HEY STEEMIANS, IF YOU LIKE NATURE LOOK AT THIS!
While we were enjoying our stay in the Dikhololo game reserve I had the opportunity to take some great photos of the animals that i would like to share with you all.
(A squirrel I captured in the early morning searching for food.)
WHERE IS DHIKOLOLO EXACTLY?
Dikhololo game reserve is situated in the heart of the bushveld in North-West province of South Africa.
I stay in Gauteng , Dikhololo is about 100km from where i stay but it is well worth the drive to relax in the quiet of bushveld and doing some game drives to view the abundance of animal life.
WHAT WE DO WHILE AT THE GAME RESERVE
To be quite honest, I try to do as little as possible for as long as possible, sitting on the "stoep" (what we call a patio), flames burning high into the late afternoon sky , with the sweet scent of true bushveld wood burning away slowly preparing the coals for the "braai" (basically a barbecue, except we cook the meat over the coals or fire instead of gas).
Early mornings and late afternoons are when we go on game drives or walks to do some animal spotting, During late morning to early afternoon the scorching sun will burn you to a crisp in minutes. Temperatures soar to almost 40 °C in summer so the swimming pool is a great way to quickly cool down before retreating into the shade.
(The human water hole of coolness, hehe)
WHY I LIKE TO GO TO GAME RESERVES
There is nothing quite like waking up in the early morning looking out the window and seeing the abundant wildlife.
Squirrels running up and down trees, lizards baking in the early morning sun, animal eyes peering back at you before quickly running into the cover of the dense African bush.
Absolute silence apart from the songs of birds, an occasional monkey signalling its troop that he has found food, the grunt of an antelope in the distance walking peacefully with its herd to the watering hole.
Being in the bushveld has this calming back to nature feeling, almost an primal attraction to the natural bush. Maybe it is just an South African thing.
SOME OF THE WILDLIFE I WAS ABLE TO CAPTURE
What a majestic animal the giraffe is, I personally love it when they run, it looks like slow motion running.. If you have not seen one running do yourself the favor of finding a video.
(Blesbok or Blesbuck is a antelope species endemic to South Africa)
(Springbok or Springbuck)
This little fellow is our national antelope of South Africa.Our national rugby team derived its name from this beautiful antelope.
Well known for the height and distance it can jump while running.
(The zebra)
(The Kudu)
This kudu calf came to our chalet, curious about what we were doing.She came right up to the stoep and we fed her Marula fruits that she ate out of our hands.
A Kudu bull and cow slowly crossing the dirt road, sometimes I wondered who was watching who.
(Blou kop koggelmander or Blue headed lizard)
This Blue head lizard is still a juvenile so his color has not yet started showing yet.
( Euphaedra perseis Male butterfly)
(I am sad to say that I could not find the name of this butterfly. If you know the name please comment it to me.)
(Telipna maesseni Butterfly)
(Cream-spot Tiger moth)
Yes I know it is a moth but i found it to be very pretty.
(Junonia oenone Butterfly)
(Red-billed Hornbill)
This curious bird came to visit us one early morning while we were sitting outside and having our coffee. He hopped right up to the table to eat a piece of bread that had fallen on the floor.
What an experience it was to interact with the animals up-close and experience the calm, peaceful and relaxing atmosphere of the bushveld.
I really hope you enjoyed this post, Follow me for more, I'll be posting soon about my visit to The Kruger National Park!
Thank you for reading my post.
All photography original work of @rslabbert
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There is nothing beautiful than nature
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Thank you,and yes, I agree.I love nature and being able to capture it through the camera.Thank you for your comment. I will be posting more Nature posts soon.
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Nice share and great animal photography @rslabbert the bush is the best place to find peace of mind and relax.
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I agree.The bushveld = Ultimate relaxation.Thank you for your comment.
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You have some very strange looking doggos in Africa!
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Hi, Thank you for your comment.Sorry i do not understand "doggos". Can you please try to explain to me?
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A doggo is a big pupper!
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Ohhhh, Now I understand.Haha yes we do have big dogs here..Maybe I should do a post about security and big dogs.
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You mean the wild dog or painted dog @yahtzeedog yes they hunt in packs and live in the wild, amazing to see if you are lucky enough.
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beautiful creatures of nature. I love all animals
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Never heard of this game reserve, but ik looks very nice
There are so many nice places in (south) Africa
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It would be wonderful to enjoy such things, just once! Thanks for sharing. The photos are awesome!
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@trumanity Where are you from? Most countries have a stronger currency compared to South Africa, so it may very well be practical for you to experience such a beautiful place.
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If I visit, I am usually just in and out and don't get to see much. Perhaps one day when I return. I am born in Africa, but I earn Korean Won - so it is true. But sadly, I don't earn a lot of won haha - and I have to spend it all here on raising he kids.
I should look you and slabbert up when I do makea pilrimage home - we can have a castle together - what you say?
Cheers bru.
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Thank you very much! I love nature and being in the bush... I will send you a link when I'm Done with my Kruger National Park post... Thank you for your comment...
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Thank you for bringing such original content to us, and appreciate the extra effort you took to describe them.
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It is only a pleasure! I hope to have lots more posts specifically about South Africa... Please spread the word an follow me... I'll bring South Africa to you!
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Hi @rslabbert, beautiful pictures. I like giraffe. Saludos
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A rich animal reserve.
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Hi there. Yes, Dhikololo is one of the smaller reserves around. But very beautiful... Kruger National Park is the biggest one we have here... I'll be posting about my visit there soon!
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thanks for sharing these wonderful photos
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It is only a pleasure, I have loads more to share with you! Keep an eye on my blog for more to follow shortly.Thank you for your comment and upvote. Much appreciated. It goes a long way so that I can get a camera again to start taking photos again.
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A good article on great photos.
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Thank you. It was my first major post and it was quite hard work but I enjoyed it...Thank you for your comment
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Great photos love it
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Thank you. I am happy that you enjoyed it. I will be posting much more animal content soon
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I am so happy that you enjoyed it.
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Thank you @rslabbert. What beautiful creatures and the photos you take are just awesome. You're lucky to have been to such a place. Something I could only dream of. I guess I will have to live vicariously through you in this blog post :)
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Thank you. Please watch this space for more photos
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Uitstekend dude. Love dit.
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Dankie dude. Wardeer dit. Ek is self nogals chuffed oor die uitkoms.
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Jy't moeite in gesit. Jy kry wat jy gee.
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I really like the Zebra, nice pictures of animals.
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Thank you so much. Please look out for my following posts .There is still many animal photos i have to share.Thank you for your comment.
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Great pics! It reminds me of my stay in the bushvelt a couple of years back. We were relaxing on the porch of the lodge we were staying at, when suddenly all the employees got all agitated. They calmly but insistingly moved all the tourists inside and locked the doors. Moments later a family of lions strolled through the premise :-) Exceptional experience!
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Wooow. That is very exciting.. I have made a video a few years back where I filmed 5 lions attacking a Buffalo. What an experience. Words can't explain
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I can imagine. All the lions did that I saw in SA was strolling lazy around or lounging in the shade.
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Such beautiful photographs :) We sure have AMAZING wildlife in South Africa. So unique!
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