Surprises in River beds
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Re: From Floods and Surprises in River beds
The bee-eater photos are fabulous
The tinyphant is smiling
The tinyphant is smiling
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Re: From Floods and Surprises in River beds
The waterbuck pic is lovely. Is that a "baby" Ibis? Too cute.
Butterfly, the lighting on the zebra and giraffe pics is lovely, dust bathing bee-eaters
More please....
Butterfly, the lighting on the zebra and giraffe pics is lovely, dust bathing bee-eaters
More please....
Re: From Floods and Surprises in River beds
We had luck in findings that many bee eaters at Matjulu
Indeed he was but when lying in the grass nearly invisible
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Re: From Floods and Surprises in River beds
Yes, always the best cat sightings Matjulu is in fact always worth a visit
You simply have to stay there - Although it is close to the gate we always had brilliant sightings there
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Re: From Floods and Surprises in River beds
It looked so - I love such smily tinyphants
I guess it was a "Baby"ibis - Never saw one ever before We had such a great fun in watching all the dustbathing bee eaters
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Needless to say that all people from the neighbouring bungalows as well as we hurried to the fence to get a closer view onto all of them.
It was simply such a magic moment that we had the honour in watching them that close
but far too soon all of them disappeared in the thick bush and all the people lit their braai. What a more than wonderful first full day we had.
Saturday, 09. February 2019 – Berg en Dal – Crocodile Bridge
Roads we paid a visit: S110 – H3 – S119 – S25 – H4-2 – S28 – H4-2
Today it was already moving day as we decided to spend only one night in this camp as we had nearly two full days in that area and instead to squeeze in one night in Mopani although I must say that I missed another night in Berg en Dal. Anyway after we packed everything together and paid a final visit to Matjulu. We stopped for Mrs. Zorro
and for the obligatory giraffes. Zebras were also around but still far too far away for some decent shots.
Matjulu itself was deserted and so we continued but soon had to stop for a group of ground hornbills who picturesquely positioned themselves onto a dead tree with the mountains in the background
and we simply had to capture a lot of pictures.
After a while they obviously thought we got enough shots and so one after the other took off and landed on the road
but luckily for us they were still brilliantly visible without being hidden by the high grass.
It was simply such a magic moment that we had the honour in watching them that close
but far too soon all of them disappeared in the thick bush and all the people lit their braai. What a more than wonderful first full day we had.
Saturday, 09. February 2019 – Berg en Dal – Crocodile Bridge
Roads we paid a visit: S110 – H3 – S119 – S25 – H4-2 – S28 – H4-2
Today it was already moving day as we decided to spend only one night in this camp as we had nearly two full days in that area and instead to squeeze in one night in Mopani although I must say that I missed another night in Berg en Dal. Anyway after we packed everything together and paid a final visit to Matjulu. We stopped for Mrs. Zorro
and for the obligatory giraffes. Zebras were also around but still far too far away for some decent shots.
Matjulu itself was deserted and so we continued but soon had to stop for a group of ground hornbills who picturesquely positioned themselves onto a dead tree with the mountains in the background
and we simply had to capture a lot of pictures.
After a while they obviously thought we got enough shots and so one after the other took off and landed on the road
but luckily for us they were still brilliantly visible without being hidden by the high grass.
PuMbAa
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Re: From Floods and Surprises in River beds
A juvenile could also be found and finally one after the other then walked into the green grass and soon were no longer to be seen.
We were then happy that we already could spot a couple of amur falcons,
a lilac breasted roller,
and even more amur falcons.
More giraffes came around and were indeed hard to see in the dense vegetation
and finally also the Wahlberg positioned itself brilliantly for an extensive photo shooting.
to be continued…
We were then happy that we already could spot a couple of amur falcons,
a lilac breasted roller,
and even more amur falcons.
More giraffes came around and were indeed hard to see in the dense vegetation
and finally also the Wahlberg positioned itself brilliantly for an extensive photo shooting.
to be continued…
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Re: From Floods and Surprises in River beds
Wonderful sightings and great photos
Marakele day trips
KNP: May be one day again??
KNP: May be one day again??
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Re: From Floods and Surprises in River beds
Wow again.
That juvenile hornbill isn't very pretty
That juvenile hornbill isn't very pretty
Next trip to the bush??
Let me think......................
Let me think......................