Africa Wild

Alf wrote: ↑Tue Dec 10, 2019 6:15 pm Baby gemsbok

Not something we've seen too often

Richprins wrote: ↑Tue Dec 10, 2019 6:16 pm

Lovely scenery as ordered, AND squirrel for Lis!

The gemsbok babies look so funny with their masks!

And oxpeckers indeed, Peej!

Is there drought there too?

Very much a drought RP. The main dam in the park (Doornhoek) was quite a shock at how low it was

Lisbeth wrote: ↑Tue Dec 10, 2019 6:40 pm

Thank you for the scenery shots although it really looks very barren and dry AND for the squirrel

The gemsbok calves are very pretty.

You must have seen almost all the animals living there Not many birds there?

Squirrel indeed! We did see quite a lot of birds but a lot of them are small and trying to catch pics of them flitting between bushes is a mission

Mel wrote: ↑Tue Dec 10, 2019 7:03 pm Those gemsbok youngsters are totally adorable

Juriesdam and Sonnenrust are our preferred 4x4. Juries offered that not to be named sighting,
my first one ever and I love the landscape of Sonnenrust. Kranskop is beautiful too, but there
are stretches where my vertigo sets in and I have to shut my eyes firmly. Luckily, I'm the photographer
not the driver

Interesting... we prefer the Umgeni 4x4 as we've had many good sightings there over the years. Sonnenrust really is a long one and can seem empty for vast periods, whilst we just haven't had a huge amount of sightings luck on Juriesdam

Pumbaa wrote: ↑Tue Dec 10, 2019 11:14 pm The scenic shots are stunning, PJL,

and again a lot of bokkies - Now I love the gemsbok youngster

Thanks Pumbaa... nice to see the youngsters. Must be the time of year

Flutterby wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2019 12:05 pm Lovely to see such different scenery from Kruger!

Very different scenery and animals from Kruger Flutts

Continuing along the Sonnenrust trail, we found some Mountain Zebra posing nicely with some mountains





Near the end of the trail there's a nice lookout point. The warning about lions seemed sensible, but quite where the 20+ lions were hiding we had no idea as we had traversed the entire park with not a sign of them, so we felt quite at ease getting out the car to enjoy the view



At the end of the trail there's one last ground squirrel den site which makes for nice pics if they're around as it's a bit elevated. Here you go Lis



Rounding off the day we got a nice sighting again of the bat-eared foxes at the den site on the link road... this time in perfect evening light









It had been a good day for sightings even if the cats had eluded us. One special event during the day was bumping into this

Great stuff, Peej, and good photo composition as always!

Love the rhino, fox and scenery!

Note the notches in the rhino ear for ID purposes.

Fantastic blackie sighting and cute squirrel!

Amazing sightings

A cuuuute squirrel

The foxes have such funny faces when the ears are horizontal great sighting

Black rhino

and I do love the zebras too

A great day

Along with Etosha ...Mt Zebra is the best place to crack Black Rhino

What a quality sighting of the blackie

Same goes for the BEFs , and I love that squirrel as well.

I think, we like Juriesdam because we had an excellent sighting there and Sonnenrust can be all the vast for us as possible -
reminds of of the KTP

Stunning shots of the black Rhino, PJL,

plus cute battie shots and also love the squirrel

Richprins wrote: ↑Thu Dec 19, 2019 8:56 am Great stuff, Peej, and good photo composition as always!

Love the rhino, fox and scenery!

Note the notches in the rhino ear for ID purposes.

Yep all the 'known' rhinos have those for ID purposes. I once came across one in another park which does the same thing with no notches at all which was really exciting. The section ranger was amazed they'd not ever come across him!

Flutterby wrote: ↑Thu Dec 19, 2019 9:06 am Fantastic blackie sighting and cute squirrel!

Thanks Flutts

Alf wrote: ↑Thu Dec 19, 2019 10:13 am Amazing sightings

Thanks Alf, did you guys have much luck?

Lisbeth wrote: ↑Thu Dec 19, 2019 11:41 am

A cuuuute squirrel

The foxes have such funny faces when the ears are horizontal great sighting

Black rhino

and I do love the zebras too

A great day

You're right Lis, the horizontal ears are very cute

Peter Betts wrote: ↑Thu Dec 19, 2019 1:44 pm Along with Etosha ...Mt Zebra is the best place to crack Black Rhino

Very true Peter

Mel wrote: ↑Thu Dec 19, 2019 6:09 pm What a quality sighting of the blackie

Same goes for the BEFs , and I love that squirrel as well.

I think, we like Juriesdam because we had an excellent sighting there and Sonnenrust can be all the vast for us as possible -
reminds of of the KTP

Thanks Mel, the vastness is nice I must admit... but sometimes the kids demand more than empty space

Pumbaa wrote: ↑Sun Dec 22, 2019 11:44 am Stunning shots of the black Rhino, PJL,

plus cute battie shots and also love the squirrel

Thanks Pumbaa! The blackie was a great spot of luck