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Pumbaa

Post subject: Re: Kgalagadi December 2012: Heat, Dust and Rain

Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 10:05 pm

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WoW Jan,

indeed a very handsome one :mrgreen:

The roars do give sometimes more than goosebumps :big_eyes:

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Jan van Wyk

Post subject: Re: Kgalagadi December 2012: Heat, Dust and Rain

Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 7:17 pm

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Thank you all for the comments :dance:

Our first sighting ever of a Striped Kingfisher.

Pregnant Lioness walking down the river bed.

Bee-eater

We just missed our first Springbok birth.

The mother looking around for predators.

To be continued next week...on our way to Kruger for 7 days... :dance:

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Trrp-trrrrrrrr

Post subject: Re: Kgalagadi December 2012: Heat, Dust and Rain

Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 8:09 pm

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Jan,

Awesome sightings and marvellous :cam:

of All :thumbs_up: ...

Gorgeous pic of the Striped Kingfisher. :clap:

...lifer for you...another tick on your wish list. :dance:

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Kaapsedraai

Post subject: Re: Kgalagadi December 2012: Heat, Dust and Rain

Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 8:37 pm

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Location: Bellville, Cape Town

Jan, magnificent sighting of the Striped kingfisher! :clap:

The springbok portraits are brilliant and am enjoying is. :cam:

Thank you for sharing.. :thumbs_up:

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hilda

Post subject: Re: Kgalagadi December 2012: Heat, Dust and Rain

Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2013 6:59 am

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Wow Jan! What a beautiful sunrise, plus the bonus of a Lion in the picture as well! Beautifully captured!! Great pictures of those gorgeous Lions! :clap:

Striped Kingfisher!!! Never saw one myself! Beautiful! :dance:

Wonderful sightings .... pregnant Lioness, awesome Bee-eater and the tiniest little Springbok baby! Absolutely fantastic! :clap:

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Cape of Storms

Post subject: Re: Kgalagadi December 2012: Heat, Dust and Rain

Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2013 7:09 am

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As always some brilliant pictures. Lovely Striped Kingfisher.

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barryels

Post subject: Re: Kgalagadi December 2012: Heat, Dust and Rain

Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2013 2:12 pm

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Another stunning sequence of pic's Jan :clap:

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Thanks for sharing :thumbs_up:

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Pumbaa

Post subject: Re: Kgalagadi December 2012: Heat, Dust and Rain

Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 2:24 am

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Your newborn springbokkie is gorgeous, Jan :thumbs_up:

lovely pictures of the striped kingfisher and the pregnant lioness and I can never get enough of these colourful bee eaters :thumbs_up:

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Meandering Mouse

Post subject: Re: Kgalagadi December 2012: Heat, Dust and Rain

Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 6:04 am

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Jan, pure delight to look at your :cam:

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Your new born Springbok is just beautiful. What delicacy.

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Jan van Wyk

Post subject: Re: Kgalagadi December 2012: Heat, Dust and Rain

Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 2:13 pm

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Thank you all for the kind comments...appreciate them all :dance:

Back from KNP ......

Vulture in golden light

Wildebeest against the blue sky

Springbok against the blue sky

Bee-Eater feeding the youngsters

Wildebeest drinking rain water.

Giraffe on the dune

To be continued..

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barryels

Post subject: Re: Kgalagadi December 2012: Heat, Dust and Rain

Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 2:39 pm

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Another beautiful day with stunning sightings :clap:

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Thanks for sharing Jan :thumbs_up:

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hilda

Post subject: Re: Kgalagadi December 2012: Heat, Dust and Rain

Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 2:49 pm

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Absolutely stunning Jan! And welcome back, once again! What a gorgeous picture of the Springbokkie against the blue sky! Love the Bee-eaters, and the close-up of the Wildebeest! :clap:

The Giraffes in that scenery picture is absolutely fantastic! :dance:

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Trrp-trrrrrrrr

Post subject: Re: Kgalagadi December 2012: Heat, Dust and Rain

Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 3:16 pm

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Joined: Mon Sep 24, 2012 4:57 pm
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Jan,

All the :cam:

are just so beautiful....love the Bee-Eater very special pic. :thumbs_up:

Gorgeous pic of the Giraffe on the red dune...puffy white clouds. :clap:

Thanks for sharing. :popcorn:

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Kaapsedraai

Post subject: Re: Kgalagadi December 2012: Heat, Dust and Rain

Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 7:54 pm

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Joined: Tue Jan 26, 2010 7:02 pm
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Location: Bellville, Cape Town

Than vulture lloks as if he meant business with blood on his beak. They can put up a fierce fight between them when they are feeding on a carcass. :hmz:

Love the wildebeest and springbok against the blue sky. :cam:

One day I might get it right to get some bee-eaters with some insects in action - Great shot, love it. :cam:

Appreciate it that you share these sightings with us, Jan. :dance:

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Super Mongoose

Post subject: Re: Kgalagadi December 2012: Heat, Dust and Rain

Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 10:13 pm

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Location: Pretoria North

Hi Jan, I had to catch up from way back....

I just love the Striped Kingfisher and Bee-eater pics!! Brilliant!

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