Grootkolk

[nan]

20.9.2009

toc-toc-toc... at the door
Eric : be ready, fire is comming
I was deep asleep, it's a long way from Nossob and so many to see
All I put in the cupboard... was immediatly again put in the car... then I went to have some pictures





Eric... with a bucket full of sand







this one too will be

[nan]

I was in Nr 3



all the night the fire raging, all around the camp and I followed it, almost all the night too
and the day after what desolation... all was burned, black, dead and to console me........... Safran made an appearence


another time... maybe to remember all can arrive

[nan]

but, the life continue

Four-striped Grass Mouse/Rhabdomys pumilio in action
under the control of this one -O


Elephant shrew

[Mel]

One of my bestest moments also happened on our first stay.
The SO was taking a nap and I was watching the waterhole.

A martial eagle got there first:

23/10/2011

A bateleur quickly followed:

23/10/2011

And the next was circling above:

23/10/2011

And while watching that one, I had almost missed the arrival of a youngster:

23/10/2011

And the one I had watched above, was landing too:

23/10/2011

And yet another one got ready for grounding:

23/10/2011

At some point we had two adults and one juvenile bateleur and the martial sitting at the waterhole.
4 other bateleurs were still airborne and a tawny had visited inbetween as well, but seemed to be
a bit uncomfortable with the mighty majority of bateleurs around.

[nan]

Janvier 2012
the spas have a lot of succes

Black-faced Waxbill / Astrid à moustaches


Black-chested Prinia / Prinia à plastron


Violet-eared Waxbill / Cordonbleu grenadin

and even this one is ready
Laner Falcon

[nan]

Franco... has a look at the lamp


Lions in ... action, they stayed 2 days near the waterhole





the braai at sunset

[nan]

Then leave the waterhole for a moment, then...


Red Hartebeest arrive, they know there is Lions

[Duke]

All those Raptors Mel (who is in Upington as I type )

Nan Thank You

Still from our first time in GK - the spotted hyenas were back the second evening



and kept the Wildies away



Red Haarties, Wildies and Springbokkies





Martial Eagle



A GK sunset

[Flutterby]

Lovely pics.

[nan]

still Grootkolk January 2012













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