Africa Wild

En route to ADDO 14.10.2012

Up at dawn, starting at "no time", again with a friend and forumite, we have a long, long way ...
Again, I am puzzled by the scenery and the sun plays with shapes and colors, and around the corner of the way, Cranes, the national emblem of South Africa. They dance, it's true it's spring here, I must not forget... when returning, I will "enter" in the winter!
After a few stops "mandatory" and others not, we get our first step:

Kysna (14.10.2012)


what a pretty little park along the river, pretty little "forest cabin" (don't remember the number), we braaing and I even do the fire
While one of us observe and photograph a pair of mating turtles, I discovered a whole family of Egyptian Gooses over water.
Opposite, on the other side, Caracal, sees a Knysna Turaco. I have just enough time to see it in flight, beautiful colours, but pictures will be for another time.

-O

Cape Wagtail/Bergeronnette du Cap





Greater double-collared Sunbird/Souimanga à plastron rouge

Egyptien Goose/Ouette d'Egypte

cute little one

à suivre...

So nice to relive our trip- again Nan...I wish I had more time to contribute....
but just one pic of Nan waving to you all...:)

Yellow Bishop(Yellowrumped Widow)Euplecte à croupion jaune
Amethyst Sunbird/Souimanga améthyste
Jackal Buzard/Buse rounoir


How lucky to have with us a connoisseur, a connoisseur of birds , I have a full calpin with new birds

Amongst a lot, we saw White-throasted Swallow, Honey Buzard, Lapwing, Cape Shoveler, Black-shouldered Kite, Pied Kingfisher, Cattle Egret, Fish Eagle, Forktail Drongo... etc...

Addo, Matyholweni (15.10.2012) numéro 4 et 5…

and the rain begins to fall ... it does not leave us
It rained "only" once ... all day

A long road ahead before arriving at Addo, punctuated by stops, it's crazy what there is ... things to see along the way
We spend some good memories back when George and Port Elizabeth are in sight ... YEY, we'll get to. The formalities done, we carry our belongings in our respective rooms, Nr 4 and 5. Beautiful, beautiful chalet, terrace impracticable because of the rain and immediately, off again for the game of the afternoon. We have traveled a lot of roads in the south of the park and we promise to go the rest tomorrow. We must anyway going to the Main Camp for the check in for our next nights

Spotted Thick-knee (Dikkop)/Oedicnème tachard


Red-necked Spurfowl/Francolin à gorge rouge


Red-necked Spurfowl/Francolin à gorge rouge

We are lucky ... even in the rain, we find some nice observations I particularly remember this African Stonechat, beak filled, a Jackal in a hurry, a warthog ... with big mustaches like that!, babies, Red hartebeests and Elands, Zebras, Kudus and plenty of new birds




Common Fiscal/Pie grièche fiscale

African Stonechat/Tarier d'Afrique



the nest is just here

no is not a camera's filtre... is a natural filtre... the weather