Not what we expected KTP Dec Jan 2017

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can't open the pictures :no: ... will come during the night =O:


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Sorry Nan :o0ps:


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don't worry, maybe less trafic during the night 0/0


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Oh, wow! Fantastic :-0

What a great start with the Cape fox followed by the jackal family and more of the jackals later ^Q^

The amber eye is caught exceptionally well in some of the lion shots ^Q^

Lots of youngsters too. I love that tortoise shot, for example :yes:

And a beautiful martial... incredible morning O/\


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There are some really fantastic pics in this lot and great sightings as well ^Q^ ^Q^


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much better now \O

Cape Foxe, Scrube Hare, Falcon O/\
then superb Lions in the golden light O\/
Tortoise, tiny and huge O/\
and again a "hairy" Coprinus (yummi Mushroom :yes: )

and one day more... one \O

^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^


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Our Lion Day continues

Once that was decided, we went to our chalet, and after a good few days living in a tent in an unfenced campsite with only basic amenities, we took full benefit of our new found luxury
Showered and snoozed out, at 4.30 we were ready to roll once again

We are still not sure what this duck is and why it was at Samevloeiing anyway
But it was

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Our plan was to head up the Auob and back for our evening drive

We didn’t get very far.
Just as you get off the dune road before Houmoed, as you descend into the riverbed we saw
A whole lot of lions in the riverbed.

We weren’t going anywhere.

O/\ O/\

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There were two adult females and five teenagers

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We had an awesome time watching them, and especially the cubs interacting with one and another

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Climbing in trees

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More playing

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They slowly started making their way up to the road.

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Some of the cubs posed beautifully for us.

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They all eventually crossed the road and followed the adults into the veld and over the dunes

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On the way back to Twee Rivieren, we noticed rain clouds coming in, and when the rain eventually arrived, we were glad to be in accommodation for the night


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I braaied in the rain. (Again!) :evil:


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fantastic to see Lions in the move O/\ O/\ O/\

braai in the rain... not only you 0' =O:
but after a so nice day... why you complain ;-)

^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^
and thank you for sharing 0/0 to you two, the driver and the photographer


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Thanks nan, still more to come

Our stolen day

The next morning dawned cloudy after the previous evening’s showers, and for a change we decided to take a drive around the lower circle road.

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The road was quiet sighting wise, but we did spot this Jackal Buzzard posing on a rocky outcrop,

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As well as this Swallow tailed bee eater puffing up against the morning chill

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Things brightened up a bit with this far off male lion who after posing in the middle of the riverbed near Monroe, decided to move off a bit further away and plop down on the far side of the riverbed.

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Wow!! Fantastic Lion interaction ^Q^ ^Q^ \O

Stunning scenery O/\ ^Q^


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