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Re: From Floods and Surprises in River beds
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2020 4:48 pm
by Pumbaa
a pair of lilac breasted rollers,
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lots of zebras,
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baboons in a tree
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extreme lazy
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Re: From Floods and Surprises in River beds
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2020 4:50 pm
by Pumbaa
for sure impalas,
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a large group of impalas
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as well as a family of warthogs in the shade
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Re: From Floods and Surprises in River beds
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2020 4:51 pm
by Pumbaa
with lots of piglets
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and a woodpecker busy with a branch.
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Lots of firefinches wanted to say good bye as well
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Re: From Floods and Surprises in River beds
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2020 4:53 pm
by Pumbaa
and no drive on the Mahonie loop without nyalas that is impossible
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he was around as well as a lazy she very well hidden,
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another she feeding from a bush
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Re: From Floods and Surprises in River beds
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2020 4:54 pm
by Pumbaa
We stopped for a steenbokkie,
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for a large sausage tree
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and for a couple of baboons playing hide and seek in a very thick bush.
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Re: From Floods and Surprises in River beds
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2020 4:55 pm
by Pumbaa
Also kudus are one of the animals without same the Mahonie loop would not be complete
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today it were even five majestic males out of which one was willing to pose a bit longer
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another nyala male could be seen as well,
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Re: From Floods and Surprises in River beds
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2020 4:56 pm
by Pumbaa
a beautiful bush had to be captured
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and the very last animals we photographed were impalas
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and after the obligatory final ice cream break at Punda Maria camp we left the park via the gate.
The End!
Re: From Floods and Surprises in River beds
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2020 5:30 pm
by Alf
Plenty of different animals around there
Thanks for sharing this wonderful trip
Re: From Floods and Surprises in River beds
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2020 6:02 pm
by Richprins
The Mahonie Loop is always wonderful, Pumbaa!
It does look a bit dense, as you say!
Love the pics of animals resting in the shade with all the green.
Thank you very much for this extended report, always a pleasure indeed!
Re: From Floods and Surprises in River beds
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2020 6:22 pm
by Lisbeth