Grietjie Private Reserve

[Sprocky]

Thanks all!

Todays pics are all to do with the "little" things, living in the bush is not all about photographing the big five and other large mammals.

The Butterfly's have started with their activities. Here is, I think, a Brown Veined White...

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This could almost be a Bob Marley song, just one bird short...

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A posing Red-billed Quelea...

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Ok, so I'm posting a mammal, but it is a new little one...

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More "little" things next...

[Sprocky]

The "little" things continued...

I have never been able to get a shot of these little Lizards, don't know what they are actually called, but we call them Sand Lizards...

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Unfortunately, this "little" thing is now a meal...

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This Squirrel was unphased with me parking right next to it...

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Lastly, the "littlest" one for today, a tiny Grasshopper on a stone...

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That's it for this week, not sure if I'll get time to take pics and post next week, it's Market time again next weekend...

[harrys]

Great little thinks

[Lisbeth]

I love all your little things

[Alf]

Lovely photos

[Richprins]

Very clever, Sprotjie!
Great pics, I like the lizard and grasshopper!

Nice to see green pigeons there.

[Klipspringer]

I like the bushveld lizard and the butterfly on the delicate little flower!

Great for you guys to have summer sightings now

[Pumbaa]

I Always love these little things, Sprocky

A more than lovely selection

[Sprocky]

Glad you all liked the little things!

We had a huge downpour on Friday here on Grietjie. Rainfall varied in areas from 80-100mm. Very needed rain, as we had our wettest October and driest November in over 20 years. The down side is that all power was knocked out at just after 19h00 and only restored after 09h00 on Saturday morning. At my place if there is no power there is no water, as the pressure pump has to work to pump water up to the house. Due to this, and the bad weather on Saturday morning early, I decided to give the market a miss.

At least I had time to take more photos.

I went onto the stoep to see what might be moving around. A family of Warthog were feeding next to the house and one of them must have picked a fight with a Porcupine at some stage, evidence clearly visible...

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These three little pigs must be of the smallest that I have seen running around, all trying to get some milk from mommy...

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It is officially summer, as these guys start calling just after 04h00 every morning...

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On drive this morning, I came across this Hamerkop with his breakfast...

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More from drive this morning coming up...

[Sprocky]

Moving along on drive...

At the same waterhole, a Grey Heron trying to find breakfast...

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Not too often that you get to see Tree Frogs, busy in the act of creating the foam nest...

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Young Impala are all over the place and getting taken down by Baboon and Jackal daily. Here is a happy young one with mom, showing love with their heart shaped hooves...

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Today I end off with a Zebra...

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Till next time...