Post No. 881
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Kruger Park Visit 2015 ii
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A group of giraffe leaving the dam
A giraffe feasting on a thorn tree
Lion looking out across the river
Lion resting in the shade
Lion still resting in the shade
There was such a variety of birds. I believe this is a lilac breasted roller.
Sunrise on the day before we left
Post No. 880
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Kruger Park Visit – 2015
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A lone buffalo
A crocodile almost submerged
At least three hippo’s popping up for air
Elephants enjoying the river water
More elephant
A trio of giraffe near the river
To be continued…
Post No. 879
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Hunting – with a Camera
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…where elephants, rhino’s and hippo’s become
gigantic rocks in or out of water
and/or vice versa
imagination also plays a part
with shadows imitating animal shapes…
so let’s play eye spy
We’re on our way
hot and dry
Heat haze
and around the first bend…
Wild dogs
Wild dogs
see the one in front
we were lucky to see the wild dogs as they seldom show themselves. This was a large group of 12-15, all ages, with the younger ones being very playful despite the heat.
Lone giraffe
Giraffe are sometimes difficult to spot
Antelope
and so are the various antelope
Antelope
the lookout –
Antelope 2
can you spot her?
Lioness
back view of her head; she kept nodding off then her head flopped down flat
Lioness facing away from camera
To be continued… (this post was to show how difficult it is to spot animals in the wild)
Post No. 878
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In the Wild
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Driving at a snail’s pace corrugations rattle
As the road runs over arid riverbeds
The scenery loops round and round, over and over
A recording stuck in the groove
Then slowly a change takes place, a small dam ~
A large puddle ~ and just around the bend a trickle
As water dribbles along between giant rocks
Growing gradually longer, wider, stronger
Yet the overall emptiness of the riverbed remained
Small antelope could be seen now and again
The young kicking up their heels with frisky leaps
And majestic posing of adults in their prime
Making us aware of their entitlement and our intrusion
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©Denise G Allen, 05 October 2015 08:32
Post No. 877
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Thirst
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Dry heat dances above the tarmac
Eyes burning, searing, searching
Dense bush along the roadsides
With glimpses of clearings as we ride
Dirt replaces tar and rough replaces smooth
Saplings predominate
But some giants stand proud and tall
Greenery is mostly grey
Riverbeds lie yawning, boulder-strewn, bone dry
The rains are coming by and by…
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©Denise G Allen, 04 October 2015 07:52
