Africa Wild

8.11.2017

Today we move to KTC (No. 14), a camp that I like, without barrier, the water point is a bit far, but there is a beautiful view and the terrace is really very welcoming.
All the camp has to be redone (about fifteen tents) between the sun, the heavy rains and the storms all degrade very quickly. They have already started work, but it must be difficult to work on the roofs by more than 40 degrees during the day. Congratulations and thank you gentlemen.
On the way we find again our Meerkats, Kudus, Snake Eagle, Spotted Thick-knee (Dikkop) and Giraffes and some babies Ostriches with dad.

Suricate

opportunist PCG

Martial Eagle... looking at

Spotted Thick-knee (Dikkop)

babies Ostriches with dad

We meet Jacques, he turns around to welcome me. Oh, I'm glad to see him again. It seems he will not be here when we are in Urikaruus, or KK for that matter.
Thanks to him and the "tamtam" we had a good tent (at KTC) with a view. Thank you (the guy changed the tent for me)

Tonight lamb with mustard chops

terrace at KTP



insect, what is that, ID please

9.11.2017

Wake up 7am, departure 10am for Kamqua.
The little Jackals of the camp discover a Kori Bustard and pursue her.
There are plenty of birds, even two African Hoopoe wooing each other.

African Hoopoe

Yellow Canary

Green (Redbilled) Wood-Hoop

Along the way, Common (Steppe) Buzzard, Black-shouldered Kite, Spotted Eagle Owl , Lillac-breasted Roller with a kill
and the hit of the day a Pale Chanting Goshawk with a Kalahari (Karoo) Sand Snake/Psammophis Trinisalis (notostictus)
We find an evil (????) Oryx and Giraffes

Common (Steppe) Buzzard

Black-shouldered Kite

Spotted Eagle Owl

Lillac-breasted Roller with a kill

PCG with snake

Kalahari (Karoo) Sand Snake/Psammophis Trinisalis (notostictus)

Verreaux's Eagle Owl that Liz found, bravo not easy

sleeping Giraffe

Oryx twisted horn

We return to the camp, the birds are feasting in my plate of water, drink and baths. Tonight sausage "special Eben" with grilled potatoes, on the braai and in the coals, in a paper of aluminium

Scaly-feathered Finch

all in the bath



during the night anti-insect

Wow some really great sightings we also saw a Oryx with a deformed horn, maybe the same one

Lots of birds around that made BravoEen very happy

This is such a typical drive... lots of birds, most well known, only the steppe buzzard is hardly ever around anymore by the time we get there (or not yet there...)

Nothing better than a desert mash... yum yum!

Oh, and did they bring in tables for the patio at Kalahari Tented?

Lovely sightings!

I have to ask, what are your asses of water?

nan wrote: ↑Tue May 01, 2018 9:32 pm the birds are feasting in my asses of water

Lots of food shots...potatoes look good!

Looks like horns are a problem there for gemsbok, nana!

I like the cheetah under the beach umbrella.