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Thanks for another two most entertaining episodes with stunning sightings .

Hope me and Hilda will also be as lucky when we visit KTP for the first time during March 2013 .

Just love the Kudu pic's . Quite strange to see a kudu with turned in horns like that .

Thanks for sharing KTP with us .

Look almost like those moutain "Sheep" abroad

All photos.....STUNNING

Thanks Katy,

and even the lots of stunning jackal pictures you showed is a must to return to KTP immediately.

Great shots of the kudus as well - They are such majestic antelopes

nice herd of Kudus, and interaction between Jackals

KDU, I was just thinking that if we put U into your alias abbrev., we experience a richly-deserved KUDU every time you post!

Just found this TR, and have read through just over half of it. Magic report, with great photos and entertaining commentary. I'll get to the second half soon, and then be up-to-date. Thanks for sharing your wonderful experiences from the heart, Katy.

Kudus, Jackal, Wildebeest and Oryx! Wonderful sightings katydownunder! And that Kudu with the strange horns! Strange indeed!

I love your video! Very well captured!

Thanx barryels, Philip1, Pumbaa, anne-marie, onewithnature and hilda

@ barryels
Will keep my fingers crossed for you

@ Philip1
I thought so too

@ Pumbaa

Well Pumbaa

@ anne-marie
Thanx

@ onewithnature

Welcome on board!

@ Hilda
I dearly hope that the way the horns are twisted will not cause any difficulties for the Kudu

06.11 Part 2

After we had left busy Marie se Draai we observed several Weavers building their nests….



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Masterpieces…


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Then we found the Spotted Eagle Owls again….


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Back at the camp we decided to make the dough for some roosterkoek, as they are not longer sold at Nossob….
I was excited, I never tried to bake on a braai before….


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Then I took a walk through the camp…

The infamous Ground-scrapers Thrush


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Visitors to the waterhole
The Nossob triplets


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A Secretary


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While I observed the waterhole and it’s visitors a Jackal was having a nap underneath the dead dread close to the waterhole…
It took me quite a while to discover him


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View over the camp taken from the little trail leading trough the camp.
Unfortunately I discovered this year that all the signs explaining some facts about animals and vegetation were gone


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Later in the afternoon we did choose the northern direction for our drive.
Shortly after we had left the camp we spotted another Spotted Eagle Owl.


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South of Kwang we were stopped by a traffic jam.
Two Cheetahs were lying in the shrubs close to the road. Unfortunately too many twigs to take any decent photos….


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More and more cars arrived and so we decided that it was time to go….

We stopped at Cubitje and waited for what might come….

First a Kalahari Shrub Robin


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Very shy Wildebeests….


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They waited and waited and when the first of the cars arrived that have been at the Cheetah sighting they decided to leave….


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While at Nossob I can never resist taking sunset pics on the way back to the camp….


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Our last night at Nossob we enjoyed being there once again.
Of course we lit a fire, at least I had to bake the roosterkoek
I was chuffed they turned out quite well…


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We enjoyed them with a nice salad while listening to the sound of the Barking Geckos and Jackals…

Lovely array of photos of Birds, Bokkies, Spotted Eagle Owl and........ROOSTERKOEK

Thank you for another beautiful episode katydownunder! It is amazing to watch the Weavers building their nests!

Awesome Eagle Owls, and you were so lucky to have found the Ground-scraper Thrush!

Then you had even more beautiful bird sightings, with Cheetah, Wildebeest and a magnificent sunset!

Your roosterkoek looks delicious!

Another great day in KTP with a stunning array of sightings .

Beautiful sunset .

And Roosterkoek to end a perfect day .

Thanks for sharing .

Hi katydownunder,
I knew I shouldn't have read your TR. What you did was rekindle my desire to go to KTP again. One animal that has eluded me was the gorgeous Brown Hyena and you saw it nightly. Of all your great photos, I liked the climbing mouse the most. Thank you.

Those roosterkoeke look njammies......

Some stunning images especially your owls, thanks for sharing

Thank you Philip1, hilda, barryels, RayK and Tobieo

@ Philip1
The Owls are always special

@ hilda
I am always amazed how delicate the Weavers nests look. Indeed masterpieces of nature

@ barryels
Thanx!

@ RayK

But you already knew when you left KTP that you never get rid of the red sand in your shoes again

@ Tobieo
Thanx Tobieo
You know I love the Owls...

I feel as if I was with you on your Kgalagadi visit!
Thanks for sharing your stories and pics!
Nossob's sunsets are beautiful!