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What a treat, Sparky! ^Q^

Great shots, also the ellies! X#X


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Very :-0 would love my drive to from work to involve Elie roadblocks and Lions .

Great photos as usual .The Vulture in mid gulp is \O

That smell is unmistakable :yes:


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That ellie shots are fantastic, Sprocky,

especially the one from the little one and on top lion at a kill :-0 \O


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Thanks once again, everyone. :ty:

Rain, rain and more rain...it rains for 10 minutes, stops for 10 minutes and the cycle repeats. <drip>

No drive today, just tried to get some shots within walking distance of the house.

The Golden Orbs are still making plenty of webs all over the place. Here is one, also in picture is the tiny male of the specie...
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Butterflies are still busy, but a lot slower in these weather conditions. Here is an Orange Tip...
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I have a Sausage Tree at my stoep, which has a lot of new leaves busy sprouting...
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Some of the older leaves with rain on them...
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The Woodlands are still very vocal and busy.

Here are two shots of one close to my braai area...
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Another Butterfly, not sure of this ones make and model...
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The last one for today, a Brown-hooded Kingfisher...
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Cheers for now... X#X


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Love the orange tip butterfly ^Q^ ^Q^


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Some gems on a rainy day ^Q^

My fav is the African Orange Tip, the other butterfly is Charaxes varanes varanes, Pearl Charaxes


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A nice selection and good eye, Sprockwit! :-0

I like the second butterfly...very pretty! [O]


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Lovely butterflies and the other little things ^Q^ ^Q^


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Alf wrote: ↑Sun Feb 14, 2021 4:28 pm Love the orange tip butterfly ^Q^ ^Q^
Thanks Alf... X#X
Klipspringer wrote: ↑Sun Feb 14, 2021 4:47 pm Some gems on a rainy day ^Q^

My fav is the African Orange Tip, the other butterfly is Charaxes varanes varanes, Pearl Charaxes
Thanks for the ID, Klippies... 0/0
Richprins wrote: ↑Sun Feb 14, 2021 5:33 pm A nice selection and good eye, Sprockwit! :-0

I like the second butterfly...very pretty! [O]
Thanks Richwit, that second one does look cool... X#X
Lisbeth wrote: ↑Sun Feb 14, 2021 6:17 pm Lovely butterflies and the other little things ^Q^ ^Q^
Lis, thanks glad you enjoy them... O0

I have quite a variety again today.

Let's start with a Fish Eagle...
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The Woodlands are still very vocal...
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I did a late afternoon drive yesterday, as there was no decent sport to watch. Here is a European Roller just before sunset...
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The Orb Web Spiders are all over, this silhouette shot shows the clear size difference between the female and the much smaller males...
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More in a while...


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