A short but slightly longer weekend in the Kruger (Nov 13)

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Mel wrote:Excellent shots in general but the egret is particularly fantastic. \O
Your photos seem to get better and better and better - it that's still possible at all. O:V
Thanks Mel, There's always room for improvement!

I wish I could agree with you but I still think there's plenty of room to improve my pictures! Photographers are never completely happy with their results!


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Pumbaa wrote:No matter whether short or not, the main thing is to be there, BluTuna \O

Some more than lovely elephants shots, lots of hippos and crocs as well and then these brilliant draonflies and egret pictures ^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^

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Exactly! I wish I could be there more often!

Thanks Pumbaa!


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Day 3, Monday 18 November 2013. Ngwenya Lodge -> Lower Sabie, Morning Drive continued and Afternoon Drive - for what it was worth.

At Duke waterhole a couple of Hyaenas were in a hurry to get somewhere.
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A Leopard Tortoise was drinking.
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And an Egyptian Gander was showing off to his Goose.
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On the S137, a pair of Hammerkops at a natural pan.
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No Leopard in the Leopard Tree this time :-(

We stopped for coffee at Croc Bridge and said fairwell to our guests who were off to Skukuza for the night.

I tried my hand at getting some pictures of Hoverflies. They were so small that the autofocus was not seeing them and I had to go manual.
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We had an uneventful drive up to Lower Sabie but at the bridge there was a Grey Heron among the sparkles of reflected sunlight.
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A Common Sandpiper?
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And a Yellowbilled Stork.
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The weather really closed in during the afternoon. We drove the Munshe Loop, took a quick detour to Mlondozi Dam and back to LS.

The only thing worth pointing the camera at was this tusker, whom Aat has named Zambhala. It was almost dark when I took this picture at 17:22.
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To be continued......


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Hey BT, great installment again \O \O \O
stunning photo's again, love the ellie and the Hyena ^Q^


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I love the egret (standing still in the air =O: ) How big is the hoverfly? Interesting shot \O


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Hey BT! More great sightings and super pics to go with it!

Good job on the Hoverflies! ^Q^ ^Q^

Love the Geese, the Yellow-bill and Hamerheads!


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superb Hoverflies, I love the first one ^Q^
Hammerkops... plus frog's nest O/\ ^Q^
and Hyena at DuKe waterhole :-?

nice episode... again O/\ ^Q^


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Nice episode BT! \O
Lots happening at Duke's...whenever we go there the animal life is dead! -O-
As usual...brilliant pics, especially the Grey Heron and Egyptian Goose! ^Q^


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You can't expect the leopard to be there everytime!! ^0^ =O:

We've also seen Zambhala!! O:V


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Great episode again BluTuna ^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^

Interesting shots of the hover fly \O \O

Love all the bird pics - the egret and geese O\/ O\/


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