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Re: Kruger Diary 2012

Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 5:02 pm
by Bush Brat
Thanks for all the replies guys! \O My grandpa was just here and of course we spent the day talking about our next trip to Kruger which will be in August next year!! O\/ O/\
All this Kruger talking got me excited which pushed me towards the forum! ;-)

More pics...... 0()

Ellies and buffs in the Sabie river

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These two were having a go at each other!

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The LIT on the H10 \O

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Our pathetic excuse of a lion, but better than nothing! \O

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These ellies were having a ball at Sunset Dam

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The famous goshawk

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Some type of eagle or kite (to lazy to ask my mom! ^0^ )

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Another fish eagle in the last rays of the sun

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A beautiful sunset

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And lastly, a hyena at the LS fence

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Will be back with more tomorrow! ;-) 0()

Re: Kruger Diary 2012

Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 5:12 pm
by Dewi
Great stuff BB. ^Q^

Love the first pic with the ellies and buff. O/\

Your Eagle is a juvvie Bateleur. \O

Nice to see the Goshawk. O\/

Beautiful sunset pic. \O

Re: Kruger Diary 2012

Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 7:02 pm
by nan
^Q^ juvenil Bateleur and Goshawk
and Ellies in the mud -O
^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^

Re: Kruger Diary 2012

Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 9:54 am
by Bushcraft
Fantastic pics BB ^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^

Re: Kruger Diary 2012

Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 10:10 am
by Flutterby
Those ellies were really having a ball! =O:

Re: Kruger Diary 2012

Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 10:39 am
by Lisbeth
The ellies sure know how to have fun O/\ O/\

Re: Kruger Diary 2012

Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 3:08 pm
by Bush Brat
It's so funny and entertaining watching them play in the mud and out of all the times we have been to Kruger (besides this trip) we have never seen ellies really having a ball in the mud and in this trip we had 3 sightings of them in the mud!! :O^ O\/

Pic of The Day

1st Place : Kingfisher at the Biyamiti Weir

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Runner Up : A hippo having a good yawn in the last rays of the sun at, of course, Sunset Dam ^0^

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04/10/2012 - Lower Sabie (Last FULL day!! :-()

Temp. : 15 C - 42 C
Day's Mileage : 170km's

Waterholes visited : Sunset Dam, H10 Waterhole

Morning Route : Lower Sabie - H10 - S128 - H4-2 - S28 - Lower Sabie
Afternoon Route : Lower Sabie - H10 - S29 - H4-1 - S28 - Lower Sabie

Left Lower Sabie at : 05 : 40am
Got back to camp at : 05 : 58pm

Animals Seen

Baboon
Buffs
Bushbaby
Crocs
Duiker
Ellies
Giraffe
Hyenas
Hippo
Impies
Kudu
Lion
Vervet Monkey
White Rhino
Steenbok
Warthog
Waterbuck
Wildebeest
Zebra

Re: Kruger Diary 2012

Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 4:50 pm
by nan
superb Kingfisher ^Q^
and nice avatar \O

Re: Kruger Diary 2012

Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 5:16 pm
by Lisbeth
Fabulous kingfisher, I love them all.....almost as much as the rollers O** ;-)

Re: Kruger Diary 2012

Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 9:40 pm
by Mel
You're on a roll now, BB! :shock:

Love the kingfisher - wonderful photo! \O

And now get yourself a bird book and start become an expert birder. :twisted: