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WOW, it is 2:18 and 41 degrees!
I guess it is the situation where the lion chasing the springbok and they are both walking...so hot it is

Brilliant photos and thank you to let us feel as if we are with you on the trip. I thoroughly enjoy the array of different birds and the landscape.

Look forward to the rest of the trip.

Looks like they missed a leopard.

The falcon looks interesting Barry. Please post it on the Raptor ID thread with location, because it baffles me!

BB, it is quite possible that we could have missed a Leopard at that dam, but I can assure you, there is NO WAY that Lion Queen and/or Picnic would have missed it! They have got the sharpest eyes ever!

We started our fourth and last leg of the "trek" to Mata-Mata at the Dertiende Boorgat with these young Blue Wildebeest near the waterhole.





We also came across this little springbok, keeping out of the sun.



I could not resist taking a pic of the little guy’s antennas to help him picking up any sound from predators.



We just love the scenery of KTP and have to share this with the ‘mites.



Before we reach camp we found this little steenbokkie



It was 16:40 when we were welcomed at Mata-Mata by means of a beautiful entrance gate.



We booked in at reception and what a pleasure it was to be greeted by friendly and professional personnel again. We stayed in bungalow no 6 that is right opposite the new waterhole. What a beautiful bungalow which includes every kitchen utensil etc. that you might need. The built-in braai forms part of a private patio area. No wonder that time goes by without notice.

I took the opportunity to take a few pic’s of happenings around the waterhole in the riverbed.

Springbok at the waterhole



Ground Squirrels playing around



Raptor busy with his courtship



This is my poor attempt at getting both the smoke from the braai and night sky with stars into the same picture.



We had a great dinner consisting of T-bene, pap en sous SA styl (T-bones, porridge and sauce, South African style) and chatted away into the night.

The power at Mata-Mata is suppose to be cut off at 22:00, however for some or other reason it was still on at 22:30 when we decided to call it a day.

We went off to bed with the thought of what will KTP show us the next day.

2 juvenile pale chanting goshawks probably fighting over a morsel.

Thanks for the kind comments threedogs .

I did enlarge the picture and it is actually a jackal and not a leopard .

Etosha is on our wish list for a long time already. Hope it will happen some day .

Thanks for the kind comments

That Pangolin sighting was really something special .

Glad that we could share the trail with you .

Thanks for the kind comments .

When looking closely at the pic, one can see a little misformed horn. Maybe it did not develop since birth .

The Raptor pic is excellent KTP is really beautiful love the dunes

Thank you for the kind words .

I agree with the lion and springbok walking during a hunt with these type of temperatures .

Great to see the the impressions of a first timer to the KTP.

Enjoying your report barryels and you were in good hands with lion queen and picnic.

AWC

Lucky for us it was not a leopard . If I enlarge the photo you can clearly see it was a jackal.

I did send a PM with reference to the falcon .

You might be right BB, however I could not detect any of them having something to fight over (took 5 pic's) . Notwithstanding, thanks for the input .

Thanks for the kind comments, it is appreciated .

Thanks for the kind comments Duke, it is really appreciated .

I do agree fully that we were in good hands with those to 'mites guiding us on the trip .