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KTP: From WTFlip to Awesome!!!!

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Re: KTP: From WTFlip to Awesome!!!!

Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2017 1:16 pm
by harrys
17 November - Day 5: TR to Mata Mata and back:

As soon as Nico and Werner left the park we took the road to Mata Mata and this time I had 2 more passengers to help if we get stuck in the sand O** O**

We had some great sightings and a lifer at the end O/\

2 Tawny eagles backing in the morning sun
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Tawny eagle posing for us
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Martial Eagle
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Hornbill
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Meerkat busy busy busy
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Mongoose
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Juvenile Martial Eagle with it's breackfast
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Kori Bustard
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Gnu and Springbok chilling
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More to follow 0()

Re: KTP: From WTFlip to Awesome!!!!

Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2017 2:31 pm
by Flutterby
Lots of birds! \O

Re: KTP: From WTFlip to Awesome!!!!

Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2017 5:11 pm
by Richprins
What do all these eagles EAT in the desert? 0-

Re: KTP: From WTFlip to Awesome!!!!

Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2017 9:42 pm
by Mel
Richprins wrote:So Harry can name those cubs! ^Q^ O/\
Uhm... the first sighting of them was last November O**

Re: KTP: From WTFlip to Awesome!!!!

Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2017 9:43 pm
by Mel
Richprins wrote:What do all these eagles EAT in the desert? 0-
Rodents, snakes, other birds, mongoose, meerkats, you name it lol

Re: KTP: From WTFlip to Awesome!!!!

Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2017 7:59 am
by Richprins
Mel wrote:
Richprins wrote:So Harry can name those cubs! ^Q^ O/\
Uhm... the first sighting of them was last November O**
So what are their names then, Mello? 0: 0- lol

Re: KTP: From WTFlip to Awesome!!!!

Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2017 11:50 am
by harrys
Continuing now....

Vulture inspecting the area for some food
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Juvenile Goshawk on the hunt
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Daddy Ostrich and the kids
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We arrived at Mata Mata with no problems.....we didn't even get stuck in the sand O/\ O/\ O**

RSA, Namibia border
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The three young ones tried to defect to Namibia O**
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For about 50kms we saw the usual suspects but then Tataruka with her eagle eyes spotted these 2 O/\
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Ground squirrel
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Then Kung Fu squirrel :shock:
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Next episode off day 5.....3 lifers and a awesome sunset O:V O/\

Re: KTP: From WTFlip to Awesome!!!!

Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2017 5:56 pm
by Richprins
Hahahaha! Had a nice laugh at KF Squirrel, Harry! =O: =O: =O: =O:

Apparently the ostrich woman also looks after the kids a bit, doesn't just leave the poor guy to do everything as thought! \O

Great pics again by... -O-


So close to a slightly better country there... :-(

Re: KTP: From WTFlip to Awesome!!!!

Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2017 7:09 pm
by GavinW
Loving this trip report O/\ ^Q^ ^Q^

Re: KTP: From WTFlip to Awesome!!!!

Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2017 1:44 am
by ExFmem
Having fun tagging along here - love the bunny pic way back at the start, haven't seen them on many of our trips, much less in such open areas ^Q^

You're making me "homesick" :-( :-( ...except the stuck in the sand bit - been there, done that :yes: @#$
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