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 Post subject: Re: Sunset Dam
Unread postPosted: Sat May 05, 2012 11:11 pm 
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:D :clap: :clap: Hélène, great pics. :thumbs_up:
Not that long to wait before the next visit. :dance:


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Hélène
 Post subject: Re: Sunset Dam
Unread postPosted: Sat May 05, 2012 11:14 pm 
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 Post subject: Re: Sunset Dam
Unread postPosted: Sun May 06, 2012 8:33 am 
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Such a lovely dam to sit and relax at, always something to see.
Beautiful photos posted by many of you.


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Jan van Wyk
 Post subject: Re: Sunset Dam
Unread postPosted: Sun May 06, 2012 3:00 pm 
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Award: Sighting of the Year - Birds (2012)
Superb sighting and moments capture

The local Baboons always visit the dam

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The mother and the future

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Sharifa
 Post subject: Re: Sunset Dam
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Gorgeous photos everyone :thumbs_up:

We had a face-off between a heron and yellow-billed stork on the famous tree at Sunset Dam

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 Post subject: Re: Sunset Dam
Unread postPosted: Sun May 06, 2012 6:20 pm 
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Really wonderful photo's everyone!!


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DinkyBird
 Post subject: Re: Sunset Dam
Unread postPosted: Sun May 06, 2012 6:44 pm 
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Yonks ago, in 2004, with my first 'big' camera I took this, a fav pic of mine, at Sunset Dam:
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Sunset dam storks by dinkybird, on Flickr

And then in Nov, 2011, with a better and bigger camera, I took these:
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Fish eagle by dinkybird, on Flickr

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Saddle-billed stork by dinkybird, on Flickr

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Foxy
 Post subject: Re: Sunset Dam
Unread postPosted: Sun May 06, 2012 8:27 pm 
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Wow Dalene, stunning photos.


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Duke Ellieton
 Post subject: Re: Sunset Dam
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Yep, stunning pics DB :D :dance: :clap:

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 Post subject: Re: Sunset Dam
Unread postPosted: Sun May 06, 2012 10:12 pm 
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Can someone PLEASE remind me tomorrow to post a pic from sunset I took two days ago, just came back from Lower Sabie and am now moeg... :geek:


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 Post subject: Re: Sunset Dam
Unread postPosted: Sun May 06, 2012 11:08 pm 
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You all produce the most wonderful photographs. Really marvellous and good enough to use as posters or calendar.

Val that hippo really looks as if he means business. :shock:


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Unread postPosted: Mon May 07, 2012 7:07 am 
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Ok, so here's my :cam: contribution from the Sunset dam, taken on Thursday morning.

A Yellow-Billed Stork comming in for a landing, doing some fishing and the having some breakfast:

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 Post subject: Re: Sunset Dam
Unread postPosted: Mon May 07, 2012 8:55 am 
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Wow all...............stunning photos!!!

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 Post subject: Re: Sunset Dam
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SB - so glad to see you remembered to post those pics - they are wow!

Amazing to see how the stork's feathers work when landing :shock:

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Crested Val
 Post subject: Re: Sunset Dam
Unread postPosted: Mon May 07, 2012 10:19 am 
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Switchback.....those photos are wonderful!!!
Thanks for sharing............and making me homesick!! :dance:

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