Grietjie Private Reserve

[Alf]

Great variety of animals

[Klipspringer]

Adorable little warthog

[RogerFraser]

Love the Woody and the Woodpecker

[Richprins]

What an eclectic selection, Sparky!

Great all round, my favourite is the dragonfly!

Nice chopper.

Ja, crazy hot here all weekend!

[Pumbaa]

Love the piglet and the little ellie and for sure the jackal pup

Also the impalas and all your birdies, Sprocky

[Sprocky]

Thanks again, all!

Grietjie is getting busy again, unfortunately with people here for the holiday season. I was at the first car at a Lion sighting this morning and after about half an hour with the Lions, only two other cars arrived. I left the sighting and returned about a half hour later and there was only one car, so all in all, not too badly congested.

A few shots from earlier in the week. First up, a 4x4 Tortoise...

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The first signs of a new batch of Amarula busy growing...

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The weather on Friday at the river was not pleasant, overcast and windy, but that didn't stop this Fish Eagle from flying...

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I had to post another Kingfisher, but this time the currently neglected Brown-hooded...

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My Lion sighting this morning up next...

[Lisbeth]

I love all the kingfishers and also your green marula, it's not Amarula yet

[Sprocky]

I went out on drive quite early this morning and one of the first mammals I got was this pride of Lions. I had them all to myself, but they were super lazy and only started moving when another car stopped at the sighting.

This is what they looked like when I arrived...

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This one just rolled over when the first car stopped there...

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When I went back to the sighting, they were crossing the road...

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Just to lay up in some shade on the other side...

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A few more from the drive up next...

[Sprocky]

Alright, the last instalment for today, a few more sightings while on drive this morning.

This Terrapin looked amazing, perched on a rock in a waterhole...

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A Violet-backed Starling very close...

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This Rock Monitor was catching some sun, but then moved off after I took this shot...

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The last one for today. Two Sabota Larks discussing where they will be going for a beer later on...

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Happy holidays to everyone, hope you all have a superb festive season...

[Lisbeth]

The terrapin is brilliant