BluTuna goes West again - minus the BluTuna.

[BluTuna]

Cheetah only one is also a Cheetah
but like Mel I hope to find more
Hanri... the little ones are already alone... it was yesterday I saw them

Hanri, thanks!

[BluTuna]

Thanks for commenting Roger and Toko I'm glad you are enjoying the pictures!

[BluTuna]

Tuesday 15 September. Mata Mata.

Up early this morning as out as the sun rose.

In the early light, another Spotted Eagle Owl.


Then we came up to what passes as a traffic jam in the KTP. Three cars stopped with the occupants staring into a large Camelthorn tree. Then we saw movement - Wild Cat!

It jumped from the tree and raced off at high speed.




Then another one appeared giving chase in a leisurely fashion.


I took lots of pictures of this Tawny Eagle which was messing about in the top of a tree.





A rare opportunity; Crimson Breasted Shrike in full sunlight.

[BluTuna]

A male Ostrich with an itch.


Swallowtailed Bee-eater.


Back at camp, there were a some Suricates running around.

[BluTuna]

The Ground Squirrels had raided a tent and grabbed an apple which the Suricates then took charge of. The Suricates were very possessive of their apple and wouldn't let the Squirrels have it back.






But one of the Squirrels was very persistent and eventually managed to grab its prize and make off with it.



Out for the afternoon drive.

Gnus.



Kori Bustard.

[BluTuna]

Swallowtailed Bee-eater.


A Secretary Bird making an elegant exit from a waterhole.




A lonely Pied Babbler.


Another Wild Cat.




And a hazy sunset.

[RogerFraser]

Wow two AWC .

Love the colors of the Shrike

The campsite shenanigans look like lots of fun

[Lisbeth]

What a sequence of wonderful photos of great sightings

I love the African Wild cats, all of them

And also the apple "war"

[nan]

magnificent Tawny
Pied Babbler... never seen
and the Shrike, and the AWC... lovely
love too interaction between Suricate and Squirrel
and the sun... broken Sunset, quite special

super episode


oups forget the Owl in magnificent light

[Mel]

Amazing action shots of the wild cat, the tawny, the meerkat(s)interacting with the squirrel(s), the secretary etc. And then another wild cat - splendid!
Plus a most beautiful sunset *sigh*

Don't buy the story tourist are being fed... There must be a good reason why someone who has studied anthrax says it is exactly that *twisted*

Thanks for the info on the progress at Nossob. Will copy it over to the developments if you're good with it.

Oh, and the five cheetah at Melkvlei are probably Corinne (sister of Hanri) and her first set of offspring. Probably not long anymore before those are on their own as well.