Re: A Short, unexpected KNP visit
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 1:22 pm
Great episode and super pics BT ...
Great episode and super pics BT ...
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A Short, unexpected KNP visit
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Great episode and super pics BT ...
Re: A Short, unexpected KNP visit
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 2:53 pm
Hey Don't leave us hanging 
Great start and pics
Don't leave us hanging Great start and pics
Re: A Short, unexpected KNP visit
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 6:27 pm
Great start and photos
Re: A Short, unexpected KNP visit
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 6:45 pm
Hey, Bulltuner, you have a pic missing! 
Your beetles are "whirlygigs"!
Schoemanskloof is a very pretty drive indeed, agreed!
Your beetles are "whirlygigs"!
Schoemanskloof is a very pretty drive indeed, agreed!
Re: A Short, unexpected KNP visit
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 6:48 pm
A squirrel Re: A Short, unexpected KNP visit
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 8:49 pm
Great start 
Great pics but you didn't have to stop there 
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Great pics but you didn't have to stop there (0) Waiting
Re: A Short, unexpected KNP visit
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 9:43 am
HA! Had you all breathless with anticipation except for RP who thought I'd missed putting the picture up
Thanks for the kind comments and the angry icons
Your suspense is about to end......
Thanks for the kind comments and the angry icons
Your suspense is about to end......
Re: A Short, unexpected KNP visit
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 9:44 am
Oh yes, and thanks for the beetle ID RP
Re: A Short, unexpected KNP visit
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 9:51 am
Correct spelling is Whirligig Beetle Dineutus grossus
Re: A Short, unexpected KNP visit
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 9:53 am
Here it is! The spectacular, wondrous, never seen (by us) before.
Bell's Hinge-Backed Tortoise.
YAY!
We did have one rather nice sighting at the Nyamundwa Dam which is about 10kms from Phabeni Gate. As we approached the turnoff, a white pickup with a bazooka lens mounted on the driver's door zoomed up from the dam lookout point. Then we saw why he was zooming. This handsome chap trotted right past us.
It wasn't until I got home and checked the pictures that I noticed the lion had only one functional eye.
The pickup driver shouted that "there are ten more lions down there" but before I could turn round to follow the one I could see, the lion headed off into the bush. The only other lions anywhere to be seen were on the far side of the dam - 2 of them - so I gather the pickup driver was trying to get rid of us so he could have the lion to himself. Jerk.
We left the park early so we could find our destination and get settled it before it got dark. Which was a good thing because we got invited to a free breakfast the next morning - but we all know that there's no such thing as a free breakfast...er....lunch!
Bell's Hinge-Backed Tortoise.
YAY!
We did have one rather nice sighting at the Nyamundwa Dam which is about 10kms from Phabeni Gate. As we approached the turnoff, a white pickup with a bazooka lens mounted on the driver's door zoomed up from the dam lookout point. Then we saw why he was zooming. This handsome chap trotted right past us.
It wasn't until I got home and checked the pictures that I noticed the lion had only one functional eye.
The pickup driver shouted that "there are ten more lions down there" but before I could turn round to follow the one I could see, the lion headed off into the bush. The only other lions anywhere to be seen were on the far side of the dam - 2 of them - so I gather the pickup driver was trying to get rid of us so he could have the lion to himself. Jerk.
We left the park early so we could find our destination and get settled it before it got dark. Which was a good thing because we got invited to a free breakfast the next morning - but we all know that there's no such thing as a free breakfast...er....lunch!