Lilac Breasted Roller 3/5~
they sure are pretty
Neck looks short from this angle
Fork tail Drongo
Oxpecker gathering hair for the nest ?
Silly looking from this view, like it has a mustache
Ahhh...now that's better, neck doesn't look so short, lol
What a face
I love the way the wildlife looks at the cam like they can see us too.
Lots of ducklings
Followed by Mom
Babies are so cute
Speaking of babies, here we saw Mom being groomed while a baby nursed. Rare treat catching this.
HAPPY VIEWING !!
Good Morning!
It's a beautiful day here! Lots of sunny blue skies - just the right kind of weather to get out and start on that backyard! After I get finished on the computer... LOL It'll get done - all in good time!
Got another grab bag of shots that cover several drives; lots of birds in this one. When the animals are scarce, and the trees are turning, the next thing to go to is the birds. Or insects... I've put labels on them to make more sense of it, and you know how I hate to put labels on things! LOL
A Nkorho night.
Image courtesy of
http://www.africam.com/ (Nkorho stream)
Helmeted guineafowl
Wahlberg's eagle
Barbet
Eagle owl
Yellow-billed hornbill. ("flying banana")
Glossy starling
The Eye of Wisdom
Oxpecker, using Public Transportation
Nyala bull. Handsome
Golden Orb. Not as common a sight in the winter
Looks like a slight jaw problem, probably due to an injury
Ready for my close-up!
New resident in the area (Hey has Fatty moved ?? LOL)
Woodpecker. Didn't catch the type
Small mongoose family. Cuddly-looking, but can be rather vicious, I imagine
Burchell's starling
Malachite kingfisher. Another colorful one in this species!
African mantis laying her egg sac. Just like in the States...
Here's looking at...
YOU!
Green-spotted dove
Tree squirrel
Duckling. It was amusing to watch this fella dive completely under water, and resurface some distance away. Alex had a time keeping up with him!
My "patented" ending - the African sunset.
HAPPY VIEWING !!
Busy, busy at Orpen
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Images courtesy of
http://www.sanparks.org/ (Orpen cam)
Waterbuck. On one of the drives, Piet (a new guy) told a story about how they got this white ring. Seems that while on the Ark, Noah was not happy that one of the animals was using his toilet and not being able to catch anyone, he painted the seat white. The Waterbuck didn't know this and sat down. Hence the white circle. You can go to the WE blog and hear the complete story by Piet. Just click on the vids of the new people.
Young Redbill Hornbill from 2/6 am Drive
Baby Ellie track, figures it's around 3 months or so
Korhaan
Twig impression by a Caterpillar
Male Bushbuck
Zebra at Gowrie with a Yellow Bill Stork
Rhino duet from 2/6 pm Drive
Another new face trying out Angie
From the 2/7 am a Bunting
Female Knobbill Duck
Nile Monitor
From the 2/7 pm Drive. I didn't catch the name but Pieter said something about it being a Russian Raptor on it's way through
Relaxing at Gowrie
Lots of Ants on grass, Pieter didn't know why they were like this
Go Away Bird
Redbacked Shrike
Boonie fixing (?) cam mic LOL
Dramatic sunset
Found a Bull Raffie
and some Ellie
Om 2/8 pm Drive , Brown Headed Parrot
Cloud window
Careful Pieter, you could get losted
Double exposure sunset and Impala at Gowrie
Rhino coming down the road, notice Pieter out of the landie and taking pictures.
Guess he wasn't happy with Pieter as a road block. Note Pieter said they were downwind so it was dangerous
Look how close this time
Another day done
Puff Adder
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There all cleared out, now I can download some shots that have been sent in.
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HAPPY VIEWING !!
Lilac Breasted Roller 3/5~ 
