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the solifugid, the snails and the storm clouds *
Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 2:31 pm
by leachy
so.......
due to the fact that my residential environment was being commandeered by a delegation of academics,
it became necessary or me to source alternative accommodation for a period of at least 10 days at the start of december.....
fortunately for me, i had the foresight to expect this event
and had transferred some money into the sanparks' account in exchange for 9 nights' accommodation in my "time share complex" in lower sabie
i was being accompanied, on this outing by my surrogate daughter jacqui
and her very able and super helpful husband rob, from the big city in gauteng, who were booked into a 2/3 bedder in the same complex.....
thanks to dorcus (she, of friendly smiles and co-operative nature) i found myself comfortably ensconced in the best one bedder in the complex...
and thanks to portia (she too, of friendly disposition) "the children" enjoyed uninterrupted accommodation despite a disjointed 2/3 bedder booking
with no great expectations, save for the desire to capture quality photographs we entered in 2 vehicles through the crocodile bridge gate........
Re: the solifugid, the snails and the storm clouds
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 2:09 pm
by leachy
Re: the solifugid, the snails and the storm clouds
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 5:27 pm
by leachy
Re: the solifugid, the snails and the storm clouds
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 4:01 pm
by leachy
Re: the solifugid, the snails and the storm clouds
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 5:28 pm
by leachy
Re: the solifugid, the snails and the storm clouds
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 5:29 pm
by leachy
so...........................
having been dragged down into the water
the bovine settled down
to watch the splash and dash display
presented by the woodland kingfisher...
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as though on cue..........................
this display was an encore of the 2011 show....
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Re: the solifugid, the snails and the storm clouds
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 7:51 pm
by leachy
Re: the solifugid, the snails and the storm clouds
Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 1:39 pm
by leachy
so.........
some of you might be aware of the resident troop of baboons
that roost in those majestic ficus trees in the vicinity of the tented camp at lower sabie
every evening these critters make their way home at around the same time
and usually along the southern bank of sunset dam...
along this southern bank of the dam,,,
is an old leadwood surrounded by a small variety of
saplings......
one of these astoundingly flexible saplings became the jungle gym for a group of "bobbejanne" on their way back home from work one day......
there seemed to be a number of ways that the "janne" amused themselves on their "jungle gym"
one might start by jumping onto the end of this bendy growth and ride it as it got closer to the ground..
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sometimes someone would try and spoil it for you and tug on the tree until you fall off and then chase you away..
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sometimes you could jump onto the branch
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and sway up and down for quite a while
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dangling... and hanging upside down
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before some bully jumps on with you...
and dislodges you into the dust
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and then attacks you in fit of jealous rage....
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Re: the solifugid, the snails and the storm clouds
Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 3:23 pm
by leachy
Re: the solifugid, the snails and the storm clouds
Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 5:45 pm
by leachy
so...........................
out early the next day despite the overcast and dull sky
headed out on the h10 towards the general direction of the nkumbe view site
these bush chickens with their brood of chicks
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and then a close up study
of the eating habits of a giraffe
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seems to have a lot of branch material with those jaws full of leaves
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baby pops her head out from behind
to investigate the barrages from the canon
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seems that this jackal has been spending too much time with the browsers
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