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Pity about the roads, stf, but what can one do?

Excellent pics and sightings, though, and lions at last!

We keep food in our cheek pouches sometimes, maybe that is what you saw...

Ja, the sunbirds are tricky to photograph indeed, but well done!

We love Orpen camp but don't like the roads around there. We last did the S145 in 2010 in a Quantum minibus...the road was so bad we thought the whole dashboard was going to fall out. I can't believe it's still in the same condition!

You had some nice bird sightings and lions at last!

Not much of a day It was actually better in camp

Flat lions are more boring than impalas

....and with roads like that

I hope that you had better luck the next day

Really love your birds, steamtrainfan,

especially the sunbirds, plus lions and naughty honey badgers

Richprins wrote: ↑Wed Jun 27, 2018 8:43 am Pity about the roads, stf, but what can one do?

Excellent pics and sightings, though, and lions at last!

We keep food in our cheek pouches sometimes, maybe that is what you saw...

Ja, the sunbirds are tricky to photograph indeed, but well done!

Thanks very much R.P..

Flutterby wrote: ↑Wed Jun 27, 2018 9:15 am We love Orpen camp but don't like the roads around there. We last did the S145 in 2010 in a Quantum minibus...the road was so bad we thought the whole dashboard was going to fall out. I can't believe it's still in the same condition!

You had some nice bird sightings and lions at last!

It will take a lot to get us to go to Orpen again. My poor little car now has rattles where I never knew it could get rattles.

Lisbeth wrote: ↑Wed Jun 27, 2018 9:22 am Not much of a day It was actually better in camp

Flat lions are more boring than impalas

....and with roads like that

I hope that you had better luck the next day

I did have more fun in camp trying to snap a sunbird.

Pumbaa wrote: ↑Wed Jun 27, 2018 7:23 pm Really love your birds, steamtrainfan,

especially the sunbirds, plus lions and naughty honey badgers

Thanks very much Pumbaa.

10 June 2018 - Part 1/3.

So instead of going out to look for sable again today we decided to do the H7 and as much of the S100 as we could.

Early morning out of Orpen.



This hyena came out to greet us but seemed to be on a mission.



Joan got this photo. H7 - The Golden Highway.



Tawny Eagle.



Our second lion sighting on the H7. We were told that this lioness was walking towards Orpen with 11 cubs but by the time we got to her she must have hidden them and was now walking away from Orpen.





An early morning fish eagle on the H7.



Juvenile Bataleur also on the H7.



To be continued.

Beautiful light

Lisbeth wrote: ↑Wed Jun 27, 2018 8:16 pmBeautiful light

Thanks Lisbeth. The light was really stunning on this morning.

The H7 always looks golden at sunrise and sunset....lovely pics!

Exquisite, stf!

Or must we say Joan?

I so love that part of the Park, very special memories!