Trip Report: Cape Town, Phinda, Singita Ebony and Lebombo - Aug. '07
Sep 3rd, 2007, 08:34 PM
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=D> Cheetah cubs! =D> Cheetah cubs! =D> Cheetah cubs!
Hills, I am thoroughly enjoying the details of your trip and love, love love the cheetah photos. How lucky you were to see those little guys.
Poor Nyala with the deformed horn
Keep it coming! <
Hills, I am thoroughly enjoying the details of your trip and love, love love the cheetah photos. How lucky you were to see those little guys.
Poor Nyala with the deformed horn
Keep it coming! <
Sep 4th, 2007, 05:46 AM
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Thanks!
I've got the Vlei ones up now. Hoping to get the Singita photos up tonight.
http://www.pbase.com/hills27/phinda_vlei
And then I'll get back to the trip report.
I've got the Vlei ones up now. Hoping to get the Singita photos up tonight.
http://www.pbase.com/hills27/phinda_vlei
And then I'll get back to the trip report.
Sep 4th, 2007, 07:38 PM
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More outstanding photos Hills. The lighting is really good! Those cheetahs are just too adorable, you are so 
The male lions are majestic and your very last photo... he looks so content!
Napamatt is very good with the bird identifications.
And still more to come!!!!
Sep 4th, 2007, 08:52 PM
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Just looked at new batch of photos and viewed a couple in original mode on my Mac's big display .... Wow can see every detail up close.
Makes me miss Africa. I love the cats, elephants and ALL the creatures of Africa.
-Granny Joan
Makes me miss Africa. I love the cats, elephants and ALL the creatures of Africa.
-Granny Joan
Sep 5th, 2007, 03:12 PM
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Maybe the Nyala doesn't even know he has a deformed horn.
Your photos could be a guide on the stages of life for the cheetah. 6 weeks, 12 weeks, motherhood, adults. Those cubs were adorable.
You had some excellent elephant action too. Lions in nice lighting, even the one at night.
I can see why you and your mom used 32GB based on just what you saw at Phinda!
Your photos could be a guide on the stages of life for the cheetah. 6 weeks, 12 weeks, motherhood, adults. Those cubs were adorable.
You had some excellent elephant action too. Lions in nice lighting, even the one at night.
I can see why you and your mom used 32GB based on just what you saw at Phinda!
Sep 5th, 2007, 07:43 PM
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They said an African Broadbill, and I just checked my "Star Birds of Phinda" brochure and it says the same. Latin name - smithornis capensis.
Here's a photo of one: http://www.birdholidays.co.uk/Nam-SA...JPG0166_RJ.gif.
Not exactly exciting, huh?
Here's a photo of one: http://www.birdholidays.co.uk/Nam-SA...JPG0166_RJ.gif.
Not exactly exciting, huh?
Sep 6th, 2007, 11:42 AM
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Okay, African Broadbill it is. According to Newmans, it is an uncommon resident, with a southern africa distribution that takes in the Delta, NE Mozambique, and the entire coast from Mozambique to south of Durban. I don't remember seeing it on any check lists in the Delta and so it has not really entered my consciousness. It should not be that hard a bird to see, I'm sure the guy with 800+ in Southern Africa considers it a nemesis bird right now.
Sep 30th, 2007, 06:00 PM
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Sorry guys, I've been working 18 hours a day for the last few weeks, so the trip report went out the window for awhile. But I'm hoping things will calm down this week, and I can sit down with a mug of hot chocolate with amarula and finish it.
