Re: Groundhog Day: Pretoriuskop Over and Over Winter 2018
Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2018 11:18 am
and the ground hornbills - For us it is always a highlight to spot them - Great Kudu shots as well
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Re: Groundhog Day: Pretoriuskop Over and Over Winter 2018
Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2018 8:37 pm
Love your hyenas, Richprins,
and the ground hornbills - For us it is always a highlight to spot them - Great Kudu shots as well
and the ground hornbills - For us it is always a highlight to spot them - Great Kudu shots as well
Re: Groundhog Day: Pretoriuskop Over and Over Winter 2018
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2018 3:07 pm
Nice sightings. 
Hyenas are always fun to watch. 
Hyenas are always fun to watch. Re: Groundhog Day: Pretoriuskop Over and Over Winter 2018
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2018 4:51 pm
Eventually I managed to coax Momprins out of bed, and off we went on a longer daytrip!
The little bit of dirt road between Pk and the tar road to Skuks!
And a rather dry Shitlhave Dam...no cellphone signal!
A weird layer cake of colours!
On the H1-1 Momprins pointed out a kudu!
On closer inspection it appeared as if she was trying to lure it closer with a piece of naartjie...
Re: Groundhog Day: Pretoriuskop Over and Over Winter 2018
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2018 5:07 pm
And then quite a rare opportunity a bit further on - a controlled burn in action! 
(One can see some of the birds swooping around, nailing the insects that have to evacuate!
)
It was EXTREMELY well-organised and supervised.
The burners walk a length of a few hundred metres setting the grass alight. In this case it was a stretch between the tar road and the firebreal that runs parallel 30m or so to the north (So forming a very broad firebreak, also to do with the fire-exempt fenced-off plant study plots in the area. )
In the background is the support vehicle with a water tank on the back. Very slick.
It is all about the wind, and we hardly felt or smelled anything!
Quite thrilling, I must say. Anyway, onwards to an equally-deserted Transport Dam. I was starting to get a bit peeved that no animals seemed to be thirsty in Kruger.
(One can see some of the birds swooping around, nailing the insects that have to evacuate!
)It was EXTREMELY well-organised and supervised.
The burners walk a length of a few hundred metres setting the grass alight. In this case it was a stretch between the tar road and the firebreal that runs parallel 30m or so to the north (So forming a very broad firebreak, also to do with the fire-exempt fenced-off plant study plots in the area. )
In the background is the support vehicle with a water tank on the back. Very slick.
It is all about the wind, and we hardly felt or smelled anything!
Quite thrilling, I must say. Anyway, onwards to an equally-deserted Transport Dam. I was starting to get a bit peeved that no animals seemed to be thirsty in Kruger.
Re: Groundhog Day: Pretoriuskop Over and Over Winter 2018
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2018 8:16 pm
No feeding the animals 
And I'm sure there is a bird somewhere around Transport Dam
And I'm sure there is a bird somewhere around Transport Dam
Re: Groundhog Day: Pretoriuskop Over and Over Winter 2018
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2018 9:13 am
I wouldn't be too sure about the bird, it looks completely deserted
Re: Groundhog Day: Pretoriuskop Over and Over Winter 2018
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2018 11:03 am
Too cold for drinking!
Re: Groundhog Day: Pretoriuskop Over and Over Winter 2018
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2018 10:13 am
Probably the wrong time of day at the waterhole.
Re: Groundhog Day: Pretoriuskop Over and Over Winter 2018
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2018 11:18 am
Although it is looking very dry there is gladly still water left in the dams