Aat&Elly:12 - Roan story

[Alf]

I can see myself at that sighting Aat

[Flutterby]

Nice action.

[Richprins]

Superb, aat, have forwarded!

[H. erectus]

So much S++t happening elsewhere, one hardly gets
a chance to succumb too the good stuff!!

[aat]

*** Travel Tales ***
Trip to Kruger NP 2016 (October – November) New series of Stories

Thanks for all the nice comments with the Mega pride story !! It’s time again for another story

11 – E-Land

The northern regions do have some Antelopes you (almost) don’t see in the central or southern regions. We call it the triple A – Antelopes: Eland, Roan and Sable
Sable is the exception I think , seen them in other regions as well
This story is about the Elan, we were lucky to see them 3 times

First time was close to Tihongonyeni waterhole (or what is left) where we saw 3 Eland
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Just behind this one two other were playing. Dry, dry dry it was, dust and the whole area was like a desert. I guess it looks very different today.

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Well, playing ? or was it exercising

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The Zebra , always around were watching the “game”

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Watching these beautiful antelopes for a while before we moved on.

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Same day as we saw the mega pride (lion) near Boyela waterhole (between Shingwedzi and Punda Maria) we saw this big bull waiting for an opportunity to get drink at the waterhole. This waterhole was fully occupied by Elephant bulls so no chance… waiting and waiting

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Still no place for me ? Pffff….

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2 weeks later and making another drive in the Mopani area we found some more Eland
Relative close to us the big boy

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Suddenly he started to run, nothing wrong with that. An Eland bull in action , great for a picture

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So far we did not see them , but the bull was running to his family and very good to see a few more Eland around. Two youngsters completed the family of 5 in total

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Hope you liked it … always a pleasure to share the special moments


Aat & Elly

[nan]

of course I like it... it was my flavour of the month avril-mai 2017

love this place and even more Elands
nice ... interaction

[Lisbeth]

Wonderful to see elands in action

That bull is massive

[Flutterby]

Wow, great sightings.

[Mel]

Time and again I'm astonished by your luck with sightings of the rarer antelopes (and animals generally )

What a splendid sighting

[Richprins]

Haahhaha! Overexcited bull practising on older bull by mistake!


Lovely specimens there, aat!