Up The Hill at Marakele

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Flutterby wrote:Thanks for reposting the mountain pics...lovely scenery. \O
I thought the scenery was exceptional - noting like it in the Kruger!


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We didn't bother to go out the following morning and slouched around in the camp instead.

The first thing I found was an adult Antlion near the kitchen.
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One of my favourites - a Crimsonbreasted Shrike.
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Visitors to the waterhole that is visible from the camp.
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Then I heard a familar bird call - but the bird that makes it has always eluded us. Not this time though, another lifer; Yellowfronted Tinker Barbet . O\/ O\/ O\/ O/\ O/\ O/\
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White-browed Sparrowweavers.
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Guineafowl Butterflies mating.
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Southern Black Tit.
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An amorous Bennet's Woodpecker, who thought the reflection in the tinted window was a female 0*\
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An interesting butterfly.
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A Wasp with a caterpillar.
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and a very persistent Redbilled Hornbill chick.
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Good pics, I must say, BT! X#X

How do you know what the woodpecker was thinking? :-?
What a silly tit! 0*\

Grotesque antlion portrait...what do they eat with those ...eating organs? :shock:


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The Antlion is a strange creature :shock:

Beautiful birds especially the white-browed sparrow-weaver ^Q^

The waterhole looks green and lovely with it's visitors O/\ O/\


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Love your insect photos ^Q^ ^Q^


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the tinkerbird is a beauty O/\ O/\

wonderful pictures of the mating butterflies ^Q^ ^Q^


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Richprins wrote:How do you know what the woodpecker was thinking? :-?
Because it was doing this....
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Lisbeth wrote:The Antlion is a strange creature :shock:

Beautiful birds especially the white-browed sparrow-weaver ^Q^

The waterhole looks green and lovely with it's visitors O/\ O/\
Antlions are very odd things! They are easily confused with damselflies.

Thanks Lis \O


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Alf wrote:Love your insect photos ^Q^ ^Q^
Thanks Alf, do they look tasty?


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