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Re: Owls of the Kgalagadi

Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2013 8:35 pm
by Mel
You could post them again O\/

Re: Owls of the Kgalagadi

Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 6:04 pm
by Mel
The curious scopsie at Mata-Mata - the one and only time I've ever seen it,
despite the fact that I look for it every time we are in the camp. 0*\

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Re: Owls of the Kgalagadi

Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 6:35 pm
by nan
never saw the Owl at Mata Mata :-?
nice -O O/\ ^Q^ ^Q^

Re: Owls of the Kgalagadi

Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 8:02 pm
by Toko
You guys have almost full score ^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^ here the Owls list for KTP:

392 Barn Owl Tyto alba
395 Marsh Owl Asio capensis
396 African Scops-Owl Otus senegalensis
397 White-faced Scops-Owl Ptilopsis granti
398 Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum
401 Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus
402 Verreaux's Eagle-Owl (Giant Eagle Owl) Bubo lacteus

Marsh Owl must be a bit elusive :twisted:

Re: Owls of the Kgalagadi

Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 8:12 pm
by Mel
The Marsh Owl is a bit elusive -O

Re: Owls of the Kgalagadi

Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2014 10:49 am
by Peter Connan
No Marsh Owl, I am afraid.

This was at Melkvlei on 16 Dec:
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Re: Owls of the Kgalagadi

Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2014 11:39 am
by Mel
WOW!!! O/\

Re: Owls of the Kgalagadi

Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2014 12:11 pm
by Peter Connan
Mel, this was the most incredible sighting. I was lying flat on my back just to get within the 4m minimum focus distance of my lens!

Re: Owls of the Kgalagadi

Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2014 1:49 pm
by Mel
lol lol lol And the rest of the visitors probably thought you had lost your marbles!

Great stuff though. Would love to meet him / her on my next trip. \O

Re: Owls of the Kgalagadi

Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2014 4:35 pm
by nan
you will be too late Mel... I will keep it with me 0'

magnificent O/\ ^Q^