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wow the Martial is...... martial

cute little Boon... does it exist




how would like I comment more... with some horror in the middle

Cute waterbuck.

Great pics of the Martial!

Speckled Mousebird! Never seen one of those!

Sorry Pumbaa

Those Martial pics are fantastic, but I love the boon having a chow

Spiders

Stunning martial, Pumbaa!

Another great baboon pic, a thing on the Travel Tales this month!

Just came back from Berg&Dal today...fast becoming my favourite camp.

There were buffs and rhino at Matjulu yesterday afternoon...the water is a bit green now.

Love the martial eagle pics!
And some fantastic rhino sightings

Lisbeth wrote:Cute little waterbuck and I also like the mom

Beautiful bird pics

They were both so cute and we were happy that we were allowed to take some pictures

nan wrote:wow the Martial is...... martial

cute little Boon... does it exist




how would like I comment more... with some horror in the middle

Always more than amazing when such large raptors as the martial occured - We are always impressed

Flutterby wrote:Cute waterbuck.

Great pics of the Martial!

Speckled Mousebird! Never seen one of those!

Sometimes they could be seen but would love to take one day such a shot of them as Lisbeth posted

Bushcraft wrote:Those Martial pics are fantastic, but I love the boon having a chow

Spiders

Always love to watch boons and Timon always do have to drag me away from watching them - Normally they are so photogenic

Richprins wrote:Stunning martial, Pumbaa!

Another great baboon pic, a thing on the Travel Tales this month!

Just came back from Berg&Dal today...fast becoming my favourite camp.

There were buffs and rhino at Matjulu yesterday afternoon...the water is a bit green now.

Matjulu was extreme good to us this year and BnD always a great camp especially to start the Holidays with

PJL wrote:Love the martial eagle pics!
And some fantastic rhino sightings

Thanks PJL - Hopefully they are still save

We were already on our way back to camp as it was getting late when even a beautiful blue waxbill



arrived and we were happy that we already saw that cute feathered friend that early during our stay this year



and also the white fronted bee eater simply posed too nicely.



Along the way also a lone rhino appeared and was also having a nice drink





and then same wanted to lay down already for the night but was getting a bit upset about the numbers of cars still around as same already wanted to take over its sleeping place.



With another more than wonderful day with lots of amazing sightings we drove back to camp. lit the braai and enjoyed another nice evening.

Sunday, 12. February 2017 – Berg en Dal – Crocodile Bridge

Explored roads: S110 – H3 – S118 – S119 – S25 – H4-2 – S28

Not that we noted that but it was again time to change camp and after our obligatory morning routine we had even packed everything together prior to gate opening time as we had to wait a couple of minutes until the gate opened. First destination for today and already for the last time during this trip was again Matjulu waterhole and for sure this beautiful view will already be missed desperately.



We startled up this younger kudu male who was busy with his breakfast.



and arrived at a deserted waterhole but we did not bother we parked the car and enjoyed the beautiful morning. We only waited a couple of minutes when a hyaena arrived who first took a drink and then without hesitation walked right into the waterhole to take an extensive bath.



This was still a sighting we dreamt about and this morning this wish came true



but there was not only one hyaena who took a bath, another one was not far and soon occupied the waterhole, dived with head under water and started to splash around.

Meanwhile the first one had enough and left the swimming pool.



Timon took shot after shot and for me it was hard to choose the favourites as we had simply a fantastic time in watching them.





In the beginning we were the only car but the longer we stayed the more and more cars arrived and lined up at one of the view points. We stood down on the parking area facing the waterhole all by ourselves it was in fact a wonderful sighting.



We changed from one hyaena to the other one and same was meanwhile extreme close





to the bathing one who now started to bite frantically into its foot.



Meanwhile same was already totally wet but for sure enjoyed its bath tremendously



and started also a new game which is named “dead hyaena”.



In fact we had some good laughs because of this behaviour and we were more than happy when finally a third one arrived to check also the pool out



but before the swimming could get started the thirst had to be quenched.



to be continued.....