Sightings Discussion Nkorho and Elephant Plains Tuesday 26 February 2008

@ EP  12:14  Lots of Baboon alarms and possible Lion

think there were 2 lions roaring, they sounded pretty close too.

 

hey all...

 

listening carefully to EP

Thanks for the new day Dreamer.  I'm waiting for the Lions.  They can choose their location--EP or NK--either way, I'm waiting and watching.

I hope you all will help me distinguish between the baboon's huff and the lion's huff.  I recognize the Baboon's "wha-hoo" alarm, and, I recognize a Lion's roar, but, sometimes I cannot tell which animal is making that low yet strong chuffhuff sound.  So I'm counting on you all to help me (now that I've exposed my dumbness).

  I always think Lion until I hear the Hooo . But I think that last racket we heard was Lions ( as in more than one ) and then the Baboon's  Waw Hoo anouncement . LOL all I know it was very loud ..and made me mess up my New Day , and I can not fix it LOL

I'm the jinx, I guess.  I've only heard birds, frogs and crickets at EP since joining you all about 20 minutes ago.

I think it is me too Mosby.  I'm waiting for the loud sounds--so far, I hear only the chirping critters.

Yippee!

Ok, I hear both the Baboon and the Lion at the same time.  That is, I hear a second or so of them and then the stream cuts out on me.

whoa that babs made me jump.

 

my sound keeps cutting in and out at EP? Anybody else?

Hit send too soon.  Got to hear some of that (between bufferings).  Baboon or lion?

Hi, I just heard the lion after the bab also.

I heard both the Baboon and the Lion Mosby, but, like you, the buffering was really bad (and still is) at EP.

All day, it has been the same.  It plays a couple of seconds, literally, then stops for a couple of seconds, and goes on and off like that continuously.

Lost EP completely now.  Bummed.

Yes Kara.  Awful buffering.

Mosby, what I do is I keep clicking on the green button link from the home page, to restart.  Sometimes, like now, I even get a whole minute of streaming from EP without buffering! 

I'll give that a try.  thanks.

That sounds so cool ...the Fiery Neck Nightjars calling to each other at EP

it's so beautiful 

Really lovely song. I vote for the FNKJ to be the official bird of Africam.

BBL

I think HE flew off to find HER ..maybe soon we will hear little Nightjars

I agree SD ..if you listen close it sounds like they are saying .." God Bless The Waterhole"  

Uh Oh ..sounds like he has competition already

roaaar

roooooaaaar

roar

roooooar

lots of roars at EP

Lions roar again at EP

I can hear them chuffing too ..well I do when the sound works

I have been listening to the nightjar and enjoying it too.   But it made me wonder.   Last year in Jan and Feb there were so many nightjars flying over the pan at NK and I haven't seen any to speak of this year.   We hear them so they are obviously around.   Why aren't we seeing them?

what was that ?  Bird or mammal ?? at EP

I think because Karin has not been on the cam as often. Don't get me wrong. All the zoomies are great, but Karin has a special touch for the small things :-)  On March 1st ( I think ) she is going to have a special Bird Watchers day.   LOL every since I said that to SD all I can hear when they sing is God Bless The Waterhole

 

That may be part of it,  but we used to see them swooping over the pan at night,  looking like shooting stars,  and that was when there was no one manning the cam.