Re: Kruger's Motley Crew
Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2018 5:50 pm
Fantastic pics again and some of your close-ups of the flies are amazing!! 
and for sure all kind of honbills
Africa Wild
Go wild for Wildlife and help to keep our Conservation Areas pure, natural and green.
https://africawild-forum.com/
Kruger's Motley Crew
Page 8 of 22
Re: Kruger's Motley Crew
Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2018 7:03 pm
Love your hippos action shots, ExFmem,
and for sure all kind of honbills
and for sure all kind of honbills
Re: Kruger's Motley Crew
Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2018 2:21 pm
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.
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.Re: Kruger's Motley Crew
Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2018 12:25 am
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.
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.
Re: Kruger's Motley Crew
Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2018 12:32 am
I
IBIS (Hadeda)
IMPALA
IBIS (Hadeda)
- ibis.jpg (430.45 KiB) Viewed 301 times
- Imp.jpg (395.02 KiB) Viewed 301 times
- imp2.jpg (313.18 KiB) Viewed 301 times
Re: Kruger's Motley Crew
Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2018 12:48 am
J
JACANA (African)
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 $$$$$$. They have huge puppy-like eyes and adorable little paws of all shapes and colors, and they're very animated. They could be made of soft furry material and also used as a pillow with their round lil' bodies, all snuggly and comfy. 
AND, it would make kids less afraid of them.
Have you kissed a spider today?
JACANA (African)
- JAC.jpg (255.52 KiB) Viewed 301 times
- jac2.jpg (305.17 KiB) Viewed 301 times
Please just indulge me here - I LOVE Jumping Spiders
I think they could be the next children's toy craze like Beanie Babies, etc $$$$$$. 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?
- jump.jpg (388.82 KiB) Viewed 301 times
- jump2.jpg (272.82 KiB) Viewed 301 times
- jump3.jpg (300.39 KiB) Viewed 301 times
- jump4.jpg (327.98 KiB) Viewed 301 times
- jump5.jpg (291.75 KiB) Viewed 301 times
- jump6.jpg (317.94 KiB) Viewed 301 times
Re: Kruger's Motley Crew
Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2018 12:58 am
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
J.Spider w/ Crane Fly
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.
Ah, Mother Nature's creatures participating in the glorious Circle of Life, by eating one another. Ain't it grand!!
I do feel sorry for the insects the jumping spiders ambush and devour,
J.Spider w/ Mayfly
- jump7.jpg (301.96 KiB) Viewed 301 times
- jump8.jpg (298.1 KiB) Viewed 301 times
This photo of a robberfly with a jumping spider, eye to eye, staring sure death in the face, brings the point home.
- jump9.jpg (319.02 KiB) Viewed 301 times
Re: Kruger's Motley Crew
Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2018 6:59 am
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 
Re: Kruger's Motley Crew
Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2018 7:21 am
They are quite cute, until they start killing things! Great pics!
Great pics! Re: Kruger's Motley Crew
Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2018 8:14 am
Ex! 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!
