The return - second part*

[nan]

And the gift.......

Auchterlonie female, according to Jacques, who joined us. He is as happy as we are
She walks along our cabin, one Jackal is calling for help, she disappears into the night.

8 min .... 8 minutes of pure bliss

Auchterlonie female



the Jackal

at few meter

[nan]

9.11.2014

5:30 a brown hyena goes back in the dunes. The sun is going to rise and the moon is setting.

Brownie

sunrise

more and more long shadows

Cape Sparrow, a bit cold

[nan]

We decided to make the big loop, Kamqua, Dikbaardskolk, Kij Kij in the sense of clockwise and return back ... long road, 190 km .... dead calm.
Falcons, Shrikes, Gangas, Lark, Whistled Rat, Goshawks, Eagle Owls, Heron ... no cat
I'm sorry for my nephew. There are days when the park seems emptied of its cats

A Slender mongoose playing hide and seek with the trunks and with our "focus."
We stop to the Owls, the adult is still there, it has warm, its small cave is in full sun.
A Snake Eagle flies over us, there is a lot of Gangas Namaquas.

PCG searching for meal





Common Fiscal/Pie-grièche fiscal

[Duke]

Got lot of catching up to do nan.

Auchterlonie female

[nan]

Slender Mongoose/Mangouste rouge

Black-chested Snake-Eagle/Circaète à poitrine noire

Namaqua Sandgrouse/Ganga Namaqua flying

[nan]

A Lanner found his dinner, probably a bird. Two Greater Kestrels, woo themselves, an Oryx seems to have found a little water after scratching the floor. Steenbok, PCG and Ostriches who take their sand bath ... on the rocky road of the dunes. Then a Pipit, Plain of Buffy ... (already discussed)

Lanner Falcon

Greater Kestrel/Crecerelle aux yeux blancs 2x

[nan]

Oryx found some water

juv PCG

Steenbok

Ostriches on the road

[nan]

Back at camp, the Oryx are drinking a Secretary follows.
There are magnificent tracks around the pond and our balcony.
And also "Tsamma melons" which contain a large reserve of water for a lot of animals and birds.

tracks

lot of way

yellow round one

Tsamma melon



Ho ! those places are interesting... always lot to observe

[nan]

Jacques comes again ask us a hand to go to the solar station. It's Ivan who is dedicated this time
There are superb color on the tops of small hills.
A Kalahari Scrub-Robin sings a serenade to us on the of metal tige of the braai

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And the sun goes down ... beautiful ... outstanding ...

rain is coming

and Oryx too

and goes