Africa Wild

wow the full moon... at Urikaruus

Next morning we left for Kalahari Tented camp.

First up, the hyenas that visited camp all the time, were next to the road:



This clan had youngsters at the time that were very happy to keep themselves busy by chewing on any rubber bits on your vehicle. Jannie gave us the advice to simply start the car and rev the engine a little bit. It works...



One ran to the side the other was a cheeky little so-and-so:



Next up a cute little baby Hartebeest:



Red-necked Falcon



Peek-a-boo giraffe:



And at last - LIONS! On the road above Dalkeith. These we would meet again later.



Striped Kingfisher near Mata-Mata:

nice hidden Giraffe, cute Hartebeest and Red-necked Falcon

I think the Kingfisher is a Striped

nan wrote:
I think the Kingfisher is a Striped

Indeed it was, If it was the Brown-hooded it would be the find of the century.

Love the little hynies and your peekaboo giraffe is !! Nice kingfisher!

While at Mata-Mata we had to check out Sitza's Farm Stall on the Namibian side. No trouble if you have your passport on you, you simply walk across. Highly recommended for some really good fresh springbok and lamb. Keep in mind that fresh meat is delivered on a Tuesday and sell out fast. Just for interest sake - the guys that own this shop are friends with the guys that own the new stop just outside Twee Rivieren.





Just be careful - not all Namibian citizens are too happy to see you! Watch where you're walking, we almost stepped on him.



On the way to midday rest at KTC:



Scaly friends:



The light was so harsh by then and gemsbok look all boring against the yellow of the sand so I made this B&W:



Two animals we did NOT expect to see in Kgalagadi:

The warthog around Mata-Mata apparently come from the private farms surrounding the Park. Left alone because the leopard and cheetah have a ball. That we were told by a staff member.



What looked like a common pigeon at Craig Lockhardt:

That puffie would have had me hot-footing it all the way back to SA!

I love "moustache"

There is not much I can say other than everything I get to see here,
makes me longing for being back in KTP badly...

Such beautiful skies and the very well described batties.

Why don't you consider cheetahs as being cute anymore? Because of the intro photo?

Mel wrote:
Why don't you consider cheetahs as being cute anymore? Because of the intro photo?

Oh that story still needs to be told.

After a searingly hot day at KTC we went out again around 4 for an afternoon drive. Oh and by the way - keep your mouth shut when you shower at KTC. You do not want to know how bad that water is...

Didn't see much on that drive since it was still way too hot and the road was seriously deteriorating by the minute! We just didn't feel like driving too far.



Love the way the youngsters call the parents:







The skies looked like thunder when we left. Little did we know we would see one of the most spectacular sunsets I have ever seen, later that evening.







Nighttime visitor at the waterhole: