Saturday, January 24, 2015

Saturday Critters Party with Eileen

Last weekend as we drove out onto the mine, Grant stopped so that I could photograph some donkeys at the boom gate. 
Four pretty ladies socialize in shade of a tree
Nearby a small flock of Little Egret hang around some cattle
Driving through the bush, we spotted a dik-dik in the bush next to the road

Further up the road, a very small dik-dik stands still watching our vehicle. I manage to get a photo before it bounded into the bush.
A small dik-dik stands motionless in the road

After viewing and photographing several birds (to be posted on Wednesday next week) we returned along the slimes dam wall. We spotted a pair of helmeted guineafowl having a sand bath. 

Both the guineafowl enjoy their sand bath 
Returning through the boom gate, the herd of donkeys had moved towards the askari's hut
The herd of cattle was also closer to the askari hut with the Little Egret in tow

Before stopping at home, we popped into Amanda and Andre's home to say hello.
The tree-lined road leading to the client camp

For more critters, please join Eileen here

Here's wishing you all a happy weekend. 





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13 comments:

  1. TexWisGirl24 January, 2015 03:38

    sweet donkeys and cattle. :)

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  2. eileeninmd24 January, 2015 12:02

    Hello Jo, I just the cattle! They are so cute, one of my favorite critters too. Great shots of the cattle and egret. And the Dik dik is a sweet critter. Do the guineafowl belong to a farm or are the wild birds?

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  3. eileeninmd24 January, 2015 12:02

    ps, thank you so much for linking up and sharing your post. Have a happy weekend!

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  4. Breathtaking24 January, 2015 13:00

    The Guineafowl are so colourful,.. didn't know they liked bathing in sand. The donkey photos are lovely.
    Regards.

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  5. Gattina24 January, 2015 13:12

    You are lucky to see such a variety of animals !

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  6. EG CameraGirl24 January, 2015 13:15

    Love the animals you see when you are out & about!

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  7. Hannah24 January, 2015 13:38

    The donkeys are beautiful animals, and so social. It's fun to see the egrets following the cattle. The horns on the helmeted guineafowl and the aqua colors on their heads and necks remind me so much of the cassowaries someone posted recently. I wonder if they are related. They seem to be enjoying their sand baths. Great photos!

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  8. A Colorful World24 January, 2015 14:10

    Love the donkeys! The cattle and egret are great as well as the guinea fowl, and the dik dik are always a treat. Great post! Enjoyed seeing them all!

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  9. MadSnapper24 January, 2015 15:18

    I love donkeys and cows and these are so sweet, beautiful photos of them... i would so very much LOVE to be riding along and see any of these critters.. and also that beautiful green road.

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  10. Anonymous24 January, 2015 16:04

    wow, a cyber Safari!

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  11. Linda W.24 January, 2015 19:02

    Nice collection of critters! I love seeing the unusual (to me) animals that we don't have in the US.

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  12. ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©24 January, 2015 22:05

    Nice collection of pictures, Jo. I've never made it to Africa, so photo-friends are the next best thing.
    ~

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  13. Margaret Birding For Pleasure26 January, 2015 10:39

    Fabulous photos. Have a great week.

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