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Owl at Trekoskraal

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I Spotted two of these owls at that cement dam at Trekoskraal today.
Later the day I saw another one close to that bay where we camped on the clean-up weekend.
Dink dit is 'n Kaapse Ooruil and was about half a meter high.
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Nice foto Pieter

Jis julle gaan kamp vroeg, die kreef seisoen is amper nog n maand weg.
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Ons het nie gaan kamp nie, sommer net 'n vleisie gaan tan en vir die see gesit en kyk
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Spot on Pieter(no pun intended),it's an Spotted Eagle Owl,Gevlekte Ooruil,found over the whole of SA,so how did the tanned meat turn out :thumbup:
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Baie mooi foto, het ook sulke duiwe by ons.
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Lekker pic, Nice to know that they're still around! :thumbup: ...... Well spotted! :D: ;-)
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