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anne-marie

Post subject: Re: Travelling the Red Dunes- KTP October/November 2012

Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2012 6:00 pm

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I love the arobatic mouse :clap:

the sky... wow the colours of the sky :clap:

and even the rainbow pass from one pic to the other :dance:

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anne-marie

Post subject: Re: Travelling the Red Dunes- KTP October/November 2012

Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2012 6:11 pm

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forget

I had the odd couple... at the bird bath
and :clap:

to Francolin for the video

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katydownunder

Post subject: Re: Travelling the Red Dunes- KTP October/November 2012

Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2012 10:03 pm

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Thank you Carol g, Zypresse, anne catherine, Pumbaa, Katja, melph68, Philip1, wanderw, Suej, arks, Duke Ellieton and anne-marie

Carol g wrote:

You probably could have had a picnic ,he looks far to lazy to have got up.

Would not have tried that :lol:

@ anne catherine
The thunderstorm was awesome

Pumbaa wrote:

That lion at the picnic spot is huge - Imagine you are sitting on one of those chairs next to him - He would be the giant :big_eyes:

He was impressive :thumbs_up:

Katja wrote:

I had the same unit in Grootkolk and also photographed the 'odd pair' at exactly the same spot. They must be good friends. :wink:

@ melph68
You would have loved it too :wink:

Philip1 wrote:

:mrgreen: Stunning sightings of my favourite saying... "All Creatures Great and Small" :great:

Thanx!

wanderw wrote:

Oops! Did I really shout? :redface:

But I liked it… :lol:

It clearly showed that you were really impressed by the amazing experience you just had…
And we felt the same!!!

arks wrote:

And it was a great pleasure to help you get that extra Grootkolk day. We couldn't have asked for better neighbors! :thumbs_up:

Us neither :thumbs_up:

@ Duke

@ anne-marie
Thank you!!!

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hilda

Post subject: Re: Travelling the Red Dunes- KTP October/November 2012

Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 4:13 pm

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Beautiful pictures and video of the storm katydownunder! :clap:

That little mouse is/was very special! :dance:

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katydownunder

Post subject: Re: Travelling the Red Dunes- KTP October/November 2012

Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 8:01 pm

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Thanx hilda

I loved the Mouse too :wink:

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katydownunder

Post subject: Re: Travelling the Red Dunes- KTP October/November 2012

Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 8:15 pm

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04.11.

Today it was time to move to Nossob.
Early in the morning, still too dark to take photos a Brownie again came to the waterhole for a drink.
Markw told me later that while I had a shower, either the same or a second one passed right beside our cabin on her way towards the waterhole...
And I missed that :wall:

We took our time, had breakfast, said goodbye to everybody and left camp around 9am.
We would see wanderw and markw again in Nossob, arks was going to follow the next day.

It was a quiet drive south. We stopped at Polentswa and watched some Wildebeests and a couple of Secretary Birds.

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At Nossob we got the same bungalow like a couple of days before.
Again unpacking the car, recharging the batteries and in the afternoon we were leaving again for a drive towards the southern direction.

Wanderw’s sister opened the gate for us, when we saw that a huge Cape Cobra was coming her way. Thank God we noticed her and as soon as she was gone, everybody was rushing for the cameras to take some pics, causing a traffic jam :roll:

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The next sighting was a Yellow Mongoose, unusual outside the camp

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Marie se Draai landscape

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Relaxed Jackal at Marie se Draai

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Jackals at the Waterhole

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Ashy Tit in the bushes at the waterhole

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About a km before we left Maries Loop again we heard a familiar sound….
Spotted Eagle Owls, so we stopped the car and had a look around.
Unfortunately it was already pretty dark.

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Wonderful sunset skies on the way back to the camp….

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And then a surprise.
Wanderw stopped shortly after they had entered the camp gates and soon we discover why…
An African Wildcat close to the two small “towers” at the camp gates.

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Such a beauty

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And so relaxed

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More and more cars arrived and so it was time to leave and get back to our bungalow.
We had a braai and quite a few Jackals came for a visit …

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Another wonderful day with nice and unusual sightings… :dance:

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Philip1

Post subject: Re: Travelling the Red Dunes- KTP October/November 2012

Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 8:32 pm

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Nice Tr and sightings, ALL!! :great:

Hope little Jackal also got some "Braai" :lol:

.....Looove the "Kitty" :great:

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Zypresse

Post subject: Re: Travelling the Red Dunes- KTP October/November 2012

Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 8:56 pm

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so, Katja's kitties again...

what did you put on your braai???

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katydownunder

Post subject: Re: Travelling the Red Dunes- KTP October/November 2012

Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 8:59 pm

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Thanx !

@ Philip1
I guess the Jackal already got far too many bits and pices from the braai...

@ Zypresse
Well, Steak and Chops :wink:

But we tried a new marinade, so maybe this does the trick :whistle:

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Touareg

Post subject: Re: Travelling the Red Dunes- KTP October/November 2012

Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 9:27 pm

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Location: Somerset West

Great sightings Katy. I am enjoying your TR. Please keep it coming. :thumbs_up:

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melph68

Post subject: Re: Travelling the Red Dunes- KTP October/November 2012

Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 1:59 am

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Hi Katy

How exciting to see a cape cobra so close! :shock:

But the AWC sighting is a winner for me :thumbs_up:

"She" really is a beautiful animal and posed very nicely for you :clap:

Eagerly awaiting what tomorrow will bring :popcorn:

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Pumbaa

Post subject: Re: Travelling the Red Dunes- KTP October/November 2012

Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 2:37 am

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Sigh - The pictures of the AWC are gorgeous - Such sightings do make me miss my kitties at home always a bit less :lol:

Love your owls as well, the jackals and that cape cobra is huge :big_eyes:

Nice dinner guest as well :thumbs_up:

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Trrp-trrrrrrrr

Post subject: Re: Travelling the Red Dunes- KTP October/November 2012

Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 6:21 am

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Wonderful TR Katy...All your pics and Videos are stunning. :thumbs_up:

That little mouse is just so cute..the beautiful landscape pics depicting the weather..BIG cats and little cats... all are amazing as well as the snake :whistle:

and very special. :clap:

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hilda

Post subject: Re: Travelling the Red Dunes- KTP October/November 2012

Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 10:43 am

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Lots of special sightings Katydownunder! Awesome Secretary Bird, Cape Cobra, Yellow Mongoose, Jackals and a beautiful sunset! :clap:

The Spotted Eagle Owls are fantastic! But I also love the African Wild Cat! Beautifully captured! :dance:

The Jackal next to the braai is indeed unusual! :lol:

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barryels

Post subject: Re: Travelling the Red Dunes- KTP October/November 2012

Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 10:49 am

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Really confusing to keep up with all the TR's whilst the notifications does not work anymore :redface:

.

See I only responded on Monday for the last time :doh:

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Stunning sightings since then :clap:

. Just love the golden kitty at the picnic spot and the storm pic's and video :dance:

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Great Cape cobra pic :shock:

(do not like snakes that much).

Beautiful landscapes and birdie pic's :clap:

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And end the day with stunning sunsets, AWC and jackal visiting :thumbs_up:

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Thanks for sharing :thumbs_up:

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