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Lionspoon

Post subject: Re: Pilgrims to the Green Kalahari - March 2012

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 5:25 pm

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I just love the kite convention and all the shots to do with it. :thumbs_up:

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Post subject: Re: Pilgrims to the Green Kalahari - March 2012

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 6:11 pm

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Beautiful sighting of the Black Kites and captured brilliantly :thumbs_up:

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Post subject: Re: Pilgrims to the Green Kalahari - March 2012

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 6:17 pm

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All pics

Love the Secretary bird and Kites :great:

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Jan van Wyk

Post subject: Re: Pilgrims to the Green Kalahari - March 2012

Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 4:54 pm

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Wow Morkel....stunning images as usual :clap:

and the Nikon was klikking at the special Kites sighting :dance:

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Tobieo

Post subject: Re: Pilgrims to the Green Kalahari - March 2012

Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 10:11 pm

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Jan van Wyk wrote:

Wow Morkel....stunning images as usual :clap:

and the Nikon was klikking at the special Kites sighting :dance:

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Bushbuddies

Post subject: Re: Pilgrims to the Green Kalahari - March 2012

Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 8:54 am

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Never seen so many kites in one place before... :big_eyes:

Amazing!

Lovely scenic photos - absolutely love them! :clap:

AND a big

Morkel! Loved seeing your pictures in this month's edition of Weg! - what a great achievement. You can be very proud! I'm just chuffed that I "kind of" know the guy who's pictures are featured in my favourite magazine...

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hilda

Post subject: Re: Pilgrims to the Green Kalahari - March 2012

Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 9:32 am

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Congratulations Morkel777! It is indeed a great achievement to have your pictures published in this most favourite magazine! :clap:

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barryels

Post subject: Re: Pilgrims to the Green Kalahari - March 2012

Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 9:49 am

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with the stunning pic's in the 100th addition of "Die Weg: Feb 2013". Great achievement my friend :thumbs_up:

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Morkel777

Post subject: Re: Pilgrims to the Green Kalahari - March 2012

Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 12:43 am

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Thank you all very much for the kind words!! :mrgreen:

Day 3: Twee Rivieren to Nossob

Last sightings from Marie-se-draai...it was a quiet afternoon...

Day 4:Nossob

Some more kites in the early morning light

Black Kites

Yellow-Billed Kite

The rest of the morning was super quiet... :cry:

Our friends had headed north to sleep in Grootkolk for the night, while we stayed behind with our little one.

This Lanner Falcon visited the hide at lunchtime:

This Goshawk was perched on the road up north to Bedinkt that afternoon...

This jackal came to drink at Bedinkt...

This is the storm we saw towards the direction of Grootkolk while sitting at Bedinkt...

We drove back and I made one last turn at Marie's. There were 2 lionesses but they were lying obscured in the bushes on the hill. These Abdim's Storks were roosting for the night...

And a stormy sunset to cap things off...

Would tomorrow be a busier day? It was quiet today, but still nice to just be in this magical place...

:hmz:

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anne-marie

Post subject: Re: Pilgrims to the Green Kalahari - March 2012

Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 9:12 am

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I specialy love the landscape and of course the Lanner :clap:

magnificent pics... even if it was a quiet day :clap:

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Sheenaugh-Lee

Post subject: Re: Pilgrims to the Green Kalahari - March 2012

Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 9:43 am

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Stunning pics I love that black and white of that lion its unbelievable wow now I see why your pics are featured in the magazine really really Nice

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hilda

Post subject: Re: Pilgrims to the Green Kalahari - March 2012

Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 2:07 pm

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Your Gemsbok pictures are stunning Morkel777! Lovely Raptor sightings and an awesome Jackal too! :clap:

Great picture of the upcoming storm! And the stormy sunset, again with the beautiful Gemsbok, is out of this world! :dance:

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Super Mongoose

Post subject: Re: Pilgrims to the Green Kalahari - March 2012

Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 10:47 pm

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Stunning again Morkel, and still loving the green back drop!

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barryels

Post subject: Re: Pilgrims to the Green Kalahari - March 2012

Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 12:08 pm

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Stunning birdie pic's :clap:

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Also awesome landscape pic's with gemsbok :dance:

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Thanks for sharing :thumbs_up:

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Salva

Post subject: Re: Pilgrims to the Green Kalahari - March 2012

Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 12:00 pm

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Till now the sightings are a bit less than in your previous trip report, let's be honest! :lol:

However I like the images here at least as much. The greenness adds so much life to pics. And than of course there are the STUNNING images of the secretary bird in flight! WOW WOW WOW! I also like the wild cat and the black backed jackal looking right into the lens a lot.

keep it coming......

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