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Awesome Bateleur, "storm" and BRAAI FIRE pics

Hi Jan - I have just started to read your report but before I carry on I must compliment you on your amazing photo's - they are fabulous. Now I will carry on reading!!

Again thank you for all the kind comments.

The next day it was overcast and very cool for December and we didn't mind after the hot weather we experienced the past few days.

We were 500m from the gate when 2 Lionesses walk over the road (not sharp with the bad light, but love the low angle)





At Bedinkt waterhole, a Red Hartebeest and Gemsbok were busy licking the salt.



Nearby a Goshawk (I think the ID is correct, but not sure) was posing for a few shots.



Take off...



On our way back to camp the only decent sighting was a Black-shouldered Kite.



It was time to make brunch, enjoy the cool weather and rest after yesterday's long trip to Unies end and back.

To be continued....more dust storms and rain...

Love the low angle of lions with blue background, the take off of the goshawk and Hartebest & Gemsbok.

Cannot wait for the next day to see ome more...so, keep them coming.

juv. Pale Chanting Goshawk (PCG)

Thanks for the beautiful pictures of the bateleur - one of my favourites birds

and for the jackals and the landscape ones, and, and, and - I am glued here

The Bateleur pic is so colourful! And that picture of the fire - preparing for the braai: that's just a picture of bush holiday to me - love it!

Thank you for the comments...appreciate them all.

We were relaxing at the Guest house when my son spotted a African Wild cat in the camp trying to catch a squirrel.



We decided to visit Marie se draai on our afternoon drive.
First we saw a Lappet-faced Vulture on the ground posing for a beautiful portrait.



At Marie se draai we found a Bateleur busy taking a bath.







The wind start picking up and found ourselves in the middle of a huge dust storm again.



Only a few drops fell and we were blessed with our last night at Nossob with a beautiful rainbow.



To be continued......on our way to Mata Mata.

Beautiful Bateleur great sighting and AWC inside camp Bravo to your son for that sighting Jan

I am loving each and every one of the images

Can you imagine how terrifying it could be to get trapped in one of those sandstorms....!

Beautiful rainbow!

Thank you for the comments.

Our next stop was Mata Mata for 2 days.
We were packed and our final memory of Nossob was a early morning rainbow with the son rising to create these beautiful colours.



After the rain the Springboks starts returning to the river beds.



To make up time (only allow to book in at 14h00) we spent some time watching and photographing the Squirrels playing in the Auob river.

The baby.



Nothing better than Mothers milk.



Love the depth of field effect.





Play time..



The Sprinkboks got spooked and the running herd posed for a great image.




To be continued...

Pragtig!

Jan,

Just stunning all your are superb.

Colours of the rainbow with the sunrise is breathtaking.

Suricats are just too adorable.

Jan, African wild cat is stunning. We managed to get our first sighting at Mopani in Kruger,

The ground squirrels are also beautiful and always interesting to watch.

Thank you for sharing all these great images and TR.