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Carol g

Post subject: Re: Kgalagadi: The Cycle of Changes

Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 8:09 pm

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Location: Bloemfontein

Sharifa, fantastic sightings, as for those lions I'm afraid I would have had a heart attack. Thanks for sharing

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Foxy

Post subject: Re: Kgalagadi: The Cycle of Changes

Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 8:46 pm

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Joined: Mon Jan 31, 2005 10:20 pm
Posts: 1997
Location: 4 hours from KNP : South Africa

Beautiful photos by you all.
What a wonderful sighting of the lions under the hide. Guess a nice shady place to be. :mrgreen:

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RichardJ

Post subject: Re: Kgalagadi: The Cycle of Changes

Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 8:55 pm

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Joined: Sat Oct 11, 2008 7:06 pm
Posts: 1714
Location: Riebeek West

On board.

Welcome to extended family...who also produce outstanding pics.....must be difficult to choose.... :clap:

Trust you had a good birthday Duke....

WOW.....of such things nightmares are made.......lion beneath your feet :shock:

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Sharifa

Post subject: Re: Kgalagadi: The Cycle of Changes

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 7:38 am

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Location: Centurion, Gauteng
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Thank you Imberbe, Lionspoon, Carol g, Foxy, RichardJ

Lionspoon, more like Mr. Scary at first :tongue:

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Sharifa

Post subject: Re: Kgalagadi: The Cycle of Changes

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 7:46 am

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Location: Centurion, Gauteng
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24 December 2012

From the puddles of water on the road we can see that the Grootkolk area had pleny of rain and Franco confirms this. Due to this not much game is visiting the camp waterhole and even the birds are staying away from the water baths. We still have a great day with many wonderful sightings

I do get my tea made for me but sadly nothing at the waterhole. We decide to drive south and see a brown hyena in the riverbed but about 70 meters away

followed by a PCG

Nothing at Kannagauss but 11km south of Kannaguass we see this

and he is a boy

and very impressive

we had only see Rosa and Safran in the Grootkolk area to date. He is marking his territory and we follow slowly keeping our distance

We could not ID this very impressive leopard as he is in the historical section of Astromatt's Guide and we did not look in that section. Only one documented record of him, by non other than Pumbaa, on the 16 feb 2009

We are elated to have found N!xau (Thanks AstroMatt and wanderw for the ID :thumbs_up:

) and get good photos of him :dance:

TBC......

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anne-marie

Post subject: Re: Kgalagadi: The Cycle of Changes

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 8:45 am

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Location: Lausanne (Switzerland)

wow... maybe the friend of Safran :hmz:

beautiful and very impressive Leopard :clap:

good choice Safran, good choice :wink:

and your childrens saw Brown Hyena the first time they went to Kgalagadi :dance:

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Crested Val

Post subject: Re: Kgalagadi: The Cycle of Changes

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 9:23 am

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Joined: Tue Aug 03, 2010 8:49 am
Posts: 5001
Location: Brecon Beacons National Park
FAC Member (2012)

Only just found you. :redface:

As usual superb photos, and wonderful sightings.......how do you do it? :mrgreen:

How lovely to eat with KG and family and Duco and Guinea Pig. :thumbs_up:

Rockhound and Val look a very lovely couple. :clap:

Beautiful Leopard. :clap:

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hilda

Post subject: Re: Kgalagadi: The Cycle of Changes

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 9:51 am

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Location: Pretoria SA
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The children must have been ecstatic when they saw the Brown Hyena Sharifa! Beautiful picture of the PCG too! :clap:

And the Leopards .... absolutely fantastic! All the pictures are gorgeous! :dance:

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Trrp-trrrrrrrr

Post subject: Re: Kgalagadi: The Cycle of Changes

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 10:15 am

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Joined: Mon Sep 24, 2012 4:57 pm
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Location: 2012 km..... to Paradise

How did I miss this. :slap:

Rockhound and Valerie.

This TR is jam packed with ... amazing sightings and awesome pics taken by All ...wonderful meets by Mites included in the menu. :thumbs_up:

Love to see KTP so green and within a period of a month. :dance:

On board and up to date. :tongue:

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lion queen

Post subject: Re: Kgalagadi: The Cycle of Changes

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 10:28 am

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Stunning Sharifa!!!!! As usual the leopard spotter did perfectly!!!!

:clap:

Must be the same leopard that visited our chalet on the night of 10 December at Grootkolk...........a real beauty and made our daughter's and her friend's evening with him walking around the chalets and having a sniff at the bakkies!!!

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Janeli

Post subject: Re: Kgalagadi: The Cycle of Changes

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 1:56 pm

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Joined: Sat Dec 29, 2007 11:11 pm
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Location: Strand, South Africa

Beautiful Cape Fox.

The lions under the hide are amazing!! What a great experience!!!
I would never have believed it!!! Thank you for sharing this special sighting!!
:gflower:

Do you have an angel with you? You are so fortunate!!!
:clap:

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barryels

Post subject: Re: Kgalagadi: The Cycle of Changes

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 2:05 pm

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Joined: Fri Dec 30, 2011 1:09 pm
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Location: Pretoria, SA
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Just love the little Cape Fox and then the mating lions under your feet :shock:

. Just awesome :clap:

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Stunning brown hyena sighting, followed by a majestic leopard :dance:

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Thank you so much for sharing :thumbs_up:

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Sky

Post subject: Re: Kgalagadi: The Cycle of Changes

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 7:26 pm

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Joined: Sat May 31, 2008 8:24 pm
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Location: Bethal

Hi Sharifa
Now that is how a leopard should look :clap:

Thanks again for sharing

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peterpiper

Post subject: Re: Kgalagadi: The Cycle of Changes

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 7:33 pm

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Joined: Wed Feb 15, 2006 6:46 pm
Posts: 199
Location: In the studio for now

Sharifa I also saw those Lions at Nossob.

On the webcam!!!

Awesome Leopard sighting and some stunning pics, all in wonderful light.
Totally jealous of course

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Jan van Wyk

Post subject: Re: Kgalagadi: The Cycle of Changes

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 7:53 pm

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Joined: Sun Dec 25, 2011 8:37 pm
Posts: 856
Award: Sighting of the Year - Birds (2012)

Keep getting better and better......great report and images :dance:

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