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Re: Flavour of the Month: June 2014 - H10 & Nkumbe Lookout

Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2014 9:11 pm
by Duke
Thanks for the link nan \O

In the evening I prefer parking off on the bridge rather than at Sunset Dam

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The sunrise from the H10 is also O:V

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Re: Flavour of the Month: June 2014 - H10 & Nkumbe Lookout

Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2014 12:43 pm
by Amoli
My trips n the H10 normally start here :

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Re: Flavour of the Month: June 2014 - H10 & Nkumbe Lookout

Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2014 4:37 pm
by Richprins
Nice pics again!

Hmmm...if you think about it, that is another bridge with a bit of a feeble barrier rail...at least it is wide and low! \O

Re: Flavour of the Month: June 2014 - H10 & Nkumbe Lookout

Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2014 6:45 pm
by Bushcraft
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Re: Flavour of the Month: June 2014 - H10 & Nkumbe Lookout

Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2014 8:07 pm
by Duke
OK I have progressed to the northern end of the bridge. Keep a look out in the trees here for fish eagles -juv and adult, with and without a meal ;-)

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With water monitor
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Re: Flavour of the Month: June 2014 - H10 & Nkumbe Lookout

Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2014 9:43 pm
by nan
still on the 3.5.2011

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Re: Flavour of the Month: June 2014 - H10 & Nkumbe Lookout

Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2014 1:40 pm
by Duke
nan \O

We now right on the intersection with the S29 and S128, not far from the bridge.

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it got too busy too quickly

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Re: Flavour of the Month: June 2014 - H10 & Nkumbe Lookout

Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2014 6:08 pm
by Richprins
I've told this story before, somewhere...

Dwarf and I were sitting relaxing at Hillside water trough in the 90's. There was quite a bit of activity...old dry season stuff, with a lion chasing visiting game from zebra to warthog away every now and again...

This carried on for almost an hour, with things eventually reaching a tense stalemate...one could cut the tension with a knife...the zebra stood off at a distance and the lion hid in some bushes...

lo and behold a solitary baboon male came strolling purposefully along, blissfully unaware of the drama, and intent on getting some rehydration! Yes, it was a Sunday morning, I think, and I felt similarly... :twisted:

The baboon did sort of pause a bit at the trough, obviously briefly wondering why it was so quiet...but then thought, "Oh well, must be some other action somewhere", and proceeded to start taking long gulps of water...

Meanwhile the zebra approached again, presuming that the baboon should know that danger had passed. This is normally the case, as baboon are by far the most vigilant prey species in the park! But not this boy... :o0ps:

The lion burst out of the bushes at full tilt, racing toward the trough and leaping over both it and the baboon...determined to get a zebra...but failing and stopping some distance later...


The baboon had the shock of his life, left some huge droppings, and skedaddled up the nearest tree!

Dwarf and I were screaming with laughter, and got the giggles for another half hour or so as the baboon eventually started giving extra-loud alarm barks continuously for that period...perhaps trying to regain some dignity.

Not a good day for our species, but unforgettable! =O: =O: =O:

Re: Flavour of the Month: June 2014 - H10 & Nkumbe Lookout

Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 12:03 pm
by mposthumus
Great pictures Flutts, Amoli, Duke, nan, BC ^Q^ ^Q^ RP =O: =O:
Flutterby wrote:BC, great pics. \O Whose the ellie? It's got a lump on its elbow just like my dad!! =O:

Duke, great sighting of the monitor...must be quite rare to seen that! :shock: \O
I've also noticed the lump on Makungwe's elbow in some of my pictures Flutts :-? -O- My guess would be tennis elbow --00-- =O: =O: =O:

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Re: Flavour of the Month: June 2014 - H10 & Nkumbe Lookout

Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 4:53 pm
by Duke
=O: mpos \O

Everything is wrong with this next sighting beacuse it was the middle of the day, it was open grassland and the black rhino was grazing - just shows once again that the only predictability about animals is the unpredictability.

We spotted a rhino with a giraffe in the background.

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We then could see it was a blackie and even stopped two cars coming from the opposite direction. They did not stop. Probably thought we nuts stopping them for a giraffe as it was difficult to see the rhino.

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