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Re: Alien bush trip December 2018

Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2019 2:59 pm
by Peter Betts
Flutterby wrote: Tue Mar 12, 2019 8:18 am Ja, maybe Steppe Buzzard.
Yip

Re: Alien bush trip December 2018

Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2019 3:07 pm
by harrys
Great Cheetah sighting ^Q^ ^Q^

Re: Alien bush trip December 2018

Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2019 5:51 pm
by Alf
Thank you all for the ID of the birds ^Q^

These birds look all the same to me O**

Re: Alien bush trip December 2018

Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2019 6:27 pm
by Lisbeth
You'd better get a pair of glasses or start to study them a bit more closely O**

I must admit though, that most of us have difficulties with the brown ones, big or small 0*\

Re: Alien bush trip December 2018

Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2019 6:45 pm
by Alf
When i open the bird book all these brown ones looks brown and identical. And then any juvenile makes things even worse

Re: Alien bush trip December 2018

Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2019 6:50 pm
by Lisbeth
It gets a bit better when you learn to notice specific things like the colour of the eyes, bill, bars on the tail, size etc.

Re: Alien bush trip December 2018

Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2019 11:12 pm
by Pumbaa
Awesome that you found a cheetah, Alf,

love also your raptors \O

Re: Alien bush trip December 2018

Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2019 6:34 am
by Alf
It was really hot again. Driving back to Mopani i thought we won't see much.......

Then Mrs. Alf said stop..... reverse.....

Wow Wow Wow

Our first roan sighting in Kruger O/\ O/\

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We couldn't count them as most were hiding behind the thick bushes

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We thought what a great day. Even though we left camp so late O**

Then we stopped at a waterhole with some elephant activity

We saw this grumpy upcoming tusker

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The younger elephant was like.... one day i also want big tusks like you.... i want to touch them...

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No :evil: Stay away from my tusks (0!)

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This youngster thought how do i use this long thing attached to my head

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Cool i can use it to spray the water

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While this guy couldn't wait to drink while watching the aliens carefully

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Re: Alien bush trip December 2018

Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2019 6:49 am
by Peter Betts
I love that Roan herd around Mopani

Re: Alien bush trip December 2018

Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2019 7:52 am
by Richprins
O/\ O/\ O/\

Great sighting and congratulations on your first roan, Alpheus! \O \O

Also very nice elephant!

Looks hot indeed... O-/

Why are your pics so small? 0-