Re: Stories from Tar Roads and From Spots
Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2022 2:53 pm
Luckily meanwhile the giant kingfisher came a bit closer

and the cameras were busy in capturing same

also the carmines were still there as well as lots of other cars who also stopped for the masses of different birds.

We were able to move a bit forward and now also the white fronted bee eaters presented themselves from the right side and six of them were more than willing to pose for us.

This was definitely the best birding spot this year for us and we could have spent the rest of the day there but as it still was a long way to go to Mopani we said with heavy hearts and a couple of more shots good bye and finally carried on.


Pity was that meanwhile the drizzle turned into a continuous rain and so we once more during this trip experienced another rainy day and consequently it got quieter the more North we drove at least along the S95 we stopped for a group of wildebeests

at Twisappel we noticed a waterbuck mom plus her youngster.

The rest was quiet and whilst we turned into the S50 the road got extreme muddy and slippery at least we came across a Namaqua dove a bit hidden in a mopane bush

and a Kittlitz’s plover on the ground.

At Mooiplaas waterhole we decided already that we will not drive any further along the S50 at least for the time being due to the bad road conditions but that was anyway not important any longer as a look through the binoculars revealed still a bit far away a honeymoon couple in the rain.

So it was decided that we for the time being will not go anywhere and luckily so did the lions



and the cameras were busy in capturing same

also the carmines were still there as well as lots of other cars who also stopped for the masses of different birds.

We were able to move a bit forward and now also the white fronted bee eaters presented themselves from the right side and six of them were more than willing to pose for us.

This was definitely the best birding spot this year for us and we could have spent the rest of the day there but as it still was a long way to go to Mopani we said with heavy hearts and a couple of more shots good bye and finally carried on.


Pity was that meanwhile the drizzle turned into a continuous rain and so we once more during this trip experienced another rainy day and consequently it got quieter the more North we drove at least along the S95 we stopped for a group of wildebeests

at Twisappel we noticed a waterbuck mom plus her youngster.

The rest was quiet and whilst we turned into the S50 the road got extreme muddy and slippery at least we came across a Namaqua dove a bit hidden in a mopane bush

and a Kittlitz’s plover on the ground.

At Mooiplaas waterhole we decided already that we will not drive any further along the S50 at least for the time being due to the bad road conditions but that was anyway not important any longer as a look through the binoculars revealed still a bit far away a honeymoon couple in the rain.

So it was decided that we for the time being will not go anywhere and luckily so did the lions

