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Without any doubt, this Horned Adder is the star of the list. About 40 cm, camouflaged in the scree, it hardly moved, at first I thought it was dead ... no, no, it was just recovering from its stupor of winter still a big first

Then quite a lot of Cape Cobras, including a dead one

This one turned long, first on the road, then in the sand ...
it was looking for a corner to poop... like cats

This one stood up and has "fled" as fast as it could, and I missed the first pictures.
I was on the wrong side in the car

Another is impaled on the thorns of the bush ... maybe not awakened enough or disturbed
He remained there several days

This Mole Snake warmed itself in the sand of the road, I stayed a long time to protect it ... but I had to give, to my great regret
I have not seen it on the road the next day, so I want to believe that it escaped to the tires 4x4

This one too, and I do not know what has become ... it was not visible at all

That one on the side of the road had better luck





à suivre...

Falcons-Krestrels-Kites

Pygmy Falcon

Black-shouldered Kite

Lanner Falcon


Ready to hunt...
it catch a Dove... but fly away in another tree, and from where I was I can't see
not the best waterhole to follow a Falcon... it was at Rooikop

Greater Kestrel


after the fire, fire all around in the dunes, it was frightful


Rock Kestrel




à suivre...

Suricates

Not a lot of chance with Suricates, or too far away, or hidden by high and dense grass

But this one … in a hurry to return home





à suivre...

And those, almost awake… sharing holes with Ground Squirrels

Réparations

Kieliekrankie, a pride of Lions (about 10 of them), visited the camp early this morning… of course before I arrived
And Willem have to fix the lamp for next night, and at the waterhole put again in place the misplaced stones... what a work... it seems the harder was to return with all things on the shoulder

Lion's tracks... under the balcony