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Posted: **Sun Jan 10, 2021 12:34 pm**

Sprocky wrote: ↑Sun Jan 10, 2021 12:19 pm Now, you all know that a few months ago we lost the dominant bull to the Lions. Well, this is the new chap on the block, also a great specimen and we think he has the same genes as his predecessor...

Kinda comforting thought to know that an old "acquaintance" lives on in his offspring

Quality pix as always $\O$

Posted: **Sun Jan 10, 2021 1:20 pm**

Great pic of the European Roller $\O$ The purple one looks funny; must be the angle from which you shot the photo

Posted: **Sun Jan 10, 2021 3:03 pm**

A purple roller

Posted: **Sun Jan 10, 2021 5:04 pm**

Amazing Variety of birds you got, Sprocky $O/\$

Love the tchagra and the waterbucks

Posted: **Sun Jan 10, 2021 5:56 pm**

I am enjoying your birdies

Posted: **Sun Jan 10, 2021 6:15 pm**

Great spread and pics, Sparky!

Purple roller does look funny, but so rare!

Nice big waterbuck.

I like the hippo under the tree too!

Posted: **Sun Jan 17, 2021 3:47 pm**

Hi and thanks again for the comments.

On Thursday morning, I was unfortunately late for work. The reason as follows...LION! $\O$

I heard that there was a pride slightly off my route, but what the heck...I left home with my camera and spent a fair bit of time with the pride of nine. There was a huge black maned male, but when I stopped he moved off into the bush to catch a quickie with an in season female, all out of view.

Here are some of the other pride members. This one walking towards me, unfortunately on a tar road...

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This Lioness doesn't look too happy...

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This one had a real look of intent in her eye...

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One of the sub-adults testing out this funny black surface...

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More of the Lion sighting shortly...

Posted: **Sun Jan 17, 2021 4:00 pm**

The midweek Lion sighting continues...

I had this one walk past me, very close...

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A close-up...

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An even closer-upper...

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The last of the Lion sighting, I just love this shot...

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Next up, some birding shots from a wet drive this morning...

Posted: **Sun Jan 17, 2021 4:16 pm**

After the Lion sighting and the wet weather this morning, the next shots are a bit of an anti-climax.

A wet and disgruntled Yellow-billed Kite...

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The Blue Waxbills were enjoying the puddles that the rain left on the roads...

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My first ever Swainson's Spurfowl portrait...

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The last shot for today, not often seen on Grietjie, Cut-throat Finches...

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Until next time, from the banks of the Olifants...

Posted: **Sun Jan 17, 2021 4:27 pm**

I wonder if cut-thoat finches (what a terrible name) are monogamous; I have only seen them in couples

My first ever Swainson's Spurfowl portrait...

Isn't this a portrait?

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