Monday 22 February 2016

SCAVENGER HUNT SUNDAY and THROUGH MY LENS

  • I am back from sunny Costa Rica and having travelled more than 24 hours although not without incident,  I arrived in Dublin very exhausted, missing my bus to Belfast by 30 seconds!  The next bus which should have arrived in 1 hour didn’t arrive for an hour and a half and I was half frozen in temperatures of 2 degrees C.  Once on the bus, I fell asleep and woke up the find this snow scene as I crossed into Northern Ireland.   I was truly back to the COLD.
  • The rest of the shots below are from my trip to Kruger National Park in 2014. My laptop is broken and I cannot change my mistake on on IPad.  The geese are Egyptian, NOT Japonese.



This is a Red- billed Oxpecker who as a HELPER to the antelope gets rid of any parasites from its skin.




Now we do not use the word SILLIES in the UK and so I looked it up on Google and this is what it said - No Definition of 'sillies' found - It's still good as a Scrabble word though!
I thought this photograph of the 2 Japanese Geese were 2 SILLIES to walk so close to this Crocodile.


This is a photograph of my nursing friend Marie and myself when I STAGED the shot one morning early as the dawn broke in Kruger National Park.
A wonderful reminder of a fantastic holiday with 2 special friends.


This is a scene my friends and I overlooked in Kruger National Park as we watched animals and birds come down to the water to drink and bathe.  
Can you see the 2 Elephants in this shot?
I am showing you it JUST BECAUSE.

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21 comments:

  1. Welcome back, it looks as if you may have brought some sunshine with you.

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  2. As I swelter, your cold view filled me with longing.
    Loved all of the other photos too, but the cold has my heart today.

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  3. Buses! Never one when you want one! Hope you've warmed up a bit since arriving home!
    Great shots of the wildlife in Kruger!

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  4. I think they might be Egyptian Goose Margaret...............never seen them in Japan anyway!

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  5. Thats what you call a rude awakening Margaret. Welcome back.

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  6. Hope you had a good holiday Margaret and welcome back. Love the photo of the geese and the crocodile!! :)

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  7. Margaret, I wondered where you were. I remembered you'd said you would be traveling to Costa Rica but all your photos were still of Africa. Are you staying put now for awhile? I couldn't see the elephants. I'll look again more closely.

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    1. Yes, staying put( well for a while). Yes I am very far behind with my photographs. I take so many and this blog is a record ( for me) as to what I have seen so I try and do it in order. I have not shown you my last photographs from Malawi yet so dear knows when Costa Rica will be posted!! Just keep watching as long as you are interested.

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  8. Now I see the elephants. I was looking in the water for them.

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  9. Wow, Kruger is on my wish list of places to visit. I love the elephants, birds and the antelope. Nice shot of you and your friend. Thanks for sharing your trip! Happy Monday, enjoy your new week!

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  10. Hi Margaret, I managed to link you. I've never heard the word: sillies but see the meaning. Stuart is correct: those are Egyptian Geese. We have them on the golf course here in Marquard. Beautiful post. Have a great day. Jo

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  11. Love your African photos. The snow just looks so chilly. Looking forward to seeing your Malawi photos.

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  12. The Egyptian Geese at Attenborough reserve over here don't have to worry about crocodiles

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  13. Fascinating scenes.Yes,those geese are truly 'sillies' for being so close to a predator.

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  14. Welcome home! You are quite the traveler!

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  15. Hello friend you can perch on my back anytime. So cute. I'll remember that word for when I play scrabble!

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  16. Wow! Quite a difference in climate!
    Great photos, especially the little helper bird.
    Have a wonderful week!
    Lea

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  17. Wonderful images. Glad you made it home safely even if it wasn't without incident.

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  18. heat to cold, it is a shock. That is such a cute photo of the RB Oxpecker on the back of the antelope..I enjoy seeing you and Marie...either you are very tall or she is quite short..:-)

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  19. What wonderful adventures you're having! and such a change in climate!

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  20. What an interesting photo journey you have presented. From Ireland to Africa.

    R. Täysin arkista

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