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17th October 2012, 17:54 | #31 | |
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African alarm clock! This is one of the things about home (South Africa) that I love. Its amazing how the small things like Hadeda's, even the smell of the air is what reminds me I'm home when I get off the plane.
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Hi Felix, I am flying to Cape Town on Sunday all being well and will keep post up a few more photos of farm life in the western cape, the people, the wildlife anything really It is not yet summer and where we are on the Helderberg, the overlook is towards Cape Storm. Weather wise it is variable with cold, wind and storms for this time of the year. I am hoping it will warm up soon. I am looking forward to off road driving but am already missing the old V6.
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Planning a trip home in March next year. Took the (irish) missus in January a couple of years ago and she nearly died! This time there is a toddler in tow too so have to take it easy...
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18th October 2012, 21:41 | #35 | |
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Enjoy the mountain (yours and the flat one ) Gatekeeper.
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26th October 2012, 16:30 | #36 |
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Another thing I guess you won't miss are the baboons. We are having a problem on the mountain as they have been coming down to the house at night and early morning. The big one is the aggressor and he has about 20 smaller ones with him. So far they have not managed to get through the electric fence/perimeter around the house. As you know they are a protected species so I am not able to shoot them! The nature reserve wardens next to us have been contacted and they are not interested, which is fine until a visitor gets hurt or worse. I am sure the baboons also visit the reserve on the higher pastures. Any suggestions anyone?
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The bird was a Dove I think, very young but I managed to let it out and it flew away so hopefully lived to fight another day!
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It was really very kind of you Jeff to help the bird out and and on its way
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I am just catching up on some wildlife photos. I took these recently out in the bush, up country
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A garden visitor
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