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flying owl

This owl, perched in the rocks at Bushman Koppie in mid-afternoon, took flight when we approached it. Miles Paul

Posted: Sossusvlei by MILES PAUL, Date: 12 December 2008

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Bokmakierie at Draaihoek

We occasionally saw this beautiful bird and frequently heard its distinctive melodious call on drives in the Draaihoek area of the Namibrand Reserve. Miles Paul

Posted: Sossusvlei by MILES PAUL, Date: 3 December 2008

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White lady with scorpion

On a night walk in the sand dunes south of Sossusvlei Desert Lodge, with Dorothy Paul and Frank Mashebe I was scanning for scorpions with my UV flashlight when I saw a few small glints of fluorescence – not the usual bright blue-green glow typical of a scorpion. Closer inspection with visible light revealed parts of a scorpion “peeking out” from under a...

Posted: Sossusvlei by MILES PAUL, Date: 1 December 2008

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dragon fly on quiver tree

This elegant insect was on the quiver tree in front of the bar at the Lodge.

Posted: Sossusvlei by MILES PAUL, Date: 21 November 2008

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flight over dunes

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Posted: Sossusvlei by MILES PAUL, Date: 16 November 2008

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Atypical track of a sidewinder

Dorothy and I saw this sidewinder (Bitis peringueyi) in the sand dunes southeast of the Petrified Dunes on an early morning sand-walk. It had obviously just eaten (probably a lizard) and was unable to move by the usual side-winding method, thus leaving this uncharacteristic track. Miles and Dorothy Paul additional image 1: Bitis peringuey additional image...

Posted: Sossusvlei by MILES PAUL, Date: 15 November 2008

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Brown hyena

On the morning drive Nestor spotted a Brown hyena near the hyena water hole,for the past four years we strugle to get hyena sightings as there were no hyenas in the reserve

Posted: Sossusvlei by Ronney Tsowaseb, Date: 20 September 2008

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Leopard at the Dunes

Over the last several days we have had an experience that has been interesting and witnessed by a number of us. I was driving on the road going south from the lodge, about 8 km from the lodge when I found a drag mark crossing the road. It was a leopard that had dragged a Springbok kill to the dunes. Several people had a look at the carcass (pictured...

Posted: Sossusvlei by Nestor Nghuunduka, Date: 10 June 2008

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Booted Eagle Close-up

Birds are now prolific after the good rains in the desert this year. Bird have become prolific and raptors such as Black Hariers, Red-necked Falcons and Booted Eagles have come in to hunt them. While taking guests to the bushman's cave near the lodge, we had a close-up encounter with a Booted Eagle. While showing the guests the rock art Lark-like Buntings...

Posted: Sossusvlei by Vernon Swanepoel, Date: 9 June 2008

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Cheetahs released on NamibRand Nature Reserve

Two days ago three cheetah were released onto NamibRand Nature Reserve, the reserve on which Sossusvlei Mountain Lodge is situated. With somewhere in the region of 15,000 springbok, the timing couldn't be better. With a good leopard population, some Spotted Hyenas (track have been seen recently,) and Cheetahs, the reserve now boasts a fair number of...

Posted: Sossusvlei by Vernon Swanepoel, Date: 3 June 2008

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