If you thought we were a little quiet the last few days, you’d be right. We spent the Heritage Day long weekend enjoying our natural heritage and the company of good friends at Marakele National Park. Here’s just a little sample of some of what we experienced, with a promise of more to come later in the week.
White Rhinoceros
Baby scorpion
Giant spider
Baby elephant show-off
Old buffalo bull
Marakele scenery
Elephant mock-charge
Marakele sunrise
Lion
Lioness and mate
Thread-waisted Wasp and prey at Marakele National Park
DeWetsWild 
oh how wonderful these actions shots are – be safe and have fun (as always)
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Thanks a lot!
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That baby elephant is adorable. Ill look forward to seeing the coming posts (as always.)
janet
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Thanks very much, Janet!
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From insects to elephants, that’s quite a variety you have there already. Excellent captures!
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Marakele is a place with huge diversity, Hien, both in life forms and scenery!
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The baby elephant is so cute! And the mock-charge…I love it.
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Thank you very much, Lois! Elephants are my favourite animals – so much personality and charisma.
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Love that “mock charge” shot!
And as for the Ostrich…it stuck its neck under under the fence at the Baltimore Zoo and bit off the back of the tennis shoe of an unsuspecting youngster who happened to be me when I was a little girl…lesson learned, never turn your back on one of these birds!
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Not many people will be able to top your ostrich story, Kathy! The things they’ll swallow is mind-boggling.
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Ek hou van die sonsopkoms! Ek het ‘n reeks geneem van die sonsondergang ‘n ruk terug. Ek het nie geweet ‘n sonsopkoms kan dieselfde effek hê nie
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Daar’s darem maar net iets so spesiaal aan die begin en einde van die dag in die bos, is dit nie Petru?
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https://pviljoen.wordpress.com/2016/05/24/the-difference-a-day-makes/
Snap!
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Wat n pragtige reeks!
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Dankie. Vir die tweede keer. Ek sien jy het die blad besoek toe ek dit op my blog gesit het.
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So good photos. Nature looks wonderful there. 🙂 I think the picture on the giant spider is interesting, is it poisonous?
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I’m not an expert on spiders my any means, John, but I don’t think this particular species is venomous – I think it uses brute strength to overpower its victims.
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Awesome shots, as always, de Wets. I was just looking at my photos of SA for World Rhino Day. 🙂
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Thanks a lot, Jane! I’m sure you left our shores with wonderful photographs and memories!
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I sure did. I look at the photos often with hopes I’ll come back someday soon.
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