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Re: Letaba 20 to 26 October 2018

Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2018 8:31 am
by harrys
Richprins wrote: Thu Nov 08, 2018 6:39 am Very productive day, Harry! \O

I like the one of the buffalo...those oxpeckers are a bit of a bother because they keep pecking at wounds, seems they eat the scabs/blood too! 0*\

Where was the submarine exactly? :shock:
Birdhide/sleep over near Mopani

Re: Letaba 20 to 26 October 2018

Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2018 8:49 am
by Richprins
..0.. :ty:

Re: Letaba 20 to 26 October 2018

Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2018 8:00 am
by harrys
Day 5 - Letaba area:

Today we stayed in the Letaba area......would it be wise -O-

Giant Kingfisher
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Spoonbill
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We saw and heard lots of Hyena activity during the night and on our drive so we investigated and found a Buffalo carcass in the river bed with Hyena's all over it O/\
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Tawny -O-
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After breakfast we took the road to Phalaborwa, but we got distracted by this just of the S 132 O/\ O/\ O\/
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Re: Letaba 20 to 26 October 2018

Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2018 8:01 am
by Flutterby
Not bad...hyena and lion. \O \O

Re: Letaba 20 to 26 October 2018

Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2018 8:07 am
by Richprins
\O

Looks like the buffalo got stuck in the mud? -O-

Re: Letaba 20 to 26 October 2018

Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2018 8:10 am
by harrys
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After about 30 mins we left and saw this Martial Eagle
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More of day 5 later.... 0()

Re: Letaba 20 to 26 October 2018

Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2018 8:23 am
by Flutterby
The lions were busy. O**

Re: Letaba 20 to 26 October 2018

Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2018 8:24 am
by Richprins
:twisted:

Re: Letaba 20 to 26 October 2018

Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2018 10:33 am
by Lisbeth
Even the lions do it ;-) .....and also the birds lol

Re: Letaba 20 to 26 October 2018

Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2018 11:02 am
by Alf
That buffalo carcass looks about a month old O**