The return - second part*

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20/21.10.2014 Mata Mata – No 8

20.10.2014

I leave KTC for an obligatory stop at Mata Mata: recharge the batteries and do a little laundry ....
En route to the south, still hoping to find Cheetahs, I found again the mum Cape Fox, Bat-eared Fox, a Red-necked Falcon, a Tawny Eagle high in the sky, a baby Oryx and finally Pygmy Falcons, Slender Mongoose and Tokos

Red-necked Falcon/Faucon chicquera

I "goes back" slowly to North and I see a Spotted Thick-knee, Ostriches ... there are hundreds in the park, it seems that all the chicks I saw there almost 2 years ago are still alive
a magnificent Bateleur and Black-chested Snake Eagle

I arrive at Mata Mata at 14:30, they attribute to me the chalet No. 8 ... which is not ready The beds are not made and I can do anything ... the sheets are missing.
Employees arrive while I discharge the car ... nothing was done, they do whole household while I try to set up my things without dirtying what they just cleaned impossible mission
Tonight I stuffed a large potato ... wow .... it's super good

working

on the braai

A Lion passed along my chalet this evening, I'm not ready ... it's a good lesson for the following nights ...

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21.10.2014

I'm not leaving early ... 7:30 ... There was in front of the chalet at the foot of the tree, two Common Scimitarbills and I took the time to try to take a picture against the light ...
I'm spoiled, Falcons, Lanner and Pygmy with a kill ...
Tawny amongst Springboks , a very large herd
Lions are lying ... and yes, this happens ... at Dalkeith, so no chance of finding the Cheetah



Common Scimitarbill/Irrisor namaqua

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PygmyFalcon/Fauconnet d'Afrique

again



Tawny Eagle/Aigle ravisseur

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Scaly-feather Finch/Sporopipe squameux
plus lot of feathers... what it was... I waited a long time,but the Falcon, if was a Falcon, doesn't not come again

seems there is something in the tree

I searched nohting

Tonight I got an omelet with ham

fine

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22.10.2014 Kiliekrankie – No 3

Very early Gnus arrive at the waterhole, in a beautiful light.

gnu

I put all the luggage in the car ... and departure for Kieliekrankie.
I find Lions and while I expect they want to move a bit, a Drongo catches my attention, it has just capture a Gecko/Lizard/Agama and feasts. Meanwhile one of the Lions, the male stand up and disappears in the dunes.

a natural frame

Forktail Drongo/Drongo brillant

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Near the 14th, two cars are stopped, I advance slowly and I see, in the shade of a big tree on the other side of the river bed, a head .......

à suivre ...

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wait a little bit.... after super
with a dinner

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... a head ...

... then three heads. Bingo
Hanri, again, nervous and I quickly understand why. She killed a Springbok, who remained close to the road and the cars disturb her ...
I leave a little space but a "blind" immediately takes this place, which put me in a dark anger
Most cars will not have enough patience to wait and they leave ... fortunately.
She tried three times to go get her booty ... each time she returned to the shadows, near its youngs, and away from cars.
The fourth was the right ... well, the Antelope is now in the shade and the feast begins
There, I let them, they deserve it a little quiet, especially when you know they must eat at full speed, to not being robbed of their meal by Hyenas ... and have time to put into safety their young







the prey... a big male

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come again

again... accompagnied

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