KALAHARI CAPTURES - Sept./Oct. 2019

[ExFmem]

While at KK we made trips to both the Auob and Nossob sides of the park, via the Dune Road. That's one of the advantages of this camp - having four options for your drives - East or West to either riverbed, then a choice of North or South. Here are some of our sightings over our stay there:



Greater Kestral (lovely little faces)










Everyones favorite










Slender Mongoose

[ExFmem]

One morning we decided to drive the Lower Dune Road to KijKij, which turned out to be a lucky choice. There was a caracal at the waterhole with a very strategic approach to breakfast.












Breakfast is served!

After scarfing that one down it went back for a second helping….

50 - 55 minutes later, SUCCESS!

[ExFmem]

About 20 minutes later, much to our amazement, it catches yet a THIRD bird.
























You know that feeling you get after a big Holiday meal where you over stuffed yourself, and are then miserable, barely willing to move? I think that's how the caracal was feeling, as it waddled over the dune and out of sight.

[Richprins]

Ex!!!!!

[Lisbeth]

A grumpy kestrel and sleepy owls

Them caracals are clever in that catching game, much better than the jackals

I wonder though if it isn't more feathers than meat The caracal seems to be very satisfied

You also got a slender mongoose How did you make it sit still? I have got two pics of a slender mongoose, both flying low across the road, taken through the wind-screen

The caracal sequence is splendid

[Mel]

The legendary caracal Sooo glad that at least one of us got to see it in action
I'm not sure if the individual we saw was the same one - also very public and definitely not half as skittish
as all the rest that we have seen before.

But, as usual, the rest of your photos is excellent too

As for the collars... maybe they indeed were removed between you seeing them and us arriving

[Michele Nel]

I am gobsmacked ..how awesome is that ?? But photographer is as swift as the caracal...well done ....

[Pumbaa]

What to say ExFmem

Incredible caracal sighting - A once in a lifetime sighting and you got such fantastic pictures

Also your bird shots are incredible

[Dindingwe]

Awesome series on the Caracal. Fantastic action and pictures

[PRWIN]

Great action shots of the Caracal