Africa Wild

Flutterby wrote:The martial should have chosen a tree with less branches!! -O As Mel said, I think we've all had that issue with an SD card!! Great pics again!

At least we don't have to change film every 36 pictures!

Lisbeth wrote:Never did have that problem Never had those great sightings in KTP -O -O

There are great sightings to be had every day in the KTP, take more pictures, it costs nothing once you have bought a digital camera and SD card.

Richprins wrote:Very interesting that salt lick!

Don't think the animals do it much in my neck of the woods...

I think it depends on the minerals the animals get from their food, I'm sure there must be salt-licks in Kruger and I'm sure that some game reserves supply minerals to their animals.

pooky wrote:The martial can't fold his wings for all the twigs -O -O -O

Great pics again

It was having a big problem and flapped around for a while. Thanks Pooky!

After a coffee break at Melkvlei we had an uneventful drive across the dunes with nothing worth reporting.

We were rewarded for our lack of sightings near Rooibrak water hole!






I then had a chance to get a Black Korhaan before it hid behind the nearest bush as the others I'd seen were inclined to do.



Then a sighting to spoil it all. I found the behavior of the other tourists to be pretty good in general but one or two tourons (cross between a tourist and a moron) managed to visit the KTP.


I stopped and asked if they had a problem and they replied that they hadn't so decided to report them for blatantly ignoring the park rules; you have to sign a copy of them when you enter the KTP so there's no excuse! When I got online that evening, I sent a copy of the above picture to the section ranger! Unfortunately, that wasn't the end of it.

I drove up the Nossob river for my solo afternoon drive and saw mostly the usual suspects. I was just about to turn around and head back to camp when I spotted some movement in the bushes.





And lastly, I couldn't resist an Ostrich in superb light.

wow Cheetahs, two brothers ?
and Honey Badger
what a chance

right the Ostrich is nice in the last sun

and why did you hide the plaque... need to be recognisable
everybody sign anything...

If my guess is correct and you mixed up Rooibrak and Rooikop
(which I do all the time ), then could you please add your
super-fantastic cheetah sighting to this thread?

Honey badger - geez, I'm greengreengreen. Everbody seems get great sightings of them... but me

for the tourons! (But I like you creation and will adopt it immediately -O )

nan, I guess the ranger got the plate in full visibility which is good enough as we can't make use of it anyway.

nan wrote:wow Cheetahs, two brothers ?
and Honey Badger
what a chance

right the Ostrich is nice in the last sun

and why did you hide the plaque... need to be recognisable
everybody sign anything...

Yes. two brothers, right next to the road

And my third HB sighting for the trip

I hid the number plate because of what happened the next day...stay tuned for that.....

Mel wrote:If my guess is correct and you mixed up Rooibrak and Rooikop
(which I do all the time ), then could you please add your
super-fantastic cheetah sighting to this thread?

Honey badger - geez, I'm greengreengreen. Everbody seems get great sightings of them... but me

for the tourons! (But I like you creation and will adopt it immediately -O )

nan, I guess the ranger got the plate in full visibility which is good enough as we can't make use of it anyway.

No, Rooibrak on the Auob river side - we drove across the south dune road.

This HB was quite a long way off, the pictures are cropped quite a bit.

Unfortunately I can't claim the credit for inventing the Tourons nickname, I picked it up from someone I was chatting to a Mopani camp many years ago and have used it ever since. It's very apt for these particular ummmmm "people".

Alright, then you had a looong drive that day
(And shame for the flavour of the month -O )

You Invention or not - still a good expression