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Re: Another Short Long Weekend - September 2014
Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 11:27 am
by Lisbeth
Great cheetah sighting

Re: Another Short Long Weekend - September 2014
Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 11:59 am
by Richprins
Where exactly were those cheetah, BT?

Re: Another Short Long Weekend - September 2014
Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 12:01 pm
by BluTuna
Lisbeth wrote:Great cheetah sighting

It was the cherry on the top of the weekend Lis!
Re: Another Short Long Weekend - September 2014
Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 12:04 pm
by BluTuna
Richprins wrote:Where exactly were those cheetah, BT?

On the S28, somewhere between the private lodge turnoff and the Nlanganzwani Dam turnoff.
Re: Another Short Long Weekend - September 2014
Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 12:53 pm
by Flutterby
Nice kestrel sighting

and great cheetah pics!
Love that ellie causing the traffic jam!!

Re: Another Short Long Weekend - September 2014
Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 2:27 pm
by BluTuna
Flutterby wrote:Nice kestrel sighting

and great cheetah pics!
Love that ellie causing the traffic jam!!

I think it's only the second time we've seen Dickinson's Kestrel!
Yes, it was a bit frustrating and it was also the latest we've ever been past gate closing time. I felt a bit sorry for the gate guards, they suddenly had a queue of 70 or more cars to let out of the Park!
Re: Another Short Long Weekend - September 2014
Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 2:31 pm
by BluTuna
Here's the mystery animal in the tree...
A Humungous Rock Python!

Re: Another Short Long Weekend - September 2014
Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 2:37 pm
by Toko
You had all the luck with the jumpers

and the S28 lived up to its cheeah reputation for you. They need napkins
Dickinson's Kestrel

Re: Another Short Long Weekend - September 2014
Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 2:43 pm
by BluTuna
Toko wrote:You had all the luck with the jumpers

and the S28 lived up to its cheeah reputation for you. They need napkins
Dickinson's Kestrel

Yes Toko, the S28 is cheetah heaven for us, we've seen more on that road that anywhere else in the park!
What is it if it's not a Dickinson's Kestrel?
Re: Another Short Long Weekend - September 2014
Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 3:05 pm
by Toko
Dickinson's Kestrel does not have barred underparts, it's all grey and confined to the far North. An
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