Borders and Border Posts

Something one often forgets is that country borders are arbitrary, man-made features. Often running along natural geographic features such as rivers and mountain ranges. Sometimes literally just being lines drawn in the sand after territory was fought over and claimed. Being at the tip of Africa, South Africa has a very long coastline (some 2800 […]

Caption this . . .

Have you voted for Caption This #6 yet? If not please go here. It’s easy, and fun – and FREE! The setting: At the Grootkolk wilderness camp, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. During a quieter period at the water bowl, the little bird below decided to take a bath, and then sat grooming itself. I originally captioned […]

Caption This . . .

Have you voted for Caption This #5 yet? If not please go here. It’s easy, and fun – and FREE! The setting: The Grootkolk Wilderness Camp (Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park) at sunset. A leopard comes down to the waterhole to drink. We (the humans) are huddling around the communal campfire a mere 50 metres away, braaing […]

The Camp Cat via Notes from Africa | photoblog

Grootkolk is a remote camp situated north of the bigger Nossob camp in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Here the vegetation has changed from the red dunes of the south to savanna. We always see the most beautiful sunsets at Grootkolk. It is also big predator country – lions and leopards often pass through the camp, […]

Caption this . . .

Have you voted for Caption This #4 yet? If not please go here. It’s easy, and fun – and FREE! The setting: Close to a waterhole in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. In a previous post I featured a little movie which showed Blue Wildebeest coming to a waterhole to drink. In it you can see […]

Frenzy at the “water hole” – includes the movie (via Notes from Africa | photoblog)

In the first Kalahari series, I had a post about the Grootkolk wilderness camp, where I mentioned the Sociable Weavers who lived near at the camp . . . A bonus of having so many little birds close by, is that you can get to practice your “bird photography” in a fairly controlled setting – […]

Caption this . . .

I will be putting up a poll of the captions entered on Saturday 15 October. So you have a whole week to get creative! Last week’s winner is: Lisa from Woman Wielding Words – see her caption here. When you spend time watching animals and birds in the bush, you often see them in amusing […]

A tough customer

This post is part of  Kalahari  Series II – 2011. The previous post in the series is Hey Mom . . . wait for me!. Also see Kalahari Series I – 2009. Honey Badgers (Mellivora capensis) are stocky animals with short bow-legs, and strong claws used for digging out their food – mainly spiders, scorpions, reptiles […]

Caption this . . .

Thanks to everyone who entered. It has been a very difficult choice. The winner of the third Caption this . . . is Lisa from Woman Wielding Words with the caption: ” ‘Let’s go this way!’ ‘No this way!’ Majority rules.” Congratulations! When you spend time watching animals and birds in the bush, you often […]

Hey Mom . . . wait for me!

This post is part of  Kalahari  Series II – 2011. The previous post in the series is Nossob. Also see Kalahari Series I – 2009. Date: 18 August 2011 – Approximately 09:00 Place: Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. On a game drive north of  the Grootkolk wilderness camp (see map).  On the left side of the road is […]