The snakes were probably a once in a lifetime sighting for me, I'm so glad I had a camera and got some passable pictures.nan wrote:wow love the Snakes's interaction... super interesting sighting
what a chance
like the hidden or not little ones
the Owl, Spring Hare and the Elephant Shrew
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Thanks RP, it's nice to know you are enjoying this TT!Richprins wrote:Brilliant, my boy!
That must be the yellowest snake in the desert!
Ja, they eat other snakes, these cobras, and follow the poisoned victims at leisure!
EXTREMELY rare footage!
Also interesting the gemsbok babies betraying their sable/roan shared heritage in looks?
And the nucle@r we@pon deployed!
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Thanks Puppy, I'm flattered!puppy wrote:I'm left quite breathless, BlueTuna. I was oohing and aahing over your stunning bird photographs and then the cobra and then the cobra and the puffy and then the cobra killing the puffy - how amazing is that
But still the excitement did not stop! Elephant shrew
Must be the most incredible post I've read - ever!
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Saturday 19 September. Nossob.
Up before sunrise, which was a bit cloudy.
At Cubitje Quap waterhole, Wiley Coyote was trying to catch birds and not doing a very good job of it.
Further up the road.
Oryx.
Wiley's cuz.
Scenery.
Up before sunrise, which was a bit cloudy.
At Cubitje Quap waterhole, Wiley Coyote was trying to catch birds and not doing a very good job of it.
Further up the road.
Oryx.
Wiley's cuz.
Scenery.
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Back at Cubitje Quap.
Some birds that Wiley missed!
cape Glossy Starling.
Namaqua and Burchell's Sandgrouse.
Lanner Falcon.
At Nossob hide.
Black Crows aplenty.
Some birds that Wiley missed!
cape Glossy Starling.
Namaqua and Burchell's Sandgrouse.
Lanner Falcon.
At Nossob hide.
Black Crows aplenty.
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and Namaqua Doves.
Not much to see on the afternoon drive.
Striped Mouse.
and on its nest atop a Sociable Weaver's nest (on Marie se Draai, about 400m from the northern end), a Spotted Eagle Owl.
At the hide later in the evening.
Not much to see on the afternoon drive.
Striped Mouse.
and on its nest atop a Sociable Weaver's nest (on Marie se Draai, about 400m from the northern end), a Spotted Eagle Owl.
At the hide later in the evening.
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Really good pictures of all the birds in flight
Next trip to the bush??
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Great pics of the Burchell's Sandgrouses They are very pretty 
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Great stuff and wonderful pics. Lovely sighting of the baby gemsboks, birds at Cubitje Quap and BBJ. Amazing timing to spot a geelslang on the hunt. More stunning shots of AWC and lion sighting. Might be the same gang we saw in April 2015 (busy with my TT ). Bee-eates also one of by favourites
I've already made a knott about the owls nest and hope to see it in 5 weeks time.
I've already made a knott about the owls nest and hope to see it in 5 weeks time.
Kgalagadi: Dec 2015
KNP Maroela, Shingwedzi & Pretoriuskop: March 2016
KNP Maroela, Shingwedzi & Pretoriuskop: March 2016
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Thanks AlfAlf wrote:Really good pictures of all the birds in flight
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