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Moreletakloof – 27 January 2013

Probably the best thing about living in Pretoria is that there’s a bunch of nature reserves very near to us. The tiny (100 hectare) Moreletakloof Nature Reserve is just one example: it is only 2.6 kilometers from our home, and early this morning Joubert and I headed there for a bit of walking. Despite it being overcast and drizzling we had a thoroughly enjoyable father-and-son experience, encountering a variety of birds and animals along the trail.

Ostriches are frequently encountered in Moreletakloof, and can be dangerous when protecting chicks.

Moreletakloof’s animals are quite habituated to the human presence

Zebra foal with an irritating itch in the ear

Impala

More impala

Red bishop

And even more impala

This small stream meanders from one end of the reserve to the other

Trail through thicket

Restored farmhouse from the late 1800’s now operating as a restaurant, with blesbuck grazing on the grounds

Blesbuck

Who’s watching who?

Beyond (2)

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Game viewing in the Moreletakloof – a tiny nature reserve smack in the middle of Pretoria’s eastern suburbs.

(this is our second entry for this week’s challenge – have a look at the first if you’d like)

Game viewing in Moreletakloof

Have a look at other bloggers’ interpretation of this week’s theme “Beyond”.

Inspiration

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de Wets Wild is inspired by spending time together in South Africa’s wild places – as in this picture featuring Dries and an eight-month old Joubert negotiating a trail in the Moreletakloof Nature Reserve in Pretoria, South Africa.