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Thank you for the comments :thumbs_up:
They are so photographic ........with beautiful colours...

Reflection.. :dance:

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Three different angles taken on the evening of the 21st December 2015.

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Sparrow :clap: :clap: :clap:

Maybe some common little birds, but still beautiful...
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:clap: Love the light on the ellie pictures!

Fish eagle, almost too close to frame it.
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White face Duck ......

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isinkwe, wonder how close were you to that hippo :lol: :lol: :lol: , still a great close up :thumbs_up:

Those ballerinas (black-winged stilt) just so strikingly beautiful :clap:

Allow me to add this sunset scene which is iconic to this part of Kruger.
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Beautiful black winged stilt!
Haven't had the change to get photo's of these.

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Southern masked weaver (?)

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I think 2 juvenile wire-tailed swallows?

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Thank you for the comments.....

Time to get this beautiful dam active again....... :hmz:

Greenback Heron.......

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Last post end of May.... :wall: :wall:

The Hippo taxi.... :dance:

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Thank you Hilda and manicwalker for the comments....

WFD landing........


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Thank you for the comments :thumbs_up:

Common Greenshank......(I think)

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Thank you Hilda and Pumbaa :thumbs_up:

Medium size croc....

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Thanks Hilda :thumbs_up:

hilda wrote:Still looks big to me Jan!


....but compared with the boss he looks very small......... :hmz:

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August last active............ :hello:

Thank s for the comments :thumbs_up:

Hope to visit the dam a few times ........ :dance: :dance:

The view.....

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The amazing sightings........ :thumbs_up:

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Beautiful pictures!
Always love this place.

I didn't know if it was allowed to post after such a long time so I waited to post this picture
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