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Re: Paradise under stress: KTP October 2019

Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 7:37 pm
by GavinW
Taking off her prize



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And enjoying the moment



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Re: Paradise under stress: KTP October 2019

Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 9:28 pm
by Lisbeth
Brilliant photos of the caracal ^Q^ ^Q^

Re: Paradise under stress: KTP October 2019

Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 9:58 pm
by Klipspringer
O/\ O/\ another cool sighting, first time I see a ground squirrel as a caracal prey :shock:

Re: Paradise under stress: KTP October 2019

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2020 7:45 am
by Alf
Wow wow wow wow

Amazing sighting ^Q^ ^Q^

Re: Paradise under stress: KTP October 2019

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2020 11:31 am
by Mel
^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^

We were also lucky to watch a caracal hunting a squirrel - like you said, bolting like a cheetah :-0

Re: Paradise under stress: KTP October 2019

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2020 11:46 am
by GavinW
Thanks guys \O


While we were watching the caracal, our friends Chris and Jono had just arrived in time to see the sighting, and were to spend the next two nights with us at Rooiputs, and were on their way to set up camp.
Before we headed back we had to show them our two resident owls, who were STILL around :shock: :shock:
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Back at camp, we got life sorted out, and Jenny joined us for a cup of coffee

A reunion from November 2015, when all of us had camped in no 1 and were blown away by a major sand storm.

The afternoon was spent chilling in camp


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Re: Paradise under stress: KTP October 2019

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2020 11:56 am
by GavinW
We decided to head down to Leeudril for our afternoon drive, where we came across two flat lions near the Leeudril waterhole
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They weren’t up to much, so we retraced our steps and took a quiet drive up to Kij Kij and back
All we really saw on the trip were these Rooi Hartebeest on the side of the road
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That evening, the wind dropped and we had an enjoyable braai with our friends.


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And the barking geckos


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Re: Paradise under stress: KTP October 2019

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2020 1:18 pm
by Mel
Barking gecko O:V ^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^

Re: Paradise under stress: KTP October 2019

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2020 1:20 pm
by Klipspringer
I like Hartebeests, they are not rare but so nice to watch and very elegantly horned :-0

The gecko is a good one, too!

Re: Paradise under stress: KTP October 2019

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2020 1:59 pm
by GavinW
Klipspringer wrote: Fri Apr 10, 2020 1:20 pm I like Hartebeests, they are not rare but so nice to watch and very elegantly horned :-0
We call them Kalahari Reindeer lol lol