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 Post subject: Re: Kgalagadi: The Cycle of Changes
Unread postPosted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 8:09 pm 
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Sharifa, fantastic sightings, as for those lions I'm afraid I would have had a heart attack. Thanks for sharing

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 Post subject: Re: Kgalagadi: The Cycle of Changes
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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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 Post subject: Re: Kgalagadi: The Cycle of Changes
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On board.

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

Trust you had a good birthday Duke....


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

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 Post subject: Re: Kgalagadi: The Cycle of Changes
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 Post subject: Re: Kgalagadi: The Cycle of Changes
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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 :D

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

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followed by a PCG

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

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and he is a boy

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and very impressive

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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

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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:

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TBC......

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 Post subject: Re: Kgalagadi: The Cycle of Changes
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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: :clap: :clap:

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 Post subject: Re: Kgalagadi: The Cycle of Changes
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Only just found you. :redface:

As usual superb photos, and wonderful sightings.......how do you do it? :mrgreen: :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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 Post subject: Re: Kgalagadi: The Cycle of Changes
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The children must have been ecstatic when they saw the Brown Hyena Sharifa! Beautiful picture of the PCG too! :clap: :clap:

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

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 Post subject: Re: Kgalagadi: The Cycle of Changes
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How did I miss this. :slap: :redface:

:yaya: Rockhound and Valerie. :D

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: :dance:

On board and up to date. :tongue:

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 Post subject: Re: Kgalagadi: The Cycle of Changes
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Stunning Sharifa!!!!! As usual the leopard spotter did perfectly!!!!

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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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 Post subject: Re: Kgalagadi: The Cycle of Changes
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Beautiful Cape Fox. :D :D
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: :gflower: :gflower: :gflower:

Do you have an angel with you? You are so fortunate!!!
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 Post subject: Re: Kgalagadi: The Cycle of Changes
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Just love the little Cape Fox and then the mating lions under your feet :shock: . Just awesome :clap: :clap: .
Stunning brown hyena sighting, followed by a majestic leopard :dance: :dance: .
Thank you so much for sharing :thumbs_up: .

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 Post subject: Re: Kgalagadi: The Cycle of Changes
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Hi Sharifa
Now that is how a leopard should look :clap:
Thanks again for sharing

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 Post subject: Re: Kgalagadi: The Cycle of Changes
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Sharifa I also saw those Lions at Nossob.

On the webcam!!! :( :wall:

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

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 Post subject: Re: Kgalagadi: The Cycle of Changes
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Keep getting better and better......great report and images :dance: :dance: :dance:


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