The Watering Hole Chat Site - Friday 5 December, 2008

Thanks for the new day Hanneke, love the vervet clip, funny.

Thanks for the new day Hanneke...love the video clip

I'm sure that lion is sounding a little closer

Thanks Hanneke for the new day, the video and the notice for the new day     

thank you for the new day hanneke, cute gif

I don't know what you saw Janice.  I had stepped away for a few minutes and came back to see the geese in the water squaking away.  didn't notice anything else in the area by then.

Poppet i saw the attack it was something small  maybe a mongoose this time it kept going past the finger

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Yes, there was a little critte, only saw it briefly. It ran around just behind where E & T had been sitting.  Don't know if it was a small type of cat, but it was quick whatever it was.  Didn't see it leave, but it was hard to follow, so I guess it's gone

Thanks Cowboy...I couldn't tell what it was.

Is that lion closer?  I have to go out soon so I guess it is on it's way...lol

The forum is really slow at the moment

Hi Poppet        thanks  kk for the info on termites!

Hi Howwa.....weetbix...

Hi all , a good Africam morning.

Time for me to go.  Bye bye !!!!

Hello all.  Thank you for the lovely vervet clip, Hanneke, and the new day. I was on my way to bed but the lion calling stopped me.

Janice, I saw it too, but the forum was very slow and I couldn't post.

I lost the Forum for a few 

Thanks for the new day Hanneke,  Hello Everyone 

Is that the Hippo again at EP ??

What was that drinking at EP. It is now behind the island.

Looks like hippo left, he walked to back side of wh and walked to the right behind the island with the tree.

Thanks, Karen.  It looked like a hippo's shape.

Bye Hanneke...hi Penny2

I stepped away for a few minutes...did I miss the hippo leaving?

I think he is still there behind "Buffalo Island" ..I saw his eyes shine thru the bushes LOL

I have to go also now but will return for the morning parade.  I hope that lion we been hearing does show up eventually tonight.  Good camming all

I saw it when it came in and then went to soak so I feel lucky that I saw it leave too, watching grndd now.  : )

He very well could be WD, its so hard to tell what's going on on the back side of ep at night.

Bye T'man

I must go to...got to go shopping :(  I'll check in when I get back

I think the hippo went behind the island and lay down again and i saw lightning for the second time to the right of the tree on the island EP

Hi and Bye Poppet.  I am also going now.  Struggling to keep awake so it's bed for me.  Happy camming all.

Bye t-man, Janice and Penny. EDIT;  oops hanneke too.

Bushie said earlier there where storms coming (atleast where she is)

There's the lion again.

Good Night Penny, Happy Dreams

Bye Janice and Tman, see ya later 

I still hear him back there ..just splashing, no "bubbles" yet LOL. Karin said this morning that they may have rain coming tonight.

Sounds like he is eating again now ..Hippo at EP  and Lions at NK

Milo or Spot not happy at the lodge