This dam almost never goes dry, and if that should happen there is a drinking trough in front of the parking, normally underwater!
A huge variety of animals comes to drink or hang around in the area, one can see for miles! All the predators, and all the rare antelope too...sable, reedbuck, tsessebe, Liechtenstein's...roan in the old days...I have even seen eland in the distance, also a long time ago!
Flavour of the Month Dec/Jan 2016/17 - Shitlhave Dam
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When the dam is full one can stop right at the water's edge....probably the closest in Kruger!
Even do fishing with a handline?
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New Year's Day 2016
They are relatively common in the PK area, which is why they are called "Common Reedbuck"!
I quite vividly remember a sighting here a long time ago when they were whistling to each other, a peculiar reedbuck thing, but not this time?
Anyway, off to the Dam parking lot....and as said earlier, the animals seem to like walking along the dam wall, for some reason?
An unusual angle....I quite like this shot. Very peaceful!
And the ellie duly arrived at the main beach....I think it just wanted to chase away some antelope that were drinking there...they do that these days all over the place...
While scanning around through the binocs, I got a massive fright!
A little Middle Eastern boy peering back at me... They had parked next door and he was stretching his legs and casually leaning against the Silver Suppository...
The rest of the family was enjoying the sights very much!
They are relatively common in the PK area, which is why they are called "Common Reedbuck"!
I quite vividly remember a sighting here a long time ago when they were whistling to each other, a peculiar reedbuck thing, but not this time?
Anyway, off to the Dam parking lot....and as said earlier, the animals seem to like walking along the dam wall, for some reason?
An unusual angle....I quite like this shot. Very peaceful!
And the ellie duly arrived at the main beach....I think it just wanted to chase away some antelope that were drinking there...they do that these days all over the place...
While scanning around through the binocs, I got a massive fright!
A little Middle Eastern boy peering back at me... They had parked next door and he was stretching his legs and casually leaning against the Silver Suppository...
The rest of the family was enjoying the sights very much!
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I haven't been to this dam for many years now.
Next trip to the bush??
Let me think......................
Let me think......................
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Ai... wonder what the car looked like?
Sign was back up this year!
That mudhole behind the parking can give some great sightings!
Sign was back up this year!
That mudhole behind the parking can give some great sightings!
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