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Sharifa

Post subject: Re: The webcams made me do it!

Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 8:02 pm

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I don't mind a road block like this :thumbs_up:

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Crested Val

Post subject: Re: The webcams made me do it!

Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 8:04 pm

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Joined: Tue Aug 03, 2010 8:49 am
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Location: Brecon Beacons National Park
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More lovely photos Mel. :thumbs_up:

Thanks for one of my fav birds....woodland kingfisher!! :dance:

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Heksie

Post subject: Re: The webcams made me do it!

Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 8:08 pm

Senior Virtual Ranger

Joined: Wed Sep 22, 2010 11:37 pm
Posts: 3870
Location: Pretoria

Hi Melph
So another day in paradise
a piece of a golden kitty is just as good as the whole body :wink:

Just sorry you guys couldn't get photographic proof of him :slap:

Like all the tortoises and the giant snail-even the small thingies of the kruger is worth stopping and gawking at :clap:

Hope you guys had more luck on your next drive :thumbs_up:

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PJL

Post subject: Re: The webcams made me do it!

Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 9:11 am

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Joined: Mon Sep 28, 2009 2:35 pm
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Location: temporarily in Seattle

Hey Mel,

Love the waterbuck photo :clap:

And one of your road blocks appears to be laughing at you :wink:

Fabulous report... can't wait for the next installment

:popcorn:

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Magic Guarri

Post subject: Re: The webcams made me do it!

Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 2:37 pm

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Award: Small Parks Promoter of the Year (2011)
Joined: Sat Jun 20, 2009 12:49 pm
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Location: somewhere in Bavaria

Hi Mel and David!!!

Some wonderful episoden again and awesome pics! They bring back some wonderful memories and now...mh :hmz:

I would like to have a nice cold Black Label and sit outside in my garden and listen to all the birds around :wink:

I also love the Lower Sabie area! Few years ago we had some stunning sightings there! And the camp is lovelly! But I think now, you will be in Berg en Dal soon :wink:

Looking forward to more Mel - enjoying every installment!

...and YES - 3 years could be possible :wink:

Have a nice day!

Karin

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kids@camping

Post subject: Re: The webcams made me do it!

Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 3:00 pm

Joined: Thu Aug 28, 2008 10:42 am
Posts: 69
Location: MontanaPark, Pretoria

Just caught up with your TR. Thanks for sharing your first Kruger Trip with us :clap:

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melph68

Post subject: Re: The webcams made me do it!

Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 3:03 am

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Joined: Wed Aug 05, 2009 3:55 am
Posts: 11513
Location: Sydney, Australia
Award: Cammer of the Year (2012)

Writing this TR would not be nearly as much fun without your humour and encouragement

Thank you so much Meandering Mouse, hilda, barryels, RonnieL, Pumbaa, lion queen, chirinda, RichardJ, Sharifa, Crested Val, Heksie, PJL, Magic Guarri and kids@camping :gflower:

And now on with the story.... :thumbs_up:

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melph68

Post subject: Re: The webcams made me do it!

Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 3:04 am

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Location: Sydney, Australia
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Lower Sabie Day 1 continued...

Back on the road again by 2.30pm headed for another famous cat hot spot, the S128 :pray:

Well, we didn't see any cats

But how could we unless they walked out onto the road?? :lol:

The grass was thick and high as far as the eye could see...

Thankfully, we had a great run of bird sightings :thumbs_up:

Our first ever ostrich!! :dance:

I took a little video of the ostrich pecking around in the grass

Up ahead we saw vultures circling and as we got closer there were about a dozen vultures on the side of the road with the remains of a kill :shock:

Alas we were a day or two late for all that action :doh:

Still, vultures are very impressive birds and provided some great photo opportunities :cam:

Even though Dad and I so wanted to see cats, how could we not simply just appreciate being in Kruger?

The scenery was just so beautiful and so Africa!! :mrgreen:

Next we saw a brown snake eagle??? :hmz:

And then WOW, our first ever secretary bird!!! :dance:

He/she was difficult to see in the tall grass, but we were thrilled

Especially as we also heard the bird "calling". At first I thought it was some kind of cat growling.
I didn't expect such a sound to come from a bird :shock:

We were delighted when it came out into a little clearing for us :clap:

And then it walked out onto the road for us!! :clap:

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haileyidaho

Post subject: Re: The webcams made me do it!

Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 3:22 am

Virtual Ranger

Joined: Sun Dec 20, 2009 4:23 am
Posts: 2969
Location: Back from Africa, (always) planning next trip...

Mel!

Love the birds, all of them - how lucky you were to get such a great shot of the secretary bird and ostrich. Kingfisher too!

Birds are beautiful, everywhere, all the time, and a big part of African wildlife. The photo of the ellie with vultures in the trees is very africa.

Thanks for all your work on the TR, my friend

Hailey

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cheetahlady

Post subject: Re: The webcams made me do it!

Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 3:54 am

Joined: Mon Aug 17, 2009 5:28 pm
Posts: 55
Location: California

Mel, just catching up with the TR. some great sightings. The bird life is wonderful. The s128 looks like A different road with the grass soooooo high.

Looking forward to the rest of your adventures.

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hilda

Post subject: Re: The webcams made me do it!

Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 6:09 am

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Joined: Fri Apr 06, 2007 6:39 am
Posts: 5242
Location: Pretoria SA
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Although no cats, you still had a beautiful drive Melph68! :clap:

Lovely Ostriches, Vultures, Snake Eagle and a stunning Secretary bird. I also love the shot with the Vultures in the tree and the huge Ellie in the background! Beautiful! :thumbs_up:

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RonnieL

Post subject: Re: The webcams made me do it!

Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 7:48 am

Virtual Ranger

Joined: Tue Sep 21, 2010 6:52 am
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Location: Port Elizabeth RSA

Thanks again Melph for a wonderful TR :gflower:

Lovely birdie sightings you had :thumbs_up:

I love the one of the Secretary Bird strutting out onto the road

I wonder if her boss called her and she was trying to catch his attention :wink:

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Magic Guarri

Post subject: Re: The webcams made me do it!

Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 8:47 am

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Location: somewhere in Bavaria

Awesome birdie pics Mel!!! :thumbs_up:

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barryels

Post subject: Re: The webcams made me do it!

Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 9:04 am

Senior Virtual Ranger

Joined: Fri Dec 30, 2011 1:09 pm
Posts: 2243
Location: Pretoria, SA
Award: Newcomer of the Year (2012)

Hi Mel&Dad,
Just love the green scenery and all the other things that Kruger has shown you during your first day at LS :clap:

. Stunning secretary bird pic's :clap:

. Thanks for sharing :thumbs_up:

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Heksie

Post subject: Re: The webcams made me do it!

Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 9:27 am

Senior Virtual Ranger

Joined: Wed Sep 22, 2010 11:37 pm
Posts: 3870
Location: Pretoria

Just lovely sightings there in LS :dance:

Always such a big range of beautiful animals, I love seeing every single animal, even if they don't have fangs :tongue:

That smiling zeb is priceless :clap:

I stop for almost every bee eater their beauty amazes me and I can just not capture it in one pic so i take a gazilion :wink:

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