Very cool cam, African waterhole cam

[uppityperson]

I saw a zebra a bit ago. Will need to check it later when it gets light. Lots of good noises also.
http://live.wildlife.wavelit.net/451OK

[cwydro]

1. How cool

thanks for the link.

[charlie and algernon]

2. just saw a shooting star!

add that to the Zebras, Wilderbeasts, and Gazelles i saw earlier

[cwydro]

3. I saw a few shooting stars!

but no critters yet, alas.

[pitohui]

11. i think they are moths of some sort

i saw an effect like this at some waterholes in kenya but those were in parks and very, very busy so i didn't look too hard

but i'm pretty sure it's the way the lighting for the waterhole catches the moths going by

[charlie and algernon]

4. quick! Hyenas!!

check it out!

[cwydro]

5. I saw some critters milling around

difficult to tell what they were. How could you tell? I did hear them making noise...man, you should have seen my dog when they started...:hi:

[charlie and algernon]

6. from the mane on their backs and their snout

hehe, i've seen a few discovery channel programs, plus lion king ;-)

:hi:

[cwydro]

7. Damn,

maybe it's my monitor...I couldn't really make them out.

[uppityperson]

8. missed it, was in other room, Heard it and my dog/cats did too.

[cwydro]

9. My dog was QUITE disconcerted.

She's still looking around.:rofl:

[charlie and algernon]

10. i saw them, didn't hear them

just happened to have mute on and didn't think to turn it off!?

[uppityperson]

12. grunting wart hogs? something skittering in background?

[PrimeRibGuy]

13. Hey

What is that there right now?

[uppityperson]

14. now THAT was a hyena

[cwydro]

15. Does it seem to be getting lighter there?

Wonder what part of Africa this is...

[uppityperson]

29. S. Africa and the full moon rose

[BikeWriter]

16. Thanks, I put it on full screen. Very cool!

[uppityperson]

17. how do I make it full screen? Thanks.

[BikeWriter]

18. On my Windows Media Player it's a selection off of "View"

[uppityperson]

20. thanks, found a little button since there is no "view"

must be a different WMP

[BikeWriter]

38. Okay, good! :-)

[uppityperson]

39. been popping in and out, cooking dinner, doing chores

I really like hearing the noises.

[uppityperson]

19. found more info on this cam-S.Africa

http://www.wavelit.com/index.asp?ch=Wildlife&sh=africam
Nkorho Pan is brought to you by Africam.com, ranked as one of the top African wildlife sites on the web. We pioneered the live web cam industry in Africa back in 1998 when we broadcast live images from some of the wildest places on the continent. This was a world first and fast gained popularity world wide. Technology has moved on and we are proud to bring you the first of our live streaming cameras on the Africam Wildlife Channel.

Nkorho Pan is a natural water hole in the prestigious Sabi Sands Private Game Reserve, in South Africa. Nkorho pan is named after Nkorho bush Lodge which gets it name from the Shangaan derivative for the call of the yellow-billed hornbill, a common and unusual looking bird from this area.

[cwydro]

21. This is so cool

I'm addicted. Now I want to know what time it is there...guess I could google time zones or some such.

[YankeyMCC]

22. Anyone catch what just ran across the view a couple minutes ago?

[cwydro]

24. damn, missed it again

drat!

[bridgit]

23. i like it...

:bounce:

[uppityperson]

25. is that the sun? should be 2:34 am in S. Africa. Timezone map here

http://www.worldtimezone.com/
This one shows day/night also
http://www.worldtimezone.com/datetime.htm

[cwydro]

26. I love the things I learn on DU

It DOES look like the sun...if it is 2 in the morning, maybe it's the moon? We got a full one here.

[uppityperson]

27. it would have to be the moon. guess we're looking north.

nice moon

[cwydro]

30. You can see the moon reflected in the water now

I missed it rise. Drat again.

[hippywife]

31. What's really neat is

that I just went outside and looked at the moon. It's really cool to look at it rising here and at the same time see it setting in Africa. How cool is that?

[cwydro]

36. Wow

you completely read my mind.:hi:

[KittyWampus]

28. best link since the baby panda

[cwydro]

32. The moon must be setting

you can see it in the sky now...

[uppityperson]

33. guess that would make us looking to the Nwest?

since this is in southern hemisphere, moon would be north, and setting nw

[uppityperson]

34. intresting noises and the moon is setting.

waiting for morning

[cwydro]

35. I know

wondering who comes to drink at dawn...

[cwydro]

37. Hey, it IS getting light now

and the birds are starting to talk...

[uppityperson]

40. COLOR!!!!!!!!!!! Day camera is on.

Lots of bird noises. Now it makes sense, being able to see the foreground and background in 3-d. Will be interesting to watch tomorrow night also.

[uppityperson]

41. animals in closeup! hind end of a something

going to other cameras panning brush

[cwydro]

42. are those wildebeasts?

[haf216]

43. I think so. n/t

[cwydro]

44. I need to be in bed

but I am fascinated by this...

[haf216]

49. Me too!

I have to be at work at 5am. But i cant stop watching this stuff!

[cwydro]

52. I think those critters with the curved horns are called urdu

or something like that...

[haf216]

45. Are those baboons in the background?

[charlie and algernon]

48. yep!

i forgot what they were called

[cwydro]

50. I think so

and some gazelles? Maybe. Pic froze up.

[bluethruandthru]

46. can't get a picture.

I get the sound...but black screen. :shrug:

[charlie and algernon]

47. a bunch of monkees now

can't remember their names

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

51. Wildebeests!

I turned my dad on to this site this evening, and he just called me up to let me know the wildebeests are on.

[haf216]

54. That reminds me I have to email the site to my Mom.

[cwydro]

57. Me too

My mom will love this.

[cwydro]

55. I knew I spelled that wrong

but it didn't look right either way. Different critters now.

[aaronbees]

53. the sounds are beautiful...

Love listening to the birds! What a neat cam. :)

[Lochloosa]

56. Nice...Bookmarked for later viewing

[charlie and algernon]

58. awsome shot of the zebra

[cwydro]

59. ZEBRAS!

[countingbluecars]

60. Wonderful.

I am hooked.

[cwydro]

61. Me too

this is worth losing sleep over.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

62. I'm hoping there will be lions.

Not to eat the zebras, of course. But I'd like to see lions.

[KittyWampus]

63. zebras, baboons, birds

[BikeWriter]

64. Is anyone taking screenshots?

[cwydro]

65. Did you see that close up of the zebra drinking?

Such beautiful animals.

[haf216]

66. Yes, very cool!

[uppityperson]

67. I need faster internet, it keeps stopping/still shots

but the parts when they move are really cool and the still shots are cool too, along with the birds

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

68. Southern Ground Hornbills! (Bucorvus cafer)

Not something you see every day...

[uppityperson]

69. just got back and saw its back. cool, thanks for the info

[XemaSab]

70. I thought those were hornbills

what are the ducks?

my "birds of africa" is at the office. :(

[XemaSab]

74. Or are they egyptian geese?

:shrug:

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

88. Some of those turned up after the hornbills left.

[bicentennial_baby]

71. Somebody's lurking back in the trees...

Can't tell what it is yet though... :)

[charlie and algernon]

72. couple birds showed up

can't see anything in the trees

[bicentennial_baby]

73. he/she walked away...

into the farther back trees...

[charlie and algernon]

75. must be camera shy

[charlie and algernon]

76. here come the animals

[XemaSab]

77. White necked Raven

:bounce:

[bicentennial_baby]

78. is that the loud lil bugger?

[uppityperson]

79. more beautiful (urdu?)

[XemaSab]

81. I think they might be impala

[XemaSab]

80. yeah

[XemaSab]

82. Any guesses on the oxpecker species?

:shrug:

[gr8dane_daddy]

83. Awesome sight...

I'm so hooked. So far I've seen herds of impalas and zebras. Now I'm starting to see monkeys and warthogs. Freaking addicting.

[aaronbees]

84. The warthog mudbath was pretty cool ....

This site is endlessly neato. Calmed down a bit now but there were zebras, monkeys and warthogs all hanging out a few minutes ago. Ah, now a warthog is playing in the water ... what a life!

[grasswire]

85. too cool

There was a herd of zebra -- about a dozen. Monkeys galore, two warthogs wallowing and eating grass, and a lot of little antelope-type animals, and also some cattle of some kind with calves.

The zebra were fantastic to see. Thanks so much for this link -- it's going to entertain us for a long time.

[grasswire]

86. Mr. and Mrs. Warthog are back in the mud baths

Geez, they can wallow!

[cwydro]

87. the camera is frozen up on mine this morning.

[BikeWriter]

89. I tried it and couldn't connect.

[grasswire]

90. we must have overloaded the server

[BikeWriter]

91. LOL! I wouldn't doubt it. I hope they get it back up.

[grasswire]

92. it's back!

Yayyy!

[cwydro]

93. damn I can't get it on my work computer

[grasswire]

95. there's no sign of life

So maybe you won't miss much.

[grasswire]

94. okay, they are ten hours ahead of U.S. pacific time

It's evening there -- almost eight o'clock.

I wonder why it's so bright. Must be the longitudinal position.

[Kali]

124. its summer there.

[Lochloosa]

96. Bird just flew in

[Lochloosa]

97. Bird just flew out

[ashling]

98. I have the audioplaying here at work

while I work - very cool

[grasswire]

99. yeah, it's amazing

Just to think that half a world away, in real time, this little natural drama is playing out while we watch and listen. It boggles the mind.

[ashling]

100. However,

if this is real time from Africa, how come it is not dark? Its night in Africa now.

[grasswire]

101. nightcam

the nightcam is in black and white. the daycam is in color.

[cwydro]

102. Bunch of critters came at the beginning of the night last night...

can't wait to get home and check it out.

[charlie and algernon]

103. best time is between 10pm-12am ET

I've seen herds of Zebras, Impalas, Wildebeasts, and Baboons

[cwydro]

109. Yep, they were awesome

I think they'll come back...I think animals are creatures of habit.

[uppityperson]

104. Thanks everyone for posting through the African day.

I'm checking out the night scene now, lots of bug noises. Will check it later this evening (morning there)

[graywarrior]

105. OMG, there's shooting stars all over the skies!

[Radio_Lady]

112. Not shooting stars, GW. They're some kind of insect... maybe moths.

Sorry.

The crickets are nice. Sounds like a midsummer night.

[grasswire]

106. yesterday the hyenas came about this time

I've been hoping to see them. Please please please.

[cwydro]

107. The sounds are the best at night

I think the hyenas will come back...

[Ariana Celeste]

108. I'm lovin the night sounds.

[cwydro]

110. I want to send this link to my mom

and for some reason can't get it to copy and paste...?

[uppityperson]

111. I copy and pasted from elsewhere

http://live.wildlife.wavelit.net/451OK

hmm, worked again. OK, here are the bits on 3 lines, maybe you can copy them individually?

http://
live.wildlife.wavelit.
net/451OK

[Bunny]

117. Try this:

http://www.wavelit.com/index.asp?ch=Wildlife&sh=africam#

[texas1928]

113. Something is breathing off camera.

I think there is a demon lose.

[uppityperson]

114. maybe Mariah?

(as in "they call the wind...")
Yesterday could hear water. Wait until daybreak when the color cam comes on and they start doing panning shots of animals and birds. Too cool.

Edited to remove "wait for moon" since it looks like it is already set.

[Bombero1956]

115. maybe it's me but

I swear I can hear people in the background, even women laughing.

[uppityperson]

116. heard hyenas yesterday

[cwydro]

118. Yeah, those hyenas were a trip

my dogs still looks nervous.... Right before I went to bed last night, when it seemed to be beginning to get light there, I swear I heard a lion or some such roaring...not ferociously, just announcing him or herself.

[grasswire]

119. I came to think that was the wind on the microphone

Because I never saw any animal that could be making that roaring noise. It also sounded like jet airplanes.

[cwydro]

120. Spoilsport.

Though actually I didn't want any predators around, with all those zebras and urdu or springbok or whatever the deer-like creatures were....

[fishnfla]

121. If any are interested in a good book on these critters

"Cry of the Kalahari" by Mark abd Delia Owens

"An Americans Couples 7 years in Africas Last Great Wilderness"

Very good story

[uppityperson]

122. Good morning wildebeest!

[grasswire]

123. okay, one small hooved critter, two fighting birds...

...and a lorry full of what must have been safari goers on top of a lorry following a herd of wildebeests. Action!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

125. Giraffe!

[charlie and algernon]

126. hehe, beat me to it

was just scurrying here to say the same thing

awsome!

[charlie and algernon]

127. something is in the bushes!

[charlie and algernon]

128. oh wow, they're FIGHTING!

I place 20 bucks on the one on the left!

[grasswire]

131. yeah, very cool

Butting heads and pushing each other around, while the female nibbles grass nearby.

[grasswire]

129. giraffe!!!!!!!

Wow, that was a thrill. The camera panned around to the back, and there was a giraffe munching on treetops. They could only hold the shot for a couple of moments.

[momophile]

130. I was beginning to think this was a joke until

I finally saw the giraffe and the antelope-type things fighting!

[momophile]

132. water Buffalo?

[charlie and algernon]

133. i think so

too big to be wildebeasts

these guys are massive

[momophile]

135. finally. I've had this on so many times and never seen

anything. This is so cool!

[charlie and algernon]

136. it's VERY cool

i've seen tons of animals

it's amazing to see these guys out in the wild. I so want to go there now.

[BreweryYardRat]

134. I'm getting a codec error whenever I try to load it.

Anyone know what codec I need?

[uppityperson]

137. see if this link works, it goes to the same cam, on a webpage vs WMP

http://www.wavelit.com/index.asp?ch=Wildlife&sh=africam

[BreweryYardRat]

140. Link doesn't work.

[lizziegrace]

138. Damn cam

I'm going to be up all night watching this. x(


:)

[grasswire]

139. yep, very addictive

and the good part is about to begin, if things go as they did last night.

Somebody oughta start a new thread, though.

[aaronbees]

141. Those birds were a hoot

Not sure what kind of bird (perhaps a type of goose?) ... the camera operator was very active just now, panning all over the ground finding neat things. I'm bummed I missed the giraffe!

[grasswire]

142. something ran by

A big something followed by a small something. A gazelle perhaps?

Lord that one bird is so noisy! And that whiner of a goose!

[aaronbees]

143. giraffe!!!!!!

On right now :)

[charlie and algernon]

144. giraffes!!!!

three of them!

[grasswire]

145. more than three

and zebras too......so beautiful!

[madrchsod]

146. cool is`t it

watched last yesterday and it was night time and there was`t much happening

[uppityperson]

151. glad I stayed up late to get to see them

more wildebeest too. Have there been wart hogs?

[SeattleGirl]

147. Are those wildebeasts on camera now?

Sure looks like it.

[charlie and algernon]

148. one big party now

everyone's here

[grasswire]

149. well, I have not seen Mr. & Mrs. Warthog yet tonight (eom)

[SeattleGirl]

150. Warthogs? Wow!

Haven't seen them at all.

[uppityperson]

152. Part 2 for faster loading is up at this link, thanks for watching/reporting.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=5912187&mesg_id=5912187

[grasswire]

153. thank you so much

What a treat.

[chknltl]

154. The sounds of Africa from that linc aren't going away....

...Ok so I have not tried to figure out how to make them stop yet. Visited the link, spent awhile there then came back to the DU. The sounds from that linc followed me here. Kinda cool surfin through the DU like this, not sure if it's some kind of glitch or not but I ain't complaining either.

[Chiyo-chichi]

155. Are those two turtles doin' it right now?

[gr8dane_daddy]

156. Not even having to pay for it either!

Turtle porn rules!


I mean, c'mon...who hasn't had sex on the beach?

[cwydro]

157. EEK!

Turtle sex! This site is a trip. Wish I'd seen the giraffes....

[MonkeyFunk]

158. oh

that one on the bottom is SUCH a whore. Walking around with her shell all hiked up.

[momophile]

159. elephants!!! nt

[myrna minx]

160. this is so cool!

Just listen to those birds too. It so beautiful.

[livetohike]

161. Beautiful

This is so cool. I am already addicted!

[BikeWriter]

162. WOW!

[Midlodemocrat]

163. Wasn't that so cool? And the sounds are incredible.

Very relaxing.

[charlie and algernon]

164. the elephants are back!

[Chiyo-chichi]

165. There's a herd of...

what, water buffalo? there now.

[grasswire]

166. yep, water buffalo (eom)

[sugar magnolia]

167. Did you see the baby one?

Got nudged out of the water by the mama and then she cleaned him off. Too cute!