Flavour of the Month Nov 2011: Sunset Dam

[Richprins]

Still there!







Kruger Sightings
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46m46 minutes ago

09:22 am
1 African Skimmer stationary
H4-1, on the east bank at Sunset dam
5/5
Near Lower Sabie
Tinged by Peter
(Photo)

[Flutterby]

[Lisbeth]

[Richprins]

Kruger Sightings
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27m27 minutes ago

8:15 am
1 Crocodile feeding
'eating catfish'
H4-1, Sunset dam
Near Lower Sabie
5/5
Tinged by MishEmile
(Photo)

[Lisbeth]

That's a big bite

[Richprins]

More detail on the skimmer by PJL:

There really wasn't much to see so we continued back to Sunset dam and parked off for a while where a yellow billed stork was fishing





A black winged stilt came close to where we were parked



The resident hippos were generally lazing around, but a couple of youngsters were learning how to settle arguments





Some movement in the air caught my attention and I couldn't quite believe my eyes - an African Skimmer cruising around









It was quite far away so my photos don't really do the sighting justice, but it's a real rarity and a guide even came up to us to ask if we had seen it because it was so special

Parking off next to a yellow billed stork....



We drove along the parking area as close as we could get to the skimmer - one last shot and then it appeared to be going to sleep

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[Richprins]

Notice the water lettuce still there now and again...

[Richprins]

Kruger Sightings
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16h16 hours ago

3:51 pm
1 Snake on the move
'Large snake. Please drive carefully to not drive over him'
H4-1, 100m S of Sunset Dam
Near Lower Sabie
5/5
Tinged by Landie
(Photo)

[Lisbeth]

What kind of snake is it? A puff adder

[Richprins]

Young python.