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Lisbeth wrote: Fri Oct 19, 2018 12:21 pm Handsome lion \O

Last year in November the park was stuffed with lions :shock:

Lovely Safran sighting and I like the bateleurs too \O
Ja, we had a few trips when we would stumble over lions everywhere. But things changed.
At least when it's not the hot, hot season. So, I'm back to appreciating them again. :twisted:


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PJL wrote: Fri Oct 19, 2018 1:20 pm Very nice sightings (and photos !!! ) so far Mel. Great to have a couple of leopard sightings thrown in as well :-0
Wait for that "a couple of leopards" O**


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After our day trip to Nossob, we didn't move for the next three days as we were going into the second half of our 9 night stay at Grootkolk. Rather than driving, we enjoyed the action right in front of us. As usual the birds made for great entertainment - and there was a lot of unfinished birdness around. lol
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Watching the bird bath is always entertaining ^Q^
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And also around it \O
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Especially the bully weavers (watching their behaviour they seem anything but sociable :twisted: ) are great fun to observe.
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And with that, the small birds are out of the way =O:


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I think you got some pretty WOW shots at the bird bath!! :yes: \O


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You are never short of birds at Grootkolk, if there is a bird bath. Didn't they say that it would not be allowed anymore to give water on the ground to the birds :-?


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Birds! 0*\

But I like that bulbul with the red eyes! :shock: :twisted:

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Thanks Flutts O0

Lis, bird baths in general - not matter if on top of the fence or on the ground - are actually not allowed anymore. But when we arrived that plant thingy was sitting on a corner pole as always. I just put it into the "garden" because the lions had cleared all the fenced of that dish one night and I didn't want to risk for them to steal it in another. 0'

Oh, and my bird bath was nothing compared to the fruit skin and seeds the people in the unit we moved into after one night gave them. :evil:

RP, like I said, bird business is done now lol


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