Overwhelmed with Kgalagadi

[Flutterby]

A great start to your trip! I've never been to that part of our country, so it's nice to see some pics of the area!

[pedro maia]

First jackals (we saw many more than in Kruger and we had a great time we them, we saw several attempts of hunting by jackals but none successful)

Doesn´t it look like a german shepherd?

And the first fight, nothing serious but still great to watch

[Lisbeth]

The gemsboks are very beautiful antelopes and make a great impression, the first time you see them

[Flutterby]

Lovely pics!

[nan]

It was quite a long trip, a little over 24 hours to reach the park, Lisbon-Munich (TAP), Munich-Johanesburgo(SAA), Johanesburg-Upington (Airlink) (coming home the intercontinental flight was via London), then we picked up the rental car, went to the Kalahari Mall to by some groceries and finally we were on the road to KTP.

quite the same for me

we are Inside

seems to be a good alternative to be at the Kgalagadi lodge
like you it seems this road has no end... till Askam and all the herds and dogs etc... on the road
like Askam too... a capucino... just before the eden

[pedro maia]

Thanks guys for commenting, now let´s get to more interesting stuff.

[pedro maia]

On the way to Nossob, somewhere maybe between Kij Kij and Melkvlei, things started to get more interesting when we spotted this juvenile pale chanting goshawk (I think) not far from the road.

Suddenly, it provided one those sightings I was expecting to have at KTP. It jumped in the direction of our car taking us by surprise (so no pictures of that part), I was by the wheel on the other side of the car but my sun got the scare of his life when he saw it´s open wings growing in his direction, which made him lift the window, and right after it moved back, looking as if to see if there was any other creature around that could bother him, and that was the moment we realised we had seen a kill (ok, it was not a lion or leopard kill but it was definitely a kill), as the goshawk had a mouse hanging from its beak.

[pedro maia]

Another look around

All clear so it started to dissect the mouse

And it ate it just in front of us

A real badass this bird, it looks like he is defying any other creature to go and try to get it´s snack.

[pedro maia]

A couple of vídeos from the moment, I´m sorry but they are a bit »shaky»

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[nan]

wow PG (Pale chanting Goshawk) with 2 kills... animated
plus nice pictures