Two "nanas" (girls) in the Kgalagadi

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Kudus

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We try an outing, to Kannaguas, not so much, an Oryx found the right place in the shade and a Verreaux's Eagle Owl camouflages himself in the big tree.

Verreaux's Eagle Owl

the best place

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Back "home" one of the smallest Reed Hartebest I have ever seen arrives at the waterhole with mom, uncles and aunts, to make diversion they leave the mother and her little go hiding in the bushes, enough far away I must say, while they stay at the waterhole, I think, to attract predators on them just in case! beautiful solidarity

so tiny

Mum going to a hide

looking at all sides

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A new Waxbill, a Black-faced Waxbill comes to drink. There is a crowd in the small pools, even at Karasburg Tree Shink and a Forktailed Drongo, can't remember having one at the waterbath

Blackfaced Waxbill



Forktaled Drongo a bit serious

crowded

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just time to eat and the tempest comes again





nothing at the waterhole this night

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15.11.2017

The storm rages still, it is freezing cold, about 7 °! Kudus arrive and flee almost immediately. I find it difficult to distinguish them and certainly they too have trouble seeing predators.

in the mist

flee

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A Jackal is in place when a Spotted Hyena arrives. They are joined by Oryx who chase away the Hyena. She is alone but they know she is a very good hunter. She leaves the scene, she also barely visible in the cloud of sand. The Oryx are courting what does not please the female

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We leave for Union End, always looking for the striped Mongooses that we still do not find. On the way, Meerkats show the tip of their nose, and a Pygmy Falcon, rare in this valley, after me

Suricate

Pygmy Falcon not easy to found

love this little Falcon

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We come back, the storm is still present.
I'm going to prepare the diner in the big community kitchen, where I meet a former neighbor, Tobieo, we were together in the camp on the day of the fire, ready to go, the fire was getting dangerously close ... to the barrier, anti-fires, arranged around the camp. It only takes a storm, a flash of light to ignite all those dry herbs. A lot of nests built in the trees have been destroyed, not counting all the crawling animals or under ground and to all those whose 4 legs are not enough speed ... ...
I still think Union End will be the best place to escape

We are obliged to eat inside, on one of the beds arranged in table, we do not always do what we want even Franco closed his door

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Oh, how I love it when the rain is pelting down and you must sit inside and eat whatever you can without having to use the braai or the stove It's a good thing to always have left-overs

Another nice day in the Kalahari I especially like your hyena and jackal shot