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Morning all
What a cold morning!
Giraffes were find in the area of the Black Ridges and gemsbok and a few kudu"s in the area of Holombacht.
Sprinbok on my way back and a troop of baboons close to the restcamp.


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The kudu looks like she has her winter woolies on!!!

a Kudu without stripes

I had two day drives yesterday with a group which visit us each year, and wow!! they just love giraffes, we have spent a lot of time with them.
We also had springbok,red hartebees and klipspringers.
A lot of bird life and Black eagle at Oranjekom.

A pic of the giraffes,

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Yesterday"s drive we found the herd of eland in the area of Moonrock.
Giraffe and springbok was found in the same area as the previous drive and several pairs of klipspringers with close up sightings of them.
A few pics of it:

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Just have to love those Klipspringers!!!............

AG thanks for posting the pics.

Well we visit the view points Ararat and Oranjekom this morning, have seen pygme falcon as well as pale chanting goshwalk which was close up sightings.
Also eland in the area of Moonrock and springbok on my way to Oranjekom.
Giraffes in the area of the fountain.

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Lovely Giraffe photos!!............They were a bit shy Sunday morning!!!

We saw the herd of Eland and some Zebra's at the waterhole just past fonteintjie............and an AWC just before the picnic site!!! and that was at 10H00!!!!

Lots and lots of Ostriches and then the "usual" Springbok, Gemsbok, Redhartebees, klipspringers, Steenbok and a herd of Giraffes just past the picnic site.

Thanks lion queen, glad you see so much, perhaps you can share some foto's,please .

Went out this morning, cloudy and cold.
Dassies and vervet monkeys close to the entrance gate and giraffes,gemsbok,klipspringers close to Moonrock.
On my way back springbok at Kukurasiep dry river bed.
Some birds include Moorhen,Hadida Ibis,Three-banded plover , Scimitarbill hoopoe and Namaqua sandgrouse
A few pics taken by Mr. Bennett

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Giraffes,gemsbok, springbok and a Hartmann zebra were seen this morning.

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The following yesterday on a drive:
Giraffes,gemsbok,eland,kudu's,hartmann zebra's and baboons at the end.

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and even with the sun... for us here is important
thank you to update