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BT ... You are the best :-) ^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^


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Guess what I saw on the way from work back home. O/\ O/\ O/\ The most awesome sighting anyone will dream of seeing it KNP. I work at a refinery in Mpumalanga and around the primary area we have a small game reserve with a few cattle and hartebeest (remind me now of Mapungubwe). Besides the antelope you can spot many of the smaller creature like porcupine, jackal and even hyaena. Today as I approach the one exit gate in the secondary area I spotted for the first time in my life a serval. What an amazing sighting to see at 2 pm as you driving home. Unfortunately SO was not on my side with his camera and no pics to show. I tried with my cellphone but it got scared of all the traffic and disappear into the long grass. Wish I can have that luck again. \O


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wow O/\
but I think is good it was scared.... for coming too near the traffic \O


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BluTuna wrote:I've no idea what this thing is :-?

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I think it's a weevil, but am stumped as to what it's trying to imitate? -O-

Looks like a fruit, but that would not make sense?


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Lovely pics BT and Lis! 0/*

BJ...a serval?? :shock: You lucky thing!! \O \O


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Great pictures ^Q^


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Stunning BT! Love the Moth convention.... how big is your backyard?

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SM, my stand is around 2000m2. We have Border Collies, small gardens get trashed.

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Ah, I love border collies... you need to share some pics under the Pet thread in the Boma. ;-)


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They like the sun O/\ O/\ \O

I saw the first yellow butterfly today O\/ O\/ (which does not mean that the winter is over 0*\ )


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