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Close to Mata-Mata I lived the African Dream

But the very best sighting of the day was yet to come. It had been a VERY slow and quiet day – I even retreated to taking photos of trees as there had been nothing else on our afternoon drive (or at the camp during rest time). We were already back on our way to the camp when I saw something in the corner of my left eye. First I had thought it was just a dead trunk sticking out of an equally dead tree. But I made SO stop and reverse and reverse and reverse. And there it was: My first self-spotted owl! And sitting out in the open:

Other sightings

Kudu at Craig Lockhardt


Tawny in the sky


Juvenile BCSE in the same place


And another tawny


An ostrich that didn’t run and made a severe case of too much lens


And the trees and landscapes




This would be our last night in the park and we were blessed to share it with rjm. Apart from the enjoyable conversation we were also treated to a delicious braai with kingklip and some fresh greens on top of it. It was an absolutely wonderful evening - thanks, R.

You had good luck with the AWCs, the giraffe is a stunner, a real dream come true.

Jan and I'll be in KNP in September with SOs and another couple. But I got a cold a couple weekends ago and ended up reading a ton of trip reports -- got infected with KTP fever so bad I impulsively tried for accommodations and got exactly what I wanted. So KTP is on for December/January. And I can't wait.

. no Lions
I like the Ostrich eye, Owl, AWC and BEF
I searched a long time what is a BCSE... not easy all these short names

if I may LS

a-m

BCSE = Black Chested Snake Eagle

Your first self spotted owl ??

now that the ice is broken, they will be regulars

pleased you had a good evening with rjm

other sightings not bad, we always enjoy little kitties

4 nights GK

More great shots especially the birds flying overhead. I have a hard enough time following them with binoculars, let alone a camera

WOW! on the bookings. Uri sold out in 10 minutes No wonder we have such a hard time getting anything. We thought of getting up in the middle of the night, but didn't want to be on hold on the phone paying long distance charges from Canada. I guess we should be happy that we managed to get 2 nights at Uri. Maybe with the new rules in place things might work out a little better next year

Thanks to RichardJ for translating BCSE That one had me confused too.

Owl, Tawny, Kudu, Ostrich

Congratulations on your first self-spotted Owl Lionspoon! It is a beauty!

I also love your landscape and tree pictures, and the Giraffe is an absolute winner!

Awesome AWC and BEF sightings!

Awesome AWC and spotted owl .
Stunning birdie pic's .
Also love the BEF's pic .
Thanks for sharing

Hi Lionspoon

That photo of the giraffe and all the colours of the surrounding scenery is just gorgeous

Plus fantastic owl and AWC sightings

But where are all the boring lions??

Stunning report and sightings

Another episode with awesome sightings and magnificent landscapes.



Just beautiful.

Owl is stunning and super pic.

Pics of the birds in flight are very special.

Hope you feel better again by now! But, ag shame, then our paths won't cross again.
At least not this time around. However, with KTP nutters you never know.