Heartstring Moments - Springtime in the Kalahari 2018

[Peter Betts]

The Cheetahs between Leeudril and Melkvlei are awesome ..We saw a variety every day and it was interesting how they mixed and matched territories up and down the Valley ..Lovely pics and may they still be there in the current dry times when we are there in April

[Flutterby]

Steenbok are so pretty...even the males! And the mongoose is so cute....imagine the pups!!

Amazing sightings and pics as usual Ex!!

[Richprins]

DNA swabs! Ex!

[Mel]

You should have pestered those stranded to make sure they'd get a photo of the cheetah standing,
in return for you to report their problem in Twee

Steenbok keeping its position when humans getting close - not that common

Love that mongoose! When I first saw it - before the reading - I also thought she looked like a young mum

[ExFmem]

Alf, Sis, harrys, RP, Peter, Flutts, and Mel - my gratitude for taking your time to reply/react - wonderful incentive to keep going, thank you!

[ExFmem]

The Cheetahs between Leeudril and Melkvlei are awesome ..We saw a variety every day and it was interesting how they mixed and matched territories up and down the Valley ..Lovely pics and may they still be there in the current dry times when we are there in April

Yes, we saw 7 different cheetahs on the Nossob side this trip, including Corinne and cubs before she moved her family over the dunes to the Auob side.

Wishing you lots of luck on your upcoming trip!

[ExFmem]

We arrived at TweeR before check-in time, so pulled into the Bus/picnic area just inside the camp fence so I could look for insects. Here are some of the bees I found:

Note: the label on the pic is not its official scientific name, as far as I know...






Some of the bees were also busy readying their chosen sites in anticipation of their soon-to-bee -offspring.











The next one is a bee I had never even heard of. I saw an insect (didn't know it was a bee at the time) repeatedly flying in and out of a "cotton-like" tube in the underbrush, and couldn't figure out how/what had even constructed such a niche. Upon my return home, here's what I found:







The male carder bee can often be seen jealously guarding a patch of flowers. He can be quite aggressive, fending off any interlopers by darting and chasing. If necessary, he will even wrestle a competitor to the ground—even bees much larger than himself, such as bumble bees and honey bees. Female wool carders are allowed into the guarded area to forage—in return for the chance to mate.

(https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10 ... 00086/full)

Some misc. sightings:






Martial Eagle (juv.)









At long last we found a Cape Fox family - always so entertaining to watch.


Once again, is there only ONE?





Nope. TWO?







Nope. THREE!!!

[harrys]

Oh my....I just love those cute Cape foxes

[Alf]

Those cape fox babies are so cute

Alfie wants one

[Peter Betts]

Oh my....I just love those cute Cape foxes

Harry come to Rooiputs where the resident fox at no 3 known as 'Frikkie' will keep you entertained..funny he is not a poser and is off when the camera appears , but this time I think I have his number and will get him !!