Kgalagadi 2013, cricket and... wow O/\ *

[nan]

all is wet


Black-headed Heron/Héron mélanocéphale, it seems there is a lot in the park this year



a bird on the camera trap... It not seems to me it's a Nightjar
but... a bird of night, with a form of a chick... of a bird of day


à suivre...

[nan]

27.3.2013

Jacques goes on leave, visiting his family for Easter

After heavy rains the night, I decided to visit the puddles, in the north towards Mata Mata



and then...

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In the first puddle ... lucky, a Gymnogen takes a bath ... a ass bath






I stayed quite far away, we were 2 cars... at each end, waiting, admiring and a car comes and everybody flew away, Gymnogene and 2 PCG, an adult and a Young one

Mel arrives just now... like ususal -O and they search the Gymnogene in the big tree... but without succes

[nan]

it's a VIDEO... click on the image

[nan]

A little further, it is a Martial and Tawny, then a nearly white Sprinbok, in any case without too much contrast




still sleeping


And again a couple of Green (Redbilled) Wood-Hoopoe/Irrisor moqueur



And then...

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And still the chance ...
a huge Rock Monitor arrives on my right, cross the road in front of me, I put myself in position, but I realize that a car is following me ... put up the car, to allow the other people to see also this prehistorical beast ...
I lose some precious seconds once more, but a Monitor does not go so fast ... I have time to take some great pictures



what a paw
where is it

[nan]

I think it was the only one Ground Agama I saw

[nan]

then this Tawny Eagle seems to be preoccupied


flew away

and attack a PCG




was fierce

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poor little one... and the others was already a bit far away



again a Martial Eagle/Aigle martial


then I take a picture of the flowers on the night and there is a snake in the tree, just above the road
Must be at home to see that


and then
are you ready Mel

[nan]

and I get to a large nest ...
a Cobra, Cape Cobra began to climb the tree, to the conquest of the nest ... two PCG arrive and waiting ... the Serpent finally,comes down , crosses the road ... I go back one metre to make sure he does not sneak in to the car and it continued on his way ...
Then I later learned the whole story ... thank you Stef