Africa Wild

Richprins wrote: ↑Tue Jul 02, 2019 1:34 pm The Kgalakgadi Puffadder Park!

Well done on the lion eventually, to calm the wife down...

I like the baby gemsbok, quite different!

you can say that again thanks RP

Alf wrote: ↑Tue Jul 02, 2019 1:49 pm More flat lions

Also like the baby

Alf if you have not seen a cat in 4 days you take what you get

Lisbeth wrote: ↑Tue Jul 02, 2019 3:38 pm Strange that you saw so few lions

Nice puffy and bateleur

The last visit before this one I already noticed something was not correct in the Nossob area

Flutterby wrote: ↑Tue Jul 02, 2019 3:40 pm

Nice to see a baby gemsbok.

thanks Flutterby

Mel wrote: ↑Tue Jul 02, 2019 6:44 pm Only 200 photos... well, I can relate to that as too

5 km looks more like the way into the bush where the lioness was lying low

I like that springbok wading in the water shot!

Mel not sure what has changed, but like I said I noticed on the last visit also, they keep clear in the day and hang around at the gate to the SP living quarters, After lights out about 23h00 onwards they start moving around and come to drink at the water hole. the whole dynamics of there movements has changed

RogerFraser wrote: ↑Tue Jul 02, 2019 7:27 pm Finally you found a flat Lion

Like the Springbok in the water

Thanks Roger, we nearly missed the dam thing as well

Pumbaa wrote: ↑Tue Jul 02, 2019 9:20 pm Thanks for more fantastic shots, PRWIN

you had so many stunning sightings

Thanks Pumba

Next morning we decided to go North again , after looking where the hordes where going. south to marie

First up just out of camp for a change





We kept going North until Kousant







At Kousant it was just as dead





I was getting desperate to take photo's as this was getting



Afternoon drive North and south







Back at camp SG said that there is a blood moon tonight, so we decided to play

not great as I had forgotten the settings , but had sorted them out by night's end







SG looking for UFO's

Nice morning light on the lion.

Another lion When I was there in November 2017 there were actually lions all over the place ( kind of, "let's proceed it's only lions" ).

You managed to get a pic of the bat-eared fox

Nice pics of the sandgrouses, all three of them and also the mouse

A nice day, PRWIN!

Interesting night shots!

That's one huge lion

I know all about playing with those settings at night. Only, I do it all over every time again

Well, at least some lion... but I know how annoying it can get when they are always far off or with bushes inbetween.
Guess, we're spoiled for good sightings of them.

I'd go with the BEF though, even if it was running away.

Keep going with the small stuff. I find, when you appreciate that, the big things will meddle with you being busy with the little things

Flutterby wrote: ↑Wed Jul 03, 2019 12:44 pm Nice morning light on the lion.

Thanks Flutterby

Lisbeth wrote: ↑Wed Jul 03, 2019 12:58 pm Another lion When I was there in November 2017 there were actually lions all over the place ( kind of, "let's proceed it's only lions" ).

You managed to get a pic of the bat-eared fox

Nice pics of the sandgrouses, all three of them and also the mouse

Just depends on the time of year you there. Thanks Lisbeth

Richprins wrote: ↑Wed Jul 03, 2019 5:18 pm A nice day, PRWIN!

Interesting night shots!

Thanks RP

Alf wrote: ↑Thu Jul 04, 2019 9:15 am That's one huge lion

Thanks Alf

Mel wrote: ↑Thu Jul 04, 2019 8:39 pm I know all about playing with those settings at night. Only, I do it all over every time again

Well, at least some lion... but I know how annoying it can get when they are always far off or with bushes inbetween.
Guess, we're spoiled for good sightings of them.

I'd go with the BEF though, even if it was running away.

Keep going with the small stuff. I find, when you appreciate that, the big things will meddle with you being busy with the little things

Thanks Mel, Like you say no cats start looking at different things, That why we went in October, will be going in February, Looking for a green Kgalagadi

This morning we headed north again , it was quite as we have come to expect













And final a martail when we returned to camp



Afternoon drive we went south back down to Kasper when we spotted the brownie again





It was getting late and we had a great sunset



We looked at each other and came up with a idea to try and get any animal in the photo with the sunset as a back drop

just before camp we found this









That night is was time to play again and try out some flash settings at the waterhole

You got a nice pic of the bat-eared foxes this time

I love the bustard all puffed up Was there a female around?

The pic of the kudu "twins" is great