Why...oh WHY....

Michele Nel
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Why...oh WHY....

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do we keep going back to the Kgalagadi ????? This time next week we will be on our way to the Kgalagadi. We last visited in Dec 2015/2016…as well as the year before that …and the year before that…and sometimes twice a year.
Why oh why …what keeps us going back ???

Is it the Raptors of the Night that you get to see so beautifully during the day….

Image Verreaux’s Eagle Owl

Video of young Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl shouting for attention. An adult Owl was in the tree above ignoring him.

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Image Spotted Eagle Owl

Image Western Barn Owl

Image Pearl-spotted Owlet

Image Southern White-faced Owl

The only owl that I have not managed to capture on camera is the African Scops Owl - I have however seen one in Nossob Camp.


Or is it the Hunters of the Skies that keep us so enthralled….

Image Black-chested Snake-Eagle

Image Bateleur

Image Greater Kestrel

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Image Red-necked Falcon

Video of Red-necked Falcon plucking Dove

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Or is it the cuteness factor ?

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Video of baby Springbok following Mom

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Or is it the harsh reality of the survival of the fittest ?

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Video of Jackals devouring baby Wildebeest.

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Video of Puff Adder swallowing a Whistling Rat

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Or is it the the close encounters with wild cats….

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Or is it the beautiful vistas ….

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I guess I could keep going on and on as to why we keep going back….and I know many of you reading this cannot resist the pull of the Kgalagadi either.

I will leave you with a final video ….. The Call of the Kgalagadi

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Michele , stunning , stunning , stunning ^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^


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0: I keep going back in the hope of getting photos as good as yours! ^Q^
Luckily Dec is not too far away for us to be going back. O** ^Q^ X#X


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Hi rookie , welcome to the green forum \O


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okie wrote:Michele , stunning , stunning , stunning ^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^
Thanks Okie...:)


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rookie wrote:0: I keep going back in the hope of getting photos as good as yours! ^Q^
Luckily Dec is not too far away for us to be going back. O** ^Q^ X#X
I'm looking forward to that trip as well Rookie...
Good photos...right place right time ..:)


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Simply amazing, Michele \O :-0


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Wow, Michele! ^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^

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Pumbaa wrote:Simply amazing, Michele \O :-0
Thank you Pumbaa. :)


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Richprins wrote:Wow, Michele! ^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^

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Thank you RP....at least some animals in this one for you...not just birds. :)


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