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Re: An eventful trip... to Kgalagadi

Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2012 4:30 pm
by nan
even a big cat could be surprised by... a carcass -O

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Re: An eventful trip... to Kgalagadi

Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2012 10:06 pm
by nan
even a female mark her territory :-?

she was very diligent, it was funny to observe ;-)
took a certain time to do that very carrefully

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Re: An eventful trip... to Kgalagadi

Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2012 10:07 pm
by nan
She was very thisty

Then she disappear in the bush… again :-(

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Re: An eventful trip... to Kgalagadi

Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2012 11:04 pm
by Mel
Safran is beautiful and you got a fantastic time with here!
Just awesome! O:V

You know, this time was the first time ever that we saw eland at Eland.
On our past visits I kept complaining where the name givers were when we drove past the waterhole. :twisted:

Re: An eventful trip... to Kgalagadi

Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 5:32 pm
by nan
In Aoub river around Montrose, there is Miera \O
She makes a lot of attention, and she shows herself almost every day
Sometimes only to go lie down in the cliff, she is always in move O/\


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Re: An eventful trip... to Kgalagadi

Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 5:35 pm
by nan
Even mark at her passage ;-)

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another time to catch a squirrel (behind a big tree =O: =O: =O: ) to the dismay of friends :shock:

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Re: An eventful trip... to Kgalagadi

Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 5:36 pm
by nan
and finally trying, I think to recover his prey, stolen by hyenas and guarded by one of them 0*\

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she is too young to play... with Hyenas O-/

Re: An eventful trip... to Kgalagadi

Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 7:42 pm
by nan
Kudus


It was a long time that I had no more seen Kudu, only one or two females -O-
This time is done, 5 beautiful males at Lockardt Craig, one with the biggest horns I have seen O/\

I think, thanks to the Elands, a lot of Kudus escaped from Lions 0'


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Re: An eventful trip... to Kgalagadi

Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 7:45 pm
by nan
and a herd at Grootkolk ... it made me think of my first stay in this wonderful camp O/\
Provided that it never changes 0=

so beautiful antelopes in the light of Grootkolk O/\


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Such beautiful Antelopes and peaceful… not like Gnus or Zebras -O

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Re: An eventful trip... to Kgalagadi

Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 7:51 pm
by nan
divers birds


I saw again many birds, the most interesting may be this
Striped Kingfisher/Martin-chasseur strié

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allow me only one picture... and flew away 0*\

and this Purple Roller / Roller varié

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It doesn't seem to have already seen them in the park

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