Across the Frontier into Eden*

[Super Mongoose]

Hi Sharifa and Duke!

Great start to what sound like a wonderfull trip you must have had! so green...

Stunning pics! Love to see more!

[nan]

interesting, seems to be a Cobra... then but not a lot of Snake can stay upright
magnificent flowers... soon the spring will arrive... here

and then... Aardwolf, Aardvark

[Sharifa]

Lovely flowers, Sharifa - The Pentzia globosa shrubs look very pretty and you captured also a beautiful Bulbine abyssinica

Love also the Rock Kestrel and the Jackal Buzzard


But my fav is the Hibiscus pusillus Supercool find

Thanks for the ID of the flowers Toko
You saved me a lot of trouble
I had to google them to find out which names went with which plant

[Sharifa]

...also a chance to pick up the aardvark and aardwolf.

Aha!

Great raptors against blue skies! Also interesting interaction between the PCG and the what-ever snake.

Maybe aardvark, maybe aardwolf, maybe something else

[Sharifa]

Those misty pics have a very special atmosphere..........if it was not cold

Beautiful flower pics and I love the one of the mousebird

It wasn't cold at all Lisbeth. It was beautiful

[Toko]

interesting, seems to be a Cobra... then but not a lot of Snake can stay upright
magnificent flowers... soon the spring will arrive... here

and then... Aardwolf, Aardvark

We thought it was a cobra too nan but not so sure now

Spring will arrive there and winter here

A snake dark above and with speckled throat and yellow belly could be Psammophis crucifer, not a Cobra

[Sharifa]

Thanks for the possible snake ID Toko

Thanks BJ, RP and vinkie

Continuing our drive

Ludwigs bustard (the Denham still eludes us )

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Our National Bird but far away - blue crane



Red Haartebeest



Eland



Brown Hooded Kingfisher



Melanistic Gabar Goshawk



Cape Longclaw



Bonding Zebra

[Sharifa]

This Gabar looks pretty with the striking bright legs

On which loop are we?

We are on the Ubejane Loop and Link Road Toko
Somewhere along these two roads we saw the Gabar

[Sharifa]

Thanks Lisbeth, SM, Mel and RP.

Just for you RP, Blue Cranes from our last trip to MZNP

[Sharifa]

One more episode before that night drive

Steppe Buzzard



Fiscal Shrike



Vervets



Springboks



Black Wildebeest



Long billed Pipit ???? I think



Spike Heeled Lark ???? I think



Gemsbok



Cape Bunting



Acacia Pied Barbet