Stories from Tar Roads and From Spots

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Sunday, 23. February 2021 - Satara

Explored roads: H1-4 – S90 – S41 – S100 – H1-4 – H7 – S12 – S40 – H7 – H1-4

Unfortunately our last full day in Satara dawned as to leave this area is indeed very hard for us but luckily we still had a couple of days ahead of us in the Northern part of the park so we wanted to make the best out of this day and took it slow to simply enjoy everything the best way.

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A flock of birds were also up and around

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and today we wanted to drive North and give the S90 as well as S41 from this side another try but already on the tar road we were held up as a couple of verreaux giant eagle owls plus a youngster had put a show together

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as the youngster was begging constantly for food

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but not long and the one of the parents who had been bugged simply flew away higher into the tree whereas the other adult eagle owl was calling from farer away

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and so the juvenile was not happy to be left behind unnoticed.

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Same decided then to fly to another far smaller bush on which same landed

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but had to struggle with the small branches which did not offer a good landing place as the branches were far too thin to carry the owl and same was balancing on the small bush not to fell down

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but finally same sat still enough

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and we also finally discovered again the adult owl who flew a bit farer away on the other side of the road and finally also the youngster took off and we were not able to find same again.

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It was in fact such a nice sighting and obviously a good omen as during our last trip we also spotted a couple of these owls on our very last day whilst staying in Satara. Soon we turned into the S90 where masses of starlings were blocking the road and whilst we carried on they took off only to land a bit further down on the road again.

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The rest was quiet or simply the grass too high but whilst crossing one of our beloved causeways a green backed heron were looking into each direction whilst sitting on a branch

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and posed like mad and luckily kept on sitting on that branch although we stood not far from the heron

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after we got our shots we continued but the heron kept on sitting on the branch.

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Not far we detected another brown eagle in dead tree

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and unfortunately only a bit far away amur falcons

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as well as an elephant bull in the best early morning light.

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Same looked as if he was smiling and must agree he was in fact a friendly one.

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Although we already saw masses of swaison francolins this one posed so nicely so we finally captured same

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not to forget the yellow billed hornbills

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as the morning light was simply too brilliant.

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It was again a feathered morning and finally we spotted a nice number of amur falcons a bit closer

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and needless to say that Timon again fired away.

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We already noticed these raptors quite often in the park this year but never so close and so we stayed

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quite a while with them as they on top did not decide to fly away.

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After we got our shots we continued only to stop again for a group of ground hornbills

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in a tree

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and at one of the first causeways now already along the S41 we discovered another green backed heron now a juvenile one

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who was in fact not easy to see at the first sight.

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to be continued……………..


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The wood hoopoes are spectacular. ^Q^ You certainly have had an "alphabet soup" of sightings, from Amur falcons to Zebras. The poor little owl looking so forlorn is adorable 0/0 , what a great sighting as well. O/\


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Your owl sequence is spectacular and also the falcons are great ^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^


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What a rare owl encounter, Pumbaa! ^Q^

Birds all over! :-0

I like the hornbills in the tree! ..0..


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WOW, Pumbaa! What a terrific owl sighting ^Q^ O\/ O:V :-0 Incredible footages \O

Also like the hornbills big and small, the Amur falcons, the bittern, the heron. Well, I guess that's all the birds again lol

Always bittersweet when a trip comes to an end and you know what a great time you had and are thankful for the days left, but know they will pass very quickly 0*\


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ExFmem wrote: Fri Dec 24, 2021 12:29 am The wood hoopoes are spectacular. ^Q^ You certainly have had an "alphabet soup" of sightings, from Amur falcons to Zebras. The poor little owl looking so forlorn is adorable 0/0 , what a great sighting as well. O/\
Indeed an alphabet soup and it was fantastic at all O\/ O\/ O\/


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Lisbeth wrote: Fri Dec 24, 2021 12:56 pm Your owl sequence is spectacular and also the falcons are great ^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^
One of our best owl sightings indeed and falcons luckily stayed long enough for a couple of shots \O


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Richprins wrote: Sun Dec 26, 2021 6:03 pm What a rare owl encounter, Pumbaa! ^Q^

Birds all over! :-0

I like the hornbills in the tree! ..0..
We were so happy about that wonderful owl sighting and we were all alone at that sighting ;-)


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Mel wrote: Mon Dec 27, 2021 9:22 am WOW, Pumbaa! What a terrific owl sighting ^Q^ O\/ O:V :-0 Incredible footages \O

Also like the hornbills big and small, the Amur falcons, the bittern, the heron. Well, I guess that's all the birds again lol

Always bittersweet when a trip comes to an end and you know what a great time you had and are thankful for the days left, but know they will pass very quickly 0*\
Totally right once the trip is more than halfway through the days will start to rush :shock:


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