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Saturday, January 17, 2015

Saturday Critters Party with Eileen

I have an eclectic mix of creatures for today's post. During the week I watched as one of the pups sniffed something on the ground, and then jumped back. I thought it was  a frog; I grabbed my camera and went outdoors. 

The pup was trying to sniff a large bug which I'm not able to identify! 
A bug that one of the pups found fascinating 

The pup's leg is visible on the right of the photo

I walked away, leaving the bug in peace; the pup followed me.
Michael pets the other four pups!
In the street, near the Guest House fence, I spotted several mongoose. I managed to capture this ne before it dived into the holes next to the tree roots

Driving along the bush road always yields birds and other interesting sights...

...like this d'Arnaud's Barbet with fruit in its mouth 

I'm linking my post to Saturday Critters with Eileen here.here

14 comments:

  1. wow, that bird is something! love your happy, well-cared-for pups!

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  2. HI Jo Love the bird in the last shot. Have not seen that one! Have a marvellous weekend.

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  3. d'Arnaud's Barbet? Now that's one I never heard of although I have seen other members of the barbet family and as I recall they are all similarly attractive.

    I'd love to take a trip down that bush road armed with my camera and binos.

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  4. Nice critters ! except the bug, I am not a friend of insects, lol !

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  5. Hello Jo, The bug looks huge and creepy.. I love the pups, they have grown! The mongoose is cute! What a cool looking bird with a fancy name...Great collection of critter images.. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Have a happy weekend!

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  6. Great photos.
    Pleased that the pups aren't being bugged anymore.

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  7. i like that bird and love the pic of the road... i used to live on a road like that when i was a child.. no mongoose around though. the pups look so happy and so does Michael.

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  8. I love all the interesting critters you've shared!

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  9. Perhaps that is a giant water bug? They're found on all continents except Antartica. (They're also known as 'toe biter.')

    Love the other critters, too!
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  10. That looks like a choking hazard...

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  11. Your 'bush road' takes me back to many SANPark roads.

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  12. LIke the person above said, maybe a type of water bug? It looks like the giant water bug we have here!

    Those are some happy puppies! And a beautiful bird.

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  13. The d'Arnaud's Barbet must have been very hungry to want such a big piece of fruit.

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  14. Love your puppies, mongoose and birdie Jo. My grand-puppy (cutest thing on four paws) is being operated on today for a tumour on it's backside. Scary stuff.

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