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Great zebra shots, Dream Weaver

Oh no! An error on your map! What a nasty surprise!

Great shot of the Terrapins!

Beautiful pic of the Zebra

Incorrect print on Map .....this could cause a Big problem.

Meandering Mouse - As long as you aren't hopping around there with your legs crossed!

Pumbaa - Thank you.

Hilda - A bit of a surprise, yes.

Trrp-trrrrrrrr - Indeed!

Nyawutsi Hide looks onto a scene of tranquil beauty. Overhanging trees fringe the waterhole, their branches casting soft shadows on its surface. Flat rocks form a natural weir and the sound of trickling water adds to the sense of serenity.

A family of Egyptian Geese was sunbathing and paddling in the shallows on the far bank. After a while the gander led them along the rocks, towards the hide. The mother goose was limping. As the geese got closer, they began to honk, loudly and aggressively, at something hidden behind a bush. Through the leaves it looked like a water monitor, until it moved into view and we saw that it was a young crocodile.

The geese honked and honked.



Then abruptly, apparently satisfied that the crocodile had been sufficiently scolded, they turned and waddled back to the far bank. The mother goose led the march back. Could the crocodile have been the reason for her injury? Is that what all the fuss had been about?

Quite possible Dream Weaver!

This picture of the Egyptian Geeze is one of the most beautiful pictures of them that I have ever seen! The surroundings are superb!

A hearty welcome to the forums Dream Weaver . Great TR with an array of beautiful sightings
Thanks so much for sharing . It helps us getting through the waiting period before we can again visit and then re-live our visit by sharing it with all the 'mites again . On board with lots of .

hilda - thank you. It really is a lovely spot.

barryels - thank you for the hearty welcome. It is a pleasure to share.

We decided to drive on to Shingwedzi and have afternoon tea there. We had biltong and water with us in the car. That would do for lunch as we drove.

Shortly after leaving Nyawutsi we stopped to exchange stares with this buffalo


Further up the S50, we reached the Shingwedzi River at the Dipeni Outpost. Although there was not much water in the river, there was a lot of game about. We saw nyala, bushbuck, duiker and elephants.

We paused while these waterbuck with their white ringed rear ends crossed the road


Handsome horns and heart shaped nose


Near Shingwedzi, a troop of monkeys was foraging in a clearing next to the road. A baby monkey, all pink and grey, was sitting in front of its mother.



Another monkey walked over and sat down beside them.



Suddenly the other monkey snatched up the baby. Clasping it under an arm, she took it and sat down a few metres away. She picked up a seed pod and nibbled at it while the baby tottered around her feet.

Her attention was caught by something else and she bounded away, leaving the tiny baby alone on the grass. Overhead, a hawk flew by. The other monkeys appeared not to notice. The baby crouched down low and did not move. It stayed where it had been left, as still as a statue, until at last its mother glanced up and saw it cowering there.

Nonchalantly, the mother monkey stood up and strolled across to it. She scooped the little creature into her arms and carried it back to safety amid the troop. There she set it down in front of her again and calmly continued to comb the ground for good things to eat.

Hi Dream Weaver, love your forum name!!!

Just joined your trippie and can't wait for the rest!

Love pics and fave the cute monkey!

They are soooo cute when they are small When they bigger ....can be very NAUGHTY

Lovely photos of Buff and Waterbuck

An apt description of the Kori Bustard

Up to date with your TR now

Love the buffs and the waterbuck pic

Cute little Vervet Dream Weaver!

Awesome Waterbuck pictures too!

Thanks for sharing!

Enjoying you TR with all your super sightings and

Those monkeys are just the best...they can be so entertaining to watch. Little one almost became hawk lunch...is nature not amazing that the little one stayed motionless.

Dream Weaver, Welcome to the the Forum, and as a fellow Pentaxian, a double welcome. Enjoying your TR very much, except for the introduction with that light aircraft. Good grief, I got an ulcer just from reading it. I am terrified of heights and consequently also flying. I would have had to be hospitalised if I was in that aeroplane. Reminded me of a trip I did with a smallish aircraft a few years ago-worst hour and a half of my life that was.
Agree with Trrp-trrrrr, that wrong print could be a BIG problem, not to mention a pressure problem. Prince of a Frog on the windowsill . And a sunset as only Kruger and Mopani can give . Just love it makes me want to book a trip right now. Stunning shot of the Kori Bustard. And that bug's eyes are way to big for its stomach (as my father would have said.