Last night internet connectivity in a jam-packed Satara was just too poor to attempt blogging, so I’ll just post three photos from the 23rd of December today.
Elephant roadblock in 35-degree heat
Thunderstorm brewing over the plains of Satara, 23 December 2021
Eastern Olive Toad (photo by Joubert)
We have no complaints whatsoever about the sightings Satara and Kruger dished up for us today on Christmas Eve either!
Baboon portrait (photo by Joubert)
Elephant bull in musth (photo by Joubert)
Giant Kingfisher (photo by Joubert)
Hippopotamus returning to the Olifants River
Pied Kingfisher (photo by Joubert)
Nyala bull
African Grey Hornbill
Hamerkop
Pregnant Steenbok
Newborn Giraffe
Can you spot the Cheetah?
We wish all our friends here at de Wets Wild a blessed Christmas. Hopefully we’ll be able to share the gifts we received from the Kruger National Park with you tomorrow night.
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Hoop julle het ‘n wonderlike Kerfees gehad!
Ons het, baie dankie Aletta, en ek hoop vir julle ook?
Ons het, baie dankie
Happy Holidays and a Merry Christmas to you and Joubert!
Thank you very much, John, and the same to you!
Geseënde Kersfees
Baie dankie, Erna. Vir julle ook!
Geseende Kersfees! Julle kry wonderlike geskenke daar in die KNP 🎄.
Geseende Kersfees vir julle ook! Ek hoop waar julle is was dit ook so n groot blessing!
Ek moes net die gediggie vir jou stuur. Dis toe ek oom Olifant so sien reguit kyk vir my. Hy wil nie stuur nie. Oom Olifant jou resue dier… Geniet jou Kerstyd saam met jou familie. Hope liefde vir jul daar.
“Oom Olifant” is een van daardie gediggies wat ons mee grootgeword het, so ingeprent in n kind wat mal was oor die Wildtuin se brein dat ek dit vandag nog kan opse.
Presies hoe dit vir my ook was, dis hoekom ek dit vir jou wou bysit.
Merry Christmas to you all!
Thank you, Lois! I hope you had a Merry Christmas too?
You have enjoyed a feast of wonderful sightings and good experiences. Enjoy Christmas and let us hope that we can face 2022 with a sense of renewed strength and purpose.
Thank you very much, Anne. We definitely got more than our fair share of presents from Kruger Park!
Just sitting here smiling at the beauty. A happy, blessed Christmas to all of you. 🥰🎄
Thank you so much, Janet! I hope you and your dear ones also celebrated a blessed Christmas?
We did. Thanks to Zoom, we were able to celebrate with family in France, New York City, Ohio, and California at the same time. Later we celebrated with my parents here.
Wonderful use of technology!
I agree. 🙂
Geseënde Kersfees vir jou en jou mense, Dries.
Baie dankie, Tannie Frannie. Ek hoop julle het ook n wonderlike Kerstyd gehad?
Ja, baie dankie, dit was lieflik.