Jan van Wyk: Kruger Park highlights and Snippets

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Great doggie sighting and beautiful photos. :clap:
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Marabou stork tree, that's a new one for us. The ones we saw this trip all had their own personal tree for the night. Maybe the single rooms were all booked up and they had to go for shared accommodation :wink:

Grumpy bull ellie :shock: I can fully understand your wife was on your case. I would have done exactly the same!

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Great Marabou shots Jan. Such a pity they were at the end of the queue for the looks department.

Wild Dogs :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

Always a treat to look through your photos. Thanks for sharing Jan.
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Beautiful shots of the Wild Dogs in spite of the shade and that huge Elephant walking through the tall grass is just gorgeous!
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Big thank you for all the comments....... :thumbs_up:

The Rollers enjoyed all the big armored katydid ( we called the Koringkriek ot Joburg prawns :) }

Two part Europeon Roller action...... :thumbs_up:

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.Tbc.part 2....... :thumbs_up:
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:D
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Fantastic images - thank you :D
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Thanks so much, Jan,

incredible roller with kill shots :mrgreen: :clap:
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Stunning :D

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So brilliant series :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :clap: :dance: :clap: :dance: :clap: :dance:
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Thank you for the comments............ :thumbs_up:

Part 2 of the Roller and his breakfast ....... :dance:

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.Tbc ....... :thumbs_up:
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:D
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Perfect :cam:
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Seems like Roller likes to play with food :lol: :dance: :lol: :dance: :lol: :dance: :lol: :dance:

Perfectly captured :clap: :clap: :clap:

Thank you Jan for sharing :gflower:
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Lovely pics. :clap: :clap:
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Thank you for the comments................ appreciated........ :thumbs_up:

.we heard about the Mother Cheetah and two cubs around Satara .........on a afternoon drive just outside the camp we heard the Impala alarm calling.......we waited and our patience we rewarded and the first car to spotted them in the long grass.... :dance:

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..they want to gross the road and as per often the case .. with in a few minutes a traffic jam...... :wall:

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...the mother cross the road and calling the cubs.......

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...got a few shots but was blocked in and could not move ...... :(

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... despite the bad traffic jam still a amazing sighting just few km from the camp gate ... :thumbs_up:

.Tbc ....... :thumbs_up:
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Excellent roller series. Well done.

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