Escape from the Rat Race. Another live TT from BT.

Post by **Flutterby** » Tue Nov 13, 2012 10:40 am

Love the jackal pics and the lion sunrise is great!! $\O$ Some really interesting pics of the small stuff!

Post by **pooky** » Tue Nov 13, 2012 1:40 pm

Awesome, awesome BT

Love the lion road block with the sunrise. $\O$

NIce jackal pics $O/\$ and the beady eyed mongoose.

Post by **JustN@ture** » Tue Nov 13, 2012 3:46 pm

Great sighting BT $\O$ , the Lions with the sunrise is stunning

and must admint that is one ugly bug -O -O
love the Hyena's

Post by **Mel** » Tue Nov 13, 2012 6:11 pm

Fabulous sightings and photos once again!

I think your re-take of the Nigel Dennis Classic has come out pretty well. Love the colours! $\O$
But the rest is equally great... No point in mentioning them all, they are all fantastic.

Post by **BluTuna** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 8:11 pm

Bushcraft wrote:Wow, more fantastic sightings and pics BT $O/\$ $O/\$ $O/\$

The early morning pic is brilliant $\O$

Thanks BC $\O$

Lisbeth wrote:Fantastic juvenile bateleur $\O$

It was after the remains of a small Leopard Tortoise that had been run over

Flutterby wrote:Love the jackal pics and the lion sunrise is great!! $\O$ Some really interesting pics of the small stuff!

Glad you like them

pooky wrote:Awesome, awesome BT

Love the lion road block with the sunrise. $\O$

NIce jackal pics $O/\$ and the beady eyed mongoose.

$\O$

JustN@ture wrote:Great sighting BT $\O$ , the Lions with the sunrise is stunning
and must admint that is one ugly bug -O -O
love the Hyena's

$\O$

Mel wrote:Fabulous sightings and photos once again!
I think your re-take of the Nigel Dennis Classic has come out pretty well. Love the colours! $\O$
But the rest is equally great... No point in mentioning them all, they are all fantastic.

Thanks Mel!

Post by **Amoli** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 8:41 pm

Excellent sightings and pictures BT $\O$

The morning lions are super,
loved the jackal and butterflies,
and the juv bateleur. Wow.

Post by **BluTuna** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 8:43 pm

Day 8. Balule.

Today we drove across to Timbavati Picnic Spot then back to the H1 and up to Olifants for breakfast.

There was some early morning action at the Hyaena den just up the road.

and on the S39 a Hammerkop's nest with its owner flying in with yet more material

a small troop of Soldier Ants was marching across the road

and a beautiful flower - I've never seen this plant in flower before, can anyone guess what it is?

At Timbavati, a butterfly and a strange looking beetle caught my eye - Can't find this in my insect book

On the S127 this big guy was telling us to get out of his way

a snake waited long enough for me to snap a couple of pics

and a dung beetle made his erratic way across the road complete with brood ball and mate

From the restaurant at Olifants I managed to get this Yellowbilled Kite

and I managed these two pics when we got back to Balule

on the way back to the Olifants bridge during the afternoon drive, a Steenbok posed nicely for me

a Hadeda Ibis was nesting in a tree at the end of the bridge

a Gyppo did a flypast

and these two were taking a bath

Post by **BluTuna** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 8:50 pm

Amoli wrote:Excellent sightings and pictures BT $\O$

The morning lions are super,
loved the jackal and butterflies,
and the juv bateleur. Wow.

Thanks Amoli, I almost missed your post as it came in as I was submitting the last episode. $\O$

Post by **Lisbeth** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 8:58 pm

Hammerkop's nest with its owner flying in with yet more material

It must take ages to make this quantity of stuff

It would satisfy even the "princess and the Pea"

The beetle needs a reparation

Post by **Flutterby** » Thu Nov 15, 2012 9:58 am

What a colourful beetle!! Love the first YBK pic!!

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