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 Post subject: Re: the solifugid, the snails and the storm clouds
Unread postPosted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 7:54 pm 
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Stunning leach, well now as big as what an ellie is going into the water with chompers the size of hippos well id also head in trumpeting otherwise I may just be minus a leg LOL :D

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sigh,

Sunset tree... so far, far away.

thanks again Leachy :thumbs_up:

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Leachy! :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

As usual - enormously entertaining! And you had some very special sightings - love your "series of pics" postings! :thumbs_up:

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:) :) :) :)

thank you

trrp-trrrrrrrr :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up:

and pumbaaaa :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up:

and philip :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up:

and sheenaugh-lee :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up:

and meandering mouse :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up:

and naomi :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up:

appreciate your time....

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:) :) :) :)

so.............................................

i popped around to the random water hole for the last time

as time was few !!!!!!!!!!

a drongo busy drinking on the wing

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and then a plover doing some hi speed jinks to impress the geese
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who gave him a round of applause for his performance
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:) :) :) :)

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having taken an afternoon drive to mlondozi

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i was heading for home when i met this

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Leachy,

All your sequence shots are stunning. :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: ....Notice reflection in the water in the Bee Eater pics...is it Giraffe?

:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: Cheetah's how lucky can you get. :clap: ...Prime view once again..don't see any roadblock. :hmz:

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Oh Leachy, I am stunned, again, at you photographs. That good looking chap is indeed good looking. The sequence shots are as usual out of this world. The Green Backed Heron in particular is just stunning. Have not seen many shots of it in flight, as they're usually skulking around. And the sunrise shots-to die for :thumbs_up: and that messy family-even the most neat freak would not mind that messy family. Great sighting. And that Juvenile Fish Eagle-love your logical conclusions on that one :lol: A true master of deductive reasoning :lol: :lol: . And me thinks even I might be a tad scared of that Red Roman. Did you tune it to enlist in Ceasar's legions. A very good idea that-last I heard they were enlisting for duties in foreign countries. That way this Roman gets out of the country. Safer for us all!
Great TR. More please. :popcorn: :popcorn:


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A family of cheetahs in the middle of the road to yourself SAY WHAT! That is an unbelievable sighting hell id give my right hand to see a wild dog but a family of cheetah well now thats a whole nother ball game ABSOBLOODALUTELY SPECTACULAR Leachy! :D

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WoW - Incredible cheetah sighting, Leachy :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

A one I am still dreaming off :big_eyes:

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OH WOW, stunning 8) Fantastic Cheetah :cam:

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Leachy,

just amazing sightings. But your pics are so much more than that - to many of us, who are so far away and unable to regularly enjoy the wonders of Kruger first hand, they tell a story that all is still good with our splendid Park, and so we can take in your collective experiences as if we were there ourselves. So keep on keeping us happy please!


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:hmz: Well Leachy, what more can i say but to say.....AWESOME :thanx:

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Hiya Leach :yaya:
Now those cheetah in your last post :dance: we had them the morning just before we left for crocbridge so I'm so glad that you saw them as well! But now I have to say that your sighting was much better than ours as we were in a bit of a roadblock and I see no cars in sight!!!! :naughty: Why do you get to see those kitty cats in such lucky circumstances?
THe mheron with the eety beety fishy is a keeper! I really enjoyed those kiekies and it isn't something that Io've seen before!
Daai roman :big_eyes: Now something that can stay away from me, thank you! :tongue:
Love all your birdy flying over sunset action kiekies :clap:
And the 2 leons in roadblock was a lekker sighting as well :thumbs_up:
So are you going to have a March/April trip during the school holidays? :hmz: Because otherwise we have to wait long till the next trip....

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Nature has so many "acrobats" and "actors"which you have captured well. :thumbs_up: :cam: :thumbs_up:
The birds at and on the water - with the audience (and us on line) appreciating it - lovely.
Big Mr E - hero of the bush
Cheetahs on a road show.... what a moment!
:clap: Thanks

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