Escape from the Rat Race. Another live TT from BT.

[Lisbeth]

It is all very much to my liking, big and small

[BluTuna]

I love your attention to details! Even if the ants on creepy crawly send shivers down my spine,
I like that photo quite a lot. And yes, certainly good quality sightings!

Thanks Mel, I'm really getting into this macro photography and shooting the little things.

Some more great shots I love the spider staring at you

I spent quite a while getting that shot, it must have looked quite amusing, me running around the dustbin as the spider kept moving around the handle away from me every time I pointed the camera at him.

I'm starting to think you make this stuff up...like Bushcraft!

Just because you make your TTs up, doesn't mean everyone does

Some albino vervet pics:

Your eyes look red enough?

Otherwise leucistic?

Thanks for the info, looks pretty much like it was an albino And my eyes are blue, thanks.

nice White-Fronted Bee-Eaters... and in fly

and the little white Vervet, cute

Thanks, Nan

Great sightings & photos again BT.

Love the Skink close-up.

It is all very much to my liking, big and small

Time for the next instalment, if the signal holds out - otherwise it's going to be tomorrow from LS.

[Flutterby]

Wow, you've had some great sightings!! The SSJ and the vervet!!

[BluTuna]

Day 6. Shingwedzi -> Balule.

It's a travel day today so we got up when it got light and packed up the camp. But I did take some pics of some large moths that were attracted to the lights in the toilets.

Mopani moth





Emperor Moth



As we packed up, this Greater Blue-Eared Starling was patrolling, looking for tasty morsels.




Like this Bug.



As we drove towards Mopani, we stopped to take some pics of this possible tusker. He was quite relaxed standing right next to the road.



We stopped for breakfast at Mopani and it turned out to be a disaster. We ordered the overpriced breakfast and it came served almost exactly how I didn't ask for it. I threw my toys! I c**ped on the waiter, then the 'supervisor' and finally got to the 'Concession Manager'. I told him that if they were going to charge extortionate amounts for two rashers of bacon, two eggs and a slice of bread they could at least serve it as ordered! He then graciously said that we didn't have to pay for it.

Another problem we had with Mopani's restaurant and later at Shingwedzi was that they introduced a new menu which starts at 18:00. This doesn't have any light meals like toasted sandwiches on it and the lowest priced item is R50. This menu is supposed to be in addition to the snack menu and not instead of. Problem is, you still have to ask for the other menu if you want something from it.

After my hissy-fit, we headed off and stopped at Mooiplaas Picnic Spot where the SO spotted this insect which according to our book is a member of the Eurybrachidae family and doesn't have a common name.




Moving on towards Letaba we spotted another possible tusker



some copy-cat Ostriches



and a female Ele with fairly large tusks



whose herd had a number of tinyphants including this one.

[Sprocky]

BT, your close up shots are superb!!

[Richprins]

Remarkable! Don't your knees get chafed? Or do you wear pads like a skateboarder?

[leachy]

blue tuna !!!!

great shots all around

but the tubes definitely add another fascinating dimension to your photography....

[Lisbeth]

finally got to the 'Consession Manager'.

I wonder if they learn something from this, or do they just go on serving the next client in the same way

Eurybrachidae

Never seen a thing like that I love all your small "thingies"

[pooky]

Great shots BT

REally nice to see some of the littler things aswell

[JustN@ture]

Great installment again BT, love the small stuff
The baby ellie is adorable and love the Tortoise and Lion shots
An albino vervet