Kruger's Motley Crew

[Flutterby]

Fantastic pics again and some of your close-ups of the flies are amazing!!

[Pumbaa]

Love your hippos action shots, ExFmem,

and for sure all kind of honbills

[Bushcraft]

A clever way of doing a TT.

The boons leaping into the water are great pics and also gave me a laugh

The bugs give me the creeps but again wonderful close up pics.

You got eland and a crested fowl also

The black heron showing you its hunting technique is brilliant. I have only ever seen it on TV.

[ExFmem]

Thank you nan, Mel, Sis, RP, Flutts, Pumbaa, and BC!!

Mel, I think the hippos were just play fighting, tho' they got rather aggressive, but I think it was more a dominance display than desiring any harm.

Yes, RP, I always take way too many pics

BC, we were delighted to get the eland, but the crested guinea fowl was one I had been wanting for ages. I never did get a really decent pic of them, but glad to tic them off the list. Agreed, the black heron was a high point for us.

[ExFmem]

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IBIS (Hadeda)

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[ExFmem]

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JACANA (African)

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JACKAL (Black-backed)

JUMPING SPIDERS

Please just indulge me here - I LOVE Jumping Spiders

I think they could be the next children's toy craze like Beanie Babies, etc $$$$$$. They have huge puppy-like eyes and adorable little paws of all shapes and colors, and they're very animated. They could be made of soft furry material and also used as a pillow with their round lil' bodies, all snuggly and comfy. AND, it would make kids less afraid of them.

Have you kissed a spider today?

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[ExFmem]

But if you peruse the "Dark Web", you'll see they have a sinister side

I do feel sorry for the insects the jumping spiders ambush and devour,

J.Spider w/ Mayfly

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J.Spider w/ Crane Fly

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but Karma is just around the corner...

This photo of a robberfly with a jumping spider, eye to eye, staring sure death in the face, brings the point home.

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Ah, Mother Nature's creatures participating in the glorious Circle of Life, by eating one another. Ain't it grand!!

[Lisbeth]

Yes, it is grand, but 1. I have not kissed a spider today even if I found a big one last night, which I took by a leg and placed outside. 2. Kids would probably accept/love the idea of a spider pillow....... with sufficient publicity

[Flutterby]

They are quite cute, until they start killing things! Great pics!

[Richprins]

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Very clever indeed!

Interesting the carcass inside the waterhole there....the hyenas put them in water instinctively, not a very healthy thing for small pools!