Marloth the Break ... April 2018

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Many of the long-billed visitors. The yellow-billed stork is good material for pics ;-) The green-backed heron always looks as if it's about to fall into the water lol


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Richprins wrote: Wed Aug 14, 2019 6:36 am Looks quite cloudy and cool, Rog? \O

A successful fisherbird! :-0

And rhino! ^Q^
:yes: it is always a bit damp whenever we go in April/May times \O
Flutterby wrote: Wed Aug 14, 2019 7:15 am Nice pic of the Green-backed Heron. \O
:ty: it was fishing right in front of us.
Lisbeth wrote: Wed Aug 14, 2019 8:59 am Many of the long-billed visitors. The yellow-billed stork is good material for pics ;-) The green-backed heron always looks as if it's about to fall into the water lol
:yes: the Yellow-bill fishing was very interesting to watch how it corralled the fish with its wings . O:V


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So after some stripped horses we came across more ancient unicorns ...
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And then suddenly movement in the distance orange spots could it be ..yes we had found the S128 Cheetahs again
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We had them to ourselves for a while but eventually another bakkie arrived luckily they were friendly and shared the road while we followed them
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Shortly they left the road and climbed up on a dead tree to look around .Spotting their next destination they went off into the bush .
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The only other sighting on the road was this Kori bustard
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What a fantastic cheetah sighting!! ^Q^


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Lovely stuff, Rog! ^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^

So nice to see stuff by yourself! :yes:


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So lucky ^Q^


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Great cheetah sighting O/\ O/\


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Petty theft one can handle, but it develops, however in Marloth’s case I believe that the security has gotten better over the years :-?

Nice start in the park though O:V

Wow, fantastic cheetah sighting on the S128 O/\ O/\

Great pics as per normal X#X


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Flutterby wrote: Thu Aug 15, 2019 7:22 am What a fantastic cheetah sighting!! ^Q^
:ty:
Richprins wrote: Thu Aug 15, 2019 7:25 am Lovely stuff, Rog! ^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^

So nice to see stuff by yourself! :yes:
:yes: those are always the best sightings \O
Alf wrote: Thu Aug 15, 2019 8:14 amSo lucky ^Q^
:yes:
Lisbeth wrote: Thu Aug 15, 2019 10:17 am Great cheetah sighting O/\ O/\
:yes: it was O:V
Bushcraft wrote: Thu Aug 15, 2019 12:23 pm Petty theft one can handle, but it develops, however in Marloth’s case I believe that the security has gotten better over the years :-?

Nice start in the park though O:V

Wow, fantastic cheetah sighting on the S128 O/\ O/\

Great pics as per normal X#X
Security has improved but there are the odd times when there is a spike in thefts .

:ty: \O


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I cant remember the exact route we took after the sighting I suspect it was the S30 then H4 we gradually made our way around towards Sunset dam on the route.We found another Monitor along the way
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This old Fellow was browsing after having a mud bath
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We found out where the Squirrel was hiding his nuts
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and this juvenile was drying off after a shower
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We found a two headed crocodile ;-)
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This Giraffe had a odd looking growth on its face
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and finished up at Sunset dam where some Fish eagles had arrived to hunt for their Lunch
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After the days success we had to leave to get back to Marloth earlier as we had run out of Gas at the house and had to get to the hardware to order a new bottle .So we drove down the main tar road and did not spot another animal on the way out O**


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