Almost! Very heavy condensation!
Groundhog Day: Pretoriuskop Over and Over Winters 2018-22
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Love your hyenas, Richprins,
and the ground hornbills - For us it is always a highlight to spot them - Great Kudu shots as well
and the ground hornbills - For us it is always a highlight to spot them - Great Kudu shots as well
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Nice sightings. Hyenas are always fun to watch.
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Eventually I managed to coax Momprins out of bed, and off we went on a longer daytrip!
The little bit of dirt road between Pk and the tar road to Skuks!
And a rather dry Shitlhave Dam...no cellphone signal!
A weird layer cake of colours!
On the H1-1 Momprins pointed out a kudu!
On closer inspection it appeared as if she was trying to lure it closer with a piece of naartjie...
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And then quite a rare opportunity a bit further on - a controlled burn in action!
(One can see some of the birds swooping around, nailing the insects that have to evacuate! )
It was EXTREMELY well-organised and supervised.
The burners walk a length of a few hundred metres setting the grass alight. In this case it was a stretch between the tar road and the firebreal that runs parallel 30m or so to the north (So forming a very broad firebreak, also to do with the fire-exempt fenced-off plant study plots in the area. )
In the background is the support vehicle with a water tank on the back. Very slick.
It is all about the wind, and we hardly felt or smelled anything!
Quite thrilling, I must say. Anyway, onwards to an equally-deserted Transport Dam. I was starting to get a bit peeved that no animals seemed to be thirsty in Kruger.
(One can see some of the birds swooping around, nailing the insects that have to evacuate! )
It was EXTREMELY well-organised and supervised.
The burners walk a length of a few hundred metres setting the grass alight. In this case it was a stretch between the tar road and the firebreal that runs parallel 30m or so to the north (So forming a very broad firebreak, also to do with the fire-exempt fenced-off plant study plots in the area. )
In the background is the support vehicle with a water tank on the back. Very slick.
It is all about the wind, and we hardly felt or smelled anything!
Quite thrilling, I must say. Anyway, onwards to an equally-deserted Transport Dam. I was starting to get a bit peeved that no animals seemed to be thirsty in Kruger.
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Re: Groundhog Day: Pretoriuskop Over and Over Winter 2018
No feeding the animals
And I'm sure there is a bird somewhere around Transport Dam
And I'm sure there is a bird somewhere around Transport Dam
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I wouldn't be too sure about the bird, it looks completely deserted
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Too cold for drinking!
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Re: Groundhog Day: Pretoriuskop Over and Over Winter 2018
Probably the wrong time of day at the waterhole.
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Although it is looking very dry there is gladly still water left in the dams
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