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Re: Another Short Long Weekend - September 2014

Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 9:09 pm
by pooky
Just caught up BT \O

Love the macro pics of the bugs ^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^

Great rhino shots O\/ O\/

Some super sightings. Love the long whiskers on the leopard :-) \O

Re: Another Short Long Weekend - September 2014

Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2014 11:06 am
by BluTuna
steamtrainfan wrote:Brilliant photos again B.T.

The rhino pics are very special and the impala are just so beautiful.
Thanks STF! \O

Re: Another Short Long Weekend - September 2014

Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2014 11:19 am
by BluTuna
Richprins wrote:Ok, you have finally managed to combine a spider with a whip-scorpion...the most revolting of all creatures great and small! 0:

Interesting that hyena kill, maybe a duiker? Many people think they don't hunt and just scavenge, but the jury is out regarding whether they or lion are the apex predators in Kruger... ;-)

What exactly do you get to eat for R75, you miser?

A local nice burger and chips costs over R50 here, and that's obviously without transport costs etc... lol O**
Spiders, Scorpions and Whip Scorpions are all Arachnids, Whip Scorpions are also known as Whip Spiders, fascinating creatures, boon ugly but not revolting!

I thought the kill was probably a Bushbuck judging by the colour of the one leg that I did get in a picture. The debate concerning Lions vs Hyaenas is an interesting one - I have seen some studies that report Hyaenas kill more of their prey than Lions do!

Less than you used to get for R42. If the previous proprietors could (presumably) make a profit at R42, why the massive increase in price? Smells like profiteering to me!

Re: Another Short Long Weekend - September 2014

Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2014 11:20 am
by BluTuna
pooky wrote:Just caught up BT \O

Love the macro pics of the bugs ^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^

Great rhino shots O\/ O\/

Some super sightings. Love the long whiskers on the leopard :-) \O
Hi Pooky, thanks for the comment O\/ O\/

Re: Another Short Long Weekend - September 2014

Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2014 12:24 pm
by BluTuna
Back at Ngwenya for the middle of the day and I was out and about again. This time I found a Water Monitor having a swim.
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A fisherman dropped his catch and the Monitor was on it in a flash!
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Some Gyppos were present
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Making lots of noise and making more Gyppos.
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Red-Veined Dropwing Dragonfly.
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Another unidentified Spider.
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A Cherry-Eyed Sprite Damselfly (?).
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Greenbacked Heron.
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A Jumping Spider
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A Rainbow Skink.
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An Acacia Sprite Damselfly.
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A Banded Groundling Dragonfly
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Re: Another Short Long Weekend - September 2014

Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2014 12:44 pm
by Lisbeth
How did I miss out on this one? 0*\

As usual very interesting insects ^Q^ ^Q^ I love the giraffe portraits, the monitor with a catch etc. O\/ O\/

Re: Another Short Long Weekend - September 2014

Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2014 1:54 pm
by Pumbaa
As always I am a big fan of your smaller critters, BluTuna \O \O

That jumping spider and the dragonfly are stunning and then hyaena, impies and rhinos - What a fantastic trip O/\ O/\ O/\

Re: Another Short Long Weekend - September 2014

Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2014 3:26 pm
by Toko
Excellent portrait of the monitor ^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^

The Sprites are also great and the red ones are not even an ID problem - just great O:V

The black spider has very spiny legs lol

Re: Another Short Long Weekend - September 2014

Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2014 5:49 pm
by Richprins
Not a very lucky day for that tilapia! :no:



I like jumping spiders...they are not as grotesque, and are good with pest control!

I wonder if someone doesn't just make up the dragonfly names as they go along... O**

Ja...profiteering indeed at the restaurants...it is going to backfire on them one day... O:V

Re: Another Short Long Weekend - September 2014

Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2014 6:23 pm
by nan
nice to see a Monitor eating a fish O/\ ^Q^

then no comment :no: :o0ps: