BluTuna goes West again - minus the BluTuna.

[BluTuna]

wow Kgalagadi like I love it
can't wait to be there

love the Jackal, the landscape... tree, the birds and Owl of course

KTP is a very special place! Not long to go Nan!

[BluTuna]

Unusual cloud pics, BT!

And great Wile.e coyote!

Those sociable weaver nests end up being a haven for all sorts of inmates, if memory serves, and the weavers have to fix breakages for non-paying residents! Ironic!

This one is Wiley Coyote, Wile E Coyote's distant cousin It was still pretty inept at catching birds.

The Sociable weavers get something out of it too, the Owl will defend the nest against predators.

[BluTuna]

Great pics again, BlueTuna. Love the sandgrouse best.

Thanks Puppy

I like the up before sunrise photos a lot and the birds in flight are

And thanks too Toko!

[Flutterby]

I love the pics of Wiley Coyote! And great birdies as well.

[BluTuna]

I love the pics of Wiley Coyote! And great birdies as well.

Thanks Flutts!

[BluTuna]

Sunday 20 September. Nossob.

So it was raining when the alarm went off, just a light drizzle, just enough to dampen things down.

So I turned the alarm off, turned over and went back to sleep.

So it was still cloudy when I emerged a couple of hours later and on my way back from cleaning my teeth I spotted two Yellow Mongooses fighting or playing or something.





They were playing! Foreplaying!




They continued to fight and/or play afterwards too.

[BluTuna]

It gradually brightened up and I spent some time in the hide.



The sky had cleared by the afternoon and I had some early luck on my afternoon drive. The two local pride males were at Rooikop waterhole.





I was looking for the small stuff and I spied a Dragonfly.


Yet another Swallowtailed Bee-eater.

[BluTuna]

Further down Marie se Draai, a Brownie! My only one for the trip!



It was walking the wrong way and I reversed to keep level with it so I could get some pictures. It didn't like being followed took off at high speed.






Then I had some more luck with the little things - another Bushveld Elephant Shrew!


And a not so little Kori Bustard.

[BluTuna]

So I got back to Marie se Gat and the light was sublime. The following two pictures are as they came out of the camera - beautiful golden light as it only occurs in the desert; something to do with the dust in the air I'm told.



At Rooikop, the two behemoths had woken up a bit. These are two of the biggest lions I have ever seen. One of them was responsible for killing at least one of its offspring a week earlier.





Later that night, outside the kitchen; a Bibron's Gecko.

[Lisbeth]

Great sequences of the mongooses and the brownie