An AMAZING Farewell Gift*

[Duke]

We went out for a drive and saw a baby oryx with mom



and a Kori Bustard couple

[Duke]

On the way back to Kalahari Tented Camp we saw 4 cheetah just north of Craig Lockhrdt. They were far from the road and when we got there, they got up and moved walked further away

[Mel]

I make it four males from what we saw. Not Botham, Sobers, Kallis and Kapil? Look smallish for them. Looked for them for the rest of our stay on this side but they just vanished

Unfortunately not the Musketeers. That was my first hunch and I checked it out. Afterwards AstroMatt received a couple of photos from someone else and it could be that there is a lady among them. At least we weren't able to make out any visibles on one of the bums.

[Duke]

Day 3 - 19 October 2014: Kalahari Tented Camp

We were out at gate opening time and it was a quiet morning for mammals. Well all the waterholers except Craig Lockhardt were dry. We did get some nice birdies though. Sharifa captured this sequence of a LBR bringing food for his partner and you can see her singing in the last photo

[Duke]

More Birdies

Booted Eagle


Immature martial Eagle


Pearly

[Duke]

That afternoon most people were parked off at Craig Lockhardt as it was the one watewrhole in the area that was not dry. We decided to drive slowly back to Tented camp and were rewarded with a Cape Fox with five cubs Could not get all 5 together. No Lis, nan, Mel, you cannot have one
When we got there she was nursing a couple of them. But they scattered when we got there. We parked off and were rewarded with some great cub action

[Duke]

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[Duke]

Day 4 - 20 November 2014: Kalahari Tented Camp

We saw a Gabar Goshawk tucking into breakfast.





A giraffe hoping to get a drop or two of water from a dry waterhole



Squabling Tokos



and a lioness with 4 cubs disappearing into the dunes just past 13 Borehole



and foxes. There were dens 3 km before Urikaruus and also 4 km past Urikaruus. It was the season of foxes and cheetah for us.

[Duke]

And then the foxes









Who wants one



No Mum, you not giving me away are you