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 Post subject: Re: A Short Visit To Augrabies
Unread postPosted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 9:54 pm 
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Thanks AG,

always love your pictures but especially love the woodpecker :thumbs_up:

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 Post subject: Re: A Short Visit To Augrabies
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:thumbs_up: Thank you AG for your nice pics :thumbs_up:

It must be stunning to stay in that part of SA :mrgreen:

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 Post subject: Re: A Short Visit To Augrabies
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Philip1 wrote:
It must be stunning to stay in that part of SA :mrgreen:

Yes, it is... and if we can see Fish Eagle, Black Eagle... etc... it will be still more stunning :dance:

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 Post subject: Re: A Short Visit To Augrabies
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Thank you for your comments. :)
@ Philip 1, yes it is not only stunning, but we are living close to hell on this part as well as heaven :D .

More bird pics,hope you does not get bored! this is a chat which decided to make it nest in the generator pipe.
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DSC01072 by closed4, on Flickr
A little bit small but there is a worm in the beak.
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 Post subject: Re: A Short Visit To Augrabies
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Just a few pics from the place of great noise
Find this in the shower this morning:

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Very nicely camouflage against the backround
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While looking for a particular plant I noticed this gemsbok in the area of Moonrock:
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Give me a chance to come really close to it
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Just looking for trouble:
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 Post subject: Re: A Short Visit To Augrabies
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What a lovely thing to find in your shower. :hmz:

Thanks for sharing AG, lovely photos as always.

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 Post subject: Re: A Short Visit To Augrabies
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Cardinal woodpecker female
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Find this crab way from a water source
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Firefly,actually beetles belonging to the order Coleoptera
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 Post subject: Re: A Short Visit To Augrabies
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very interesting, Cardinal Woodpecker and Crab :dance:

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 Post subject: Re: A Short Visit To Augrabies
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Nice pics, was the woodpecker in camp? :hmz:


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 Post subject: Re: A Short Visit To Augrabies
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That crab sighting is interesting, AG :big_eyes:

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 Post subject: Re: A Short Visit To Augrabies
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@ Picnic,yes it is in Camp,day visitors area, situated on the edge of the area,but it still might be spot, with the busy season starting now,lets hope people consentrate on other things. :)


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 Post subject: Re: A Short Visit To Augrabies
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Augrabies Guru wrote:

Find this in the shower this morning:

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NOW we're talking..... :D

The crab is a weird one. It's the last thing I would've expected to see there.


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 Post subject: Re: A Short Visit To Augrabies
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A nice close sighting :)
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 Post subject: Re: A Short Visit To Augrabies
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:shock: eeeek!!! that would be a no shower day for me then. Unless someone invited him outside.
Does he bite???

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 Post subject: Re: A Short Visit To Augrabies
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:lol: yes they do Dotty.


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