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Sounds as if there is very little water Probably why you had such good sightings at Grootkolk

That leopard from afar cannot have been easy to spot

You were very lucky at Nossob. Not many of the staff would have done that

Nice bateleur and of course the booted eagle

Nice sightings ! Great raptors, especially the Martial !

great sightings so far. Very green about the Caracals, hoping to see them when we get there due to the low lion sightings

PRWIN wrote: ↑Tue Oct 16, 2018 6:58 am great sightings so far. Very green about the Caracals, hoping to see them when we get there due to the low lion sightings

We had plenty lion sightings at Rooiputs in April ..my morning Game Drives rarely went further than 15 kms ..mostly far less ..just drove out of camp alone and just parked at the bottom ..

Love that Booted Eagle sitting on the Drinking Trough

Great sightings already! Love the Booted Eagle.

Peter Betts wrote: ↑Mon Oct 15, 2018 5:47 pm Thats why I stay at Rooiputs ..you dont get Jams in the morning as you are with the sightings at 'gate Opening ' ..there is no gate and no permits to be collected and returned ..so you have stuff to yourself last 45 mins of the day and first 45 mins in the morning ..but lovely pics ..love the Booted Eagle ..I WISH !!

Us no campers. so we usually try to get into the wilderness camps. Because we totally agree on that permit collecting thing... The one night we stayed at Mata we were in a CH2 and able to watch the queue build up in the morning and the bickering that went with it. Quite a show in itself!
And btw, the first car pull up to the gate at 5.40 am and then went back for his permit. Once more a new reckless behaviour IMO. When we last stayed at Mata everybody had the courtesy to park around reception and enter as they had arrived. But of course, the second one could be a tad faster than the first - even if he hadn't intended to be. Well that "problem" is solved with the new method

Richprins wrote: ↑Mon Oct 15, 2018 6:02 pm What amazing camouflage on the leopard, Mello!

Well done to reception at Nossob!

Also never seen a booted eagle!

I also like sitting at a deserted waterhole, as long as there is water1

Agree on the reception lady thing

To see booted eagle you must get out of your Kruger cocoon.

Lisbeth wrote: ↑Mon Oct 15, 2018 7:10 pm Sounds as if there is very little water Probably why you had such good sightings at Grootkolk

That leopard from afar cannot have been easy to spot

You were very lucky at Nossob. Not many of the staff would have done that

Nice bateleur and of course the booted eagle

I'm actually not quite sure if the little water situation around GK camp helped to get those great sightings,
because throughout the day there were often no animals at all and I would have expected the antelopes
to come and drink

That leopard was moving when people found her and from there it was always passing the news on to the
next driver

Dindingwe wrote: ↑Mon Oct 15, 2018 8:57 pm Nice sightings ! Great raptors, especially the Martial !

Thanks, Dindingwe

And our favourite animal is going to come up at some point too