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Re: I've got a feeling of a hot summer in Kruger

Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2022 5:43 pm
by Richprins
Catching up, Pumbaa! :o0ps:

What a selection in camp at Biyamiti! O\/

Love the monitors, as you say always something new in Kruger! :yes:

The dwarf mongoose shots are brilliant, they normally don't sit still at all! 0=

Aircon coming! :-0

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Re: I've got a feeling of a hot summer in Kruger

Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2022 6:04 pm
by Lisbeth
I think that it is a sabota lark.

The dwarf mongooses are really cute ^Q^

Tawny eagles come in all kinds of brownish/beige colours. This one looks very lofty ;-)

A waterbuck shouldn't care about water neither from above nor from below lol

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Re: I've got a feeling of a hot summer in Kruger

Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2022 4:52 pm
by Pumbaa
Richprins wrote: Sun Jul 17, 2022 5:43 pm Catching up, Pumbaa! :o0ps:

What a selection in camp at Biyamiti! O\/

Love the monitors, as you say always something new in Kruger! :yes:

The dwarf mongoose shots are brilliant, they normally don't sit still at all! 0=

Aircon coming! :-0

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We were so happy about the monitors and for sure about the mongoose for the private photo shooting \O

Re: I've got a feeling of a hot summer in Kruger

Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2022 4:52 pm
by Pumbaa
Lisbeth wrote: Sun Jul 17, 2022 6:04 pm I think that it is a sabota lark.

The dwarf mongooses are really cute ^Q^

Tawny eagles come in all kinds of brownish/beige colours. This one looks very lofty ;-)

A waterbuck shouldn't care about water neither from above nor from below lol

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Yes the waterbuck was totally relaxed about the water from above - Thanks for the id of the lark \O

Re: I've got a feeling of a hot summer in Kruger

Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2022 4:55 pm
by Pumbaa
More birds were finally willing to pose such as European rollers,

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another brown snake eagle

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and a highlight was then already in the sunlight – same obviously chased the clouds away – a group of 7 ground hornbills

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in fact on the ground who wandered as cool as ice

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closer to us and in fact they were not in a hurry and took it slow. Needless to say that it looked extreme funny

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whilst coming closer and closer and luckily presently no other car arrived as most likely same would have chased them away and we let them come closer to us

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but far too soon for our liking one after the other decided to take off

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and finally all of them landed in a nearby tree where they were not that good visible.

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Around the next corner in a more open area we noticed a lot of Carmine bee eaters who nearly had occupied all branches and when they left same they most likely landed again on that branch

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so we often had something to be seen and photographed and it took nearly ages until we could carry on

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as also a glossy starling was around

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and for sure Timon could not be dragged away from the masses of different carmine bee eaters.

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Besides the birds we already saw the road was more or less quiet but as also not many cars were driving on same we enjoyed the drive nevertheless. I suppose in the middle of that road there is a larger pond and also this year same was quite good filled and the weavers were busy in again building nests

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and we spend quite a while watching them as no other water birds nor any other animals could be seen.

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Re: I've got a feeling of a hot summer in Kruger

Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2022 4:56 pm
by Pumbaa
After a while at that pond we carried on and stopped for another birdie

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and then we experienced a road block in form of a giraffe

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who was not willing to clear the road.

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After a while another one joined the one of the road

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and at the surrounding acacia bushes lots of them were feeding and luckily all of the were willing to pose

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for a couple of close ups. Also here we stayed a while before we left them.

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We also detected another brown snake eagle, a couple of redbilled hornbills

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and also had to stop for some yellow flowers along the roadside.

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Unfortunately all the caueways along that road were empty or only few water left so nothing around here and we drove quite a while without seeing anything and on top the sun was again sizzling from above and it got again hotter and hotter at least this steenbokkie was not that shy

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and checked out a pile of poo

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before same slowly walked to the other side of the road and again back but we could capture same without hiding in the grass.

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to be continued……………

Re: I've got a feeling of a hot summer in Kruger

Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2022 6:16 pm
by Lisbeth
For once a steenbok who is not running away \O

Lovely giraffe shots.

And wonderful birds, especially the ground hornbills ^Q^ ^Q^
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Re: I've got a feeling of a hot summer in Kruger

Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2022 7:31 pm
by RogerFraser
0/* Catching up again after being away for a while

Love the shots around camp and the fluffy barbette and pigeons \O .

The ground hornbills are funny birds to watch .

And more of the [Luv] bee eaters ^Q^

Re: I've got a feeling of a hot summer in Kruger

Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2022 5:46 pm
by Richprins
What a selection again, Pumbaa! ^Q^

Grand ground hornbill sighting indeed! [O] [O]

And love the steenbok! X#X

Amazing the different colouring on the carmine bee eaters! ..0..

Re: I've got a feeling of a hot summer in Kruger

Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2022 9:04 pm
by Pumbaa
Lisbeth wrote: Thu Jul 21, 2022 6:16 pm For once a steenbok who is not running away \O

Lovely giraffe shots.

And wonderful birds, especially the ground hornbills ^Q^ ^Q^
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Yes we so often were allowed for a short look at steenbokkies and soon they aready dashed away :yes: