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Love the night shot with the ellie, Roger \O

as well as all the birds and for sure the leopard :yes:


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wow... love the Leopards... Ellies in the landscape and at the fence, Hamerkop, Fish Eagle, Sunset dam for so many souvenirs and the braai of course and the flowers... and... and... [Luv]

the Kingfisher is a Pied and the Owl a Verreau'x Eagle Owl... superb pix and birds ^Q^


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A lovely view from the camp with the big tree in the centre ^Q^

The pied kingfisher does look very big ;-) lol

Another fleeing leopard, but at least you saw it \O

That's a lot of food for two people, but maybe the next days lunch is included ;-)
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Another leopard, all alone, Rog! O/\

And nice birdie pics.

Malelane looks lovely and green! :-0

I like the kingfisher. [O]


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Pumbaa wrote: Wed Jun 01, 2022 7:32 pm Love the night shot with the ellie, Roger \O

as well as all the birds and for sure the leopard :yes:
:ty: Pumba always fun to meet the Ellies at Malelane .
nan wrote: Wed Jun 01, 2022 10:05 pm wow... love the Leopards... Ellies in the landscape and at the fence, Hamerkop, Fish Eagle, Sunset dam for so many souvenirs and the braai of course and the flowers... and... and... [Luv]

the Kingfisher is a Pied and the Owl a Verreau'x Eagle Owl... superb pix and birds ^Q^


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Lisbeth wrote: Thu Jun 02, 2022 10:01 am A lovely view from the camp with the big tree in the centre ^Q^

The pied kingfisher does look very big ;-) lol

Another fleeing leopard, but at least you saw it \O

That's a lot of food for two people, but maybe the next days lunch is included ;-)
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Richprins wrote: Thu Jun 02, 2022 6:29 pm Another leopard, all alone, Rog! O/\

And nice birdie pics.

Malelane looks lovely and green! :-0

I like the kingfisher. [O]
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The following morning was the SO's actual birthday . The rugrats had also banded together to treat us a meal at the Skukuza Selati restaurant .So we decided to leave early do SO favorite Biyamiti loop and then take a break before heading to the big city for lunch .
Some early flowers for SO birthday
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Crossing the Malambe Weir there was a dragon fly catching a ride on a Turtle
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Some cute Hyenas close to Biyamiti
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SO snapped a Bee-eater close to Biyamiti with breakfast
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Biyamiti Weir looked stunning as we approached
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And then we found out they were harvesting sand from the weir for roadworks 0*\

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there was still a bird in the water
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And a tiny Crock on the sand
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We carried on the Biyamiti loop and found the Klippies on duty
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And then we met this little guy ... O**
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He walk back and forward and snacked on the grass along the road and snacked on the grass and snacked on the grass and snacked on the grass and snacked on the grass Image

eventually after reversing a bit and waiting about 30 mins for him to leave the the road we turned around lol

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On the way back to the weir we fond this little guy ...
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We stopped to see the Hyenas again
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and a few birds on the way
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We decided to drive the S121 loop before heading back to camp for breakfast ...


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It must have been the famous "big snacker" elephant that you saw :yes: ;-)

A pity that they were working at the weir, as it is one of the best places for water birds :-(

Funny face turtle \O

The hyenas are really cute at that age :yes:

Lovely carmine bee-eater ^Q^ ^Q^
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A great selection, Rog! \O

I love the dragonfly and the baby croc! [O]

Do they really have to get sand right at the weir? Maybe it is also to deepen it, but doesn't look like it... :evil:


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I agree! It is not the best place :no:


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Lisbeth wrote: Sat Jun 04, 2022 9:58 am It must have been the famous "big snacker" elephant that you saw :yes: ;-)

A pity that they were working at the weir, as it is one of the best places for water birds :-(

Funny face turtle \O

The hyenas are really cute at that age :yes:

Lovely carmine bee-eater ^Q^ ^Q^
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Richprins wrote: Sat Jun 04, 2022 4:13 pm A great selection, Rog! \O

I love the dragonfly and the baby croc! [O]

Do they really have to get sand right at the weir? Maybe it is also to deepen it, but doesn't look like it... :evil:
-O- might have been to deepen it as it has been full of sand recently but not sure
Lisbeth wrote: Sat Jun 04, 2022 4:42 pm I agree! It is not the best place :no:
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