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Crested Val

Post subject: Re: In the North in Search of Cheetahs and Painted Dogs!!

Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 8:17 am

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chirinda wrote:

Love all your birdie pics, Val, at Lake Panic and also the pied kingfisher. And he's a gorgeous lion even if he doesn't have much mane.

It was great to meet you both and hopefully I will see you again in Pretoria. I've already booked the afternoon off

We also enjoyed our mini meet with you and EJ.
See you soon!!! :thumbs_up:

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Crested Val

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Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 8:20 am

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Philip1 wrote:

Crested Val and Dungy, Thank you so much for sharing :gflower:

Philip, it was a pleasure. :dance:

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Crested Val

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Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 8:23 am

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Pumbaa wrote:

Thanks so much Val for your detailed reports from the bush :thumbs_up:

Would love to spend four months there and maybe one day this dream might come true :wink:

Enjoy the rest of your time there and hopefully one day we can finally meet :thumbs_up:

The beauty of spending that amount of time in the bush, is that there is no pressure on you for sightings. You know you have plenty of time to catch up!!

Yes a meet with you would be lovely. :thumbs_up:

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Crested Val

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Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 8:25 am

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Carol g wrote:

Val, so another fantastic TR comes to an end,can't believe how quickly your time in paradise went.Thankyou for sharing your wonderful sightings with us. We really enjoyed. :gflower:

Now please post some pics of your seaside stay with us, would love to see.

As I said to SL, I don't think the Mods would allow our ocean views. :cry:

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Crested Val

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Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 8:28 am

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Elsa wrote:

Hard to imagine that this amazing day by day report is coming to an end!
but you have done a marvelous job in detailing your daily drives, sightings, meets, ups and downs, not that there were many downs.
We were so privileged to have been able to spend some time with you both and be a small part of that 4 months in paradise.

The privilege was all ours dear friend!!!

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Crested Val

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Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 8:37 am

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This magnificent Martial Eagle was spotted on the H9 near Nhlanganini Dam. :thumbs_up:

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Meandering Mouse

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Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 8:40 am

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Gorgeous

Val, just wonderful. Now that I know how much territory they need to survive, I appreciate them even more.

:popcorn:

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hilda

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Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 4:11 pm

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What a fantastic picture of the Martial Eagle Val!

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Philip1

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Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 7:05 pm

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It is a Magnificent Martial Eagle :whistle:

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Trrp-trrrrrrrr

Post subject: Re: In the North in Search of Cheetahs and Painted Dogs!!

Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 7:33 pm

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Val,

Absolutely superb!!! :cam:

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Sheenaugh-Lee

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Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 7:54 pm

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Crested Val wrote:

Sheenaugh-Lee wrote:

What a pity Val

have you taken any pics of your ocean views?

And that is a beautiful lion pic

Don't think the Mods will allow my sea views...........as it's not SANparks related. :hmz:

Cant we ask a mod for permission to post pics of the sea? I mean it is still nature isnt it?

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noel

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Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 9:01 pm

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Joined: Wed Sep 06, 2006 1:13 pm
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Location: Johannesburg

I am

. I got so excited when I saw three more pages were added since the last time I checked, only to discover this TR is coming to an end.

. It has been a most wonderful trip, and fed my desire to one day spend so much time in the park, or live on the doorstep like that. Some lovely shots to end it -LP is sooooo special. No Kingfishers? That is surprising. Also saw the Prinia-lovely sighting that. Stunning amorous male Lion, and that Martial Eagle. Such a regal bird.
Thanks so much for sharing your adventures-it was most enjoyable to say the least. I am going to miss it. Hope you find a lot more photos to share. Enjoy the time in Ballito-also a great place.
Regrettably, I am unable to come to the meet, would love to, but my Fridays are otherwise occupied.
:gflower:

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Crested Val

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Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 8:12 am

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Meandering Mouse wrote:

Gorgeous

Val, just wonderful. Now that I know how much territory they need to survive, I appreciate them even more.

:popcorn:

We were lucky he posed so nicely, it was just a shame he had his back to us!! :dance:

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Crested Val

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Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 8:13 am

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hilda wrote:

What a fantastic picture of the Martial Eagle Val!

Thanks Hilda. :thumbs_up:

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Crested Val

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Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 8:15 am

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Philip1 wrote:

:sup: It is a Magnificent Martial Eagle :whistle:

It is isn't it!!! :dance:

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