Africa cam #4, wed evening, gnus, zebra, gazelle, warthogs, elephants, lions?

[uppityperson]

#1 http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x5906753
#2 http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=5912187&mesg_id=5912187
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Cam link to WMP http://live.wildlife.wavelit.net/451OK
They did a scan of the site and this is a camera and satellite dish on a tree, wires winding to a metal box on the ground. No people around.

More info on this cam, it is in a Game Reserve (Sabi Sands) which is next to Kruger National Park, looks like the animals wander back and forth freely. Lots of lodges nearby, with varied trails for hiking or for vehicles (including some labeled "bushman").

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.

Kruger Ntl Park website http://www.sanparks.org/parks/kruger /

Where nearly 2 million hectares of unrivalled diversity of life forms fuses with historical and archaeological sights – this is real Africa.

The world-renowned Kruger National Park offers a wildlife experience that ranks with the best in Africa. Established in 1898 to protect the wildlife of the South African Lowveld, this national park of nearly 2 million hectares, SANParks - Kruger National Park is unrivalled in the diversity of its life forms and a world leader in advanced environmental management techniques and policies.

Truly the flagship of the South African national parks, Kruger is home to an impressive number of species: 336 trees, 49 fish, 34 amphibians, 114 reptiles, 507 birds and 147 mammals. Man's interaction with the Lowveld environment over many centuries - from bushman rock paintings to majestic archaeological sites like Masorini and Thulamela - is very evident in the Kruger National Park. These treasures represent the cultures, persons and events that played a role in the history of the Kruger National Park and are conserved along with the park's natural assets.

Timemap night/day here http://www.worldtimezone.com/datetime.htm

[uppityperson]

1. what was making all those noises? Baboons? didn't see, but guessing

I hear a dove, a male dove cooing. over and over and over. Morning is coming.

[hippywife]

2. Gee! I missed alot signing on late.

I'm getting lots of new sounds from the previous nights, along with the same bird and cricket sounds. No movement so far but the insects.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

3. I really want to see something besides Hyenas.

:evilfrown:

[uppityperson]

6. ducks, but what the heck is that screeching?

[hippywife]

4. I think I'm hearing

some monkeys tonight off and on.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. Bring on the lions.

I want lions. I asked for lions yesterday and they didn't show up. Hey, lions!

[GenDem]

7. Why do I want to break out into song?

"Morning has broken...like the first morning...blackbird has spoken..." -
Cat Stevens

[uppityperson]

8. daytime color cam!

[cwydro]

9. They haven't started scanning yet though...

I gotta go to bed soon...come on critters...

[uppityperson]

10. I know, getting restless here too.

darn that wildlife.:crazy:

[fishnfla]

11. Looks to me like the water level is dropping some

In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight

[grasswire]

12. all those critters are drinking it all up

..and a certain amount left on the hides of those umpty-dozen water buffalo who were lounging and wallowing this morning.

[uppityperson]

13. missed those. That must've been neat.

still haven't seen water buffalo, lots of wildebeest/gnus though.

[fishnfla]

15. I read somewhere that there was a drought

and it was causing lots of problems. I think this preserve was mentioned. animals were perishing elsewhere, and in the preserves they were having trouble too...drought and poachers

[grasswire]

14. what the hell is hollering off camera?

I don't recognize that sound.

[sugar magnolia]

18. I don't know, but it kept making me jump!

I really, really wish I could control the camera.

Yes, I have control issues.

[uppityperson]

16. panning the area, showing buildings out back and gnus

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

17. Time for the Morning Gnus.

[grasswire]

21. looks like a rodeo

[uppityperson]

22. wildebeest being wild

my internet is not fast enough, keeps refreshing.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

19. What is that bird

that goes "Doo-DOOO-doo, doo-DOOO-doo" in triple meter, over and over? You always hear it on Africa nature documentaries.

[uppityperson]

20. doodoodoo bird?

morning gnus. snort. It is funny hearing the noises, sound clichish, but this is where they are.

[uppityperson]

23. and it's the newbie newbie gnu

[SeattleGirl]

24. Hahahahahaha! I was wondering if anyone noticed my post

on the last thread. :rofl:

BTW, as punishment, I've had Strangers in the Night as my earworm all day!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

25. I don't suppose it's true that no gnus is good gnus.

[uppityperson]

26. nothing but gnus all day long

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

27. Gnu taking a dust bath now.

[uppityperson]

28. those were nice closeup shots at the waterhole a bit ago.

birds on their backs (flycatchers? tick birds?)

[uppityperson]

29. drops of rain on the pond?

[aaronbees]

31. was wondering that too ....

Hope not, seemed like such a nice and sunny start to the day.

[grasswire]

30. human voices

that is probably why there is little action this morning.

[uppityperson]

32. yeah, they were noisy in the dark also.

oh well, there is always tomorrow.

[charlie and algernon]

33. antelope type creature off in the distance?

[uppityperson]

34. I am starting to feel bad for my ringneck doves

they don't have to risk pestilence and predators, but can get rather cold here. I put a heating pad in their flight cage, but now I am feeling bad, watching these ones walking around. Oh well.

[uppityperson]

35. quiet at the waterhole, cat looks on

Maybe I can grab one of those birds?


Nope

[charlie and algernon]

36. haha, that's really cute

yeah, i think our animal friends found a new waterhole, though i hope not

[uppityperson]

37. this is the time the warthog showed last night amidst zebras,gnus,gazelles.

maybe the noisy people have been too noisy, maybe just one of those days.

[charlie and algernon]

38. i hear something

grunting and growling

[uppityperson]

39. don't think it was the wind.

have they been panning much recently? Took a break for a bit. Seems like not panning as much as last couple days which could explain why we are not seeing as much since much we saw was around and not at the waterhole.

[charlie and algernon]

40. haven't panned in quite awhile

I've been sitting here reading the new Stephen King book, waiting for something to happen. Maybe the camera operator took a break or something

[uppityperson]

41. could always go check out nakedmolerat cam

[charlie and algernon]

42. haha, sounds fun

the chirping birds are a great concentration aid while reading, though it's a fascinating enough book that I'm having no problem concentrating. It's about a signal that's sent to cell phones, so that everyone who had one on goes insane, but there's definitely a deeper, scarier meaning behind it all. I just got it this afternoon and am already more than half way done.

[charlie and algernon]

43. and now i hear people off camera

so no animals now :-(

[charlie and algernon]

44. DO YOU HEAR THAT???

lions or warthogs??

[aaronbees]

45. yes ....

frankly, kinda scary, but don't know what it was and the cam didn't move ... pretty dang wicked sounding whatever it was

[uppityperson]

46. I missed it. What was it?

Maybe a cellphone signal sent to scramble your brain

[charlie and algernon]

47. it was an intense growling and grunting

or maybe that's what the cellphone signal wants me to think it was :P

it was unnerving and I wish the camera operator had the sense to you know, turn the camera to see what it was

[uppityperson]

48. I'd guess warthog, though lion or leopard would work too

not sure who would be more skittish with people talking around. Wart hogs grow to 180-220#. Big. I have doves here at home in a flight cage, noisy ones there. Think camera operator is on day off.

[charlie and algernon]

49. zebras are back!

[uppityperson]

50. thanks. Time to reload it and watch again. LOTS of zebras

was getting ready to go to bed, now will watch and read more. Thanks.

People think deer at my house are cool, these are Really cool

[charlie and algernon]

53. you're welcome

was just about to call it a night too when they showed up. Definitely better than deer. Until I see a herd of zebras run by my house, they will always be cooler.

[uppityperson]

54. Their patterns differed

some had strips running towards the front of their bellies, some to midbelly (meaning to underneath). Very cool zebra herd.

[SeattleGirl]

51. Woohoooo!

Lots and lots of zebras!

[aaronbees]

52. a big crew of them!

Love their tales slapping around. :)

[uppityperson]

55. A nice scan of the area and I am gone for the night. Carry on watching

I will check with interest in the morning. Please ask the elephants, lions and leopards to come back in about 10 hours please. Thank you.

[SeattleGirl]

56. Will do!

Sleep well.

[nykiera]

57. Giraffes.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

58. Stork!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

59. Gnu pup!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

60. Elephants!!

[charlie and algernon]

61. beautiful creatures

[uppityperson]

68. I have to start getting on earlier. Was it still daycam?

[cwydro]

62. I finally saw giraffes this morning!

what were those big beautiful birds?

[grasswire]

64. were the giraffe eating?

or were they at the watering hole?

[cwydro]

72. Both

First I saw them at the watering hole (looks difficult to bend that big old neck that far) and then later they were munching away on the trees surrounding the area...the camera was doing its scanning thing. The birds were the coolest thing...big birds (some kind of crane maybe?) and they were IN the watering hole.

[grasswire]

63. good morning DU

any animal sightings today?

[grasswire]

65. hyena growling and drinking

[texas1928]

66. Looks foggy right now.

Different.

[grasswire]

67. Did you hear the tribal drums?

Could just hear snatches of them in the background.

That hyena makes a lot of "purring" noises. Either that or there is a big cat just off camera.

[uppityperson]

69. Yesterday they panned and showed buildings nearby back a bit

had gnu/wildebeest walking in front of it, but some sort of buildings there. I am hearing the purring noises also, missed the drums

[grasswire]

70. just now there was a snort...

...that sounded like a tugboat whistle. Something was just off camera. Talk about frustrating!

[grasswire]

71. drumming and singing

turn your speaker way up and you can hear it clearly

[uppityperson]

73. I think I'll give Africacam a break for a couple days, let the people there

quiet down and maybe then there will be more animals? At least I hope so. I am glad that places can make money off people NOT shooting animals, even if it annoys me by not being able to see what I want when I want here. Will check back later.

[nykiera]

74. Water Buffalo, I think.

[cwydro]

75. I was wondering

now I'm nervous because that one is there all alone...his friends wandered off...eek!

[Drum]

76. The water buffalo are knocking horns now....

having a little scuffle.

[hippywife]

77. There are lots of new sounds out there tonight

but I'm not seeing a thing yet!

[Road Scholar]

78. Wow. eom

[uppityperson]

79. Hiya, back to gnus drinking, including newbie and closeups

doing a quick check in. Seems to have focused on some big birds in trees for a while

[charlie and algernon]

80. zebras are here

figures, right as i'm about to go to bed

[idgiehkt]

81. aren't they magnificient?

iwas watching them for quite a while. I need to go to bed too. Bye zebras...

[charlie and algernon]

82. that they are

one of the reasons i'm still up at 2am and why i've been staying up way too late these past 5 days

[nykiera]

83. Warthog

[nykiera]

84. baboons?

[nykiera]

85. with babies.

[QMPMom]

86. That little baby baboon that keeps hiding in the tree

root is so darn cute!

[uppityperson]

89. I am so envious of you getting to see this. Now I need to start watching again.

[Samurai_Writer]

87. I love firing this cam up first thing in the morning...

and the first thing I see is a close up of a baby babboon. What a great way to start the day!

[nykiera]

88. Zebra

[bicentennial_baby]

90. I still have infrared and it's stuck on buffering...

:wtf:?

[charlie and algernon]

91. yeah, don't know what's going on

just fired it up for the night too and apparently it's night there too?? :wtf: