Africa Wild

Posted: **Sun Nov 04, 2012 9:12 pm**

Hi Mel , welcome. I'm learning the art of suspense by reading other TTs

Can't have read mine then, I don't do suspense.

(Luckily, you can't see my Pinocchio nose right now

)

Doggies!!! $O/\$ $O/\$ $O/\$

Posted: **Sun Nov 04, 2012 9:17 pm**

Doggies over the hill is not bad and even worth to wait for

Posted: **Sun Nov 04, 2012 9:23 pm**

Great pics of the dogs and glorious sky. $\O$

Posted: **Sun Nov 04, 2012 9:42 pm**

Day 1. Skukuza -> Mopani.

Up at sparrow's and off to Lake Panic. What a wonderful, serene place, if you ignore the colony of Masked Weavers that are in residence.

A Grey Heron stuffing its chick

Looks like it's going to burst

Thickbilled Weaver

Greater Masked Weaver

and Lesser Masked Weaver

After a while, my SO started making noises that she was too cold so we went back to camp and packed up.

On the way we saw this Fork Tailed Drongo in beautiful light

Back at camp I spotted this mushroom, it was about 30cm across! At first I thought it was a party animal but I then realised it was just a fungi.

On the long drive up to Mopani we didn't see much worth taking pictures of but we did come across a very large herd of Buffs just north of Satara. We arrived as they started crossing the road and the tail-enders finally crossed 25 minutes later.

As we neared Mopani we saw this possible tusker in the river bed.

A short drive up the S50 and across the Capricorn Loop revealed only these Eles

and this Kori Bustard who was out looking for a date

And that was it for our first full day. Tomorrow it's off to Shingwedzi for 4 nights.

Posted: **Sun Nov 04, 2012 9:45 pm**

Beautiful birds

$\O$ Nice tusker too

Posted: **Mon Nov 05, 2012 5:54 am**

BluTuna

Super sightings and

I love the wild dogs, the baby baboon and the birds

Posted: **Mon Nov 05, 2012 6:09 am**

Wonderfull doggies sighting BT

$\O$ , really worth waiting for $\O$ . Great photos of the birds $\O$ and the heron mommy stuffing her chic $\O$

Posted: **Mon Nov 05, 2012 7:27 am**

seems like a magic start to your journey......

well done on some excellent images $\O$

$\O$

Posted: **Mon Nov 05, 2012 8:26 am**

Looks like you had an awesome start to the trip BT, a LIT and the painted dogs...fantastic

lovely photo's good to hear the camera's worked overtime

Posted: **Mon Nov 05, 2012 10:30 am**

Doggies!!! So my first guess was right!! $O\/$

That mushroom is something else!!

Wonder what that would be like with some garlic and parsley!! -O

Africa Wild

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