Grietjie Private Reserve

[RogerFraser]

Lovely photos again .Love the Zebra closeup and the from my stoep view is . Looks very dry will see for myself later this week

[Flutterby]

I love the close-ups.

[Mel]

Catching up again... and impressed again throughout, of course

But what caught my eye most was your very unique zebra "collage". Awesome set up

And please jog my memory... you do walk down to the river, right? Aka, lions on foot?

[Sprocky]

Catching up again... and impressed again throughout, of course

But what caught my eye most was your very unique zebra "collage". Awesome set up

And please jog my memory... you do walk down to the river, right? Aka, lions on foot?

Yes Mel, I do walk down to the river. I have traversing rights on the two properties either side of me. This gives me about 5Km of road that I walk on as well. I haven't encountered Lion on foot yet, but I have had Hyaena, Elephant and Buffalo while walking. It's amazing to walk in the area, you just need to keep alert to warning signs from other animals. I don't risk walking during the early morning or evenings.

[Mel]

Exhilarating experience, but a bit scary too

[Sprocky]

What was scary this morning, was the lack of life due to the wet and cold weather. I did get an Elephant herd very early, but the light was non-existent to get a shot.

The light did improve slightly, allowing me to get pic of this Tawny. It was either yawning or venting it's frustration over the wet weather...

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Other species enjoyed the rain on the road, it made for an easy place to drink. This Laughing Dove stopped drinking as soon as I lifted the camera...

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The rain also brought the Tortoises to the road...

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Look at the branches behind these Zebra, there are new green leaves...

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Hopefully the weather will be better for photography next weekend. Until then...

[Lisbeth]

Pretty dove

[Klipspringer]

What happened to the tortoise? Is this a missing scute growing back?

I like the tawny doing the fish-eagle

[Lisbeth]

There is also something strange on the left-hand side of the snout; it looks like a plastic slip

[Richprins]

Interesting, Sprotjie!

The tortoise does look a bit battered!