October 23rd, 2011

We have seen lots of wild life and livestock since arriving in Swaziland.  On a daily basis we see cows, donkeys, dogs, goats and a variety of birds.  On rare occasions we see some more unique animals.  We have visited two of the game reserves since arriving and have seen a variety of African animals.  Here are some of the animal we have seen so far.

Lots of deer like creatures:

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Blesbok

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Blue Wildebeest

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Nyala

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Impala Female

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Impala Male

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Kudu

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Common Reedbuck

 

A couple more birds (I am leaving the names off for my father-in-law.  He asked for some more birds to identify!):

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This is the nest of the bird above – how unique?  They fly through the little hole in the bottom. 

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Some unique finds:

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Southern Tree Agama

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Rock Monitor – Mikayla is not the unique find!

 

Animals you think of when you think of Africa:

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Warthog – terrible picture, but man those suckers are fast!

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Ostrich

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Zebra

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And of course giraffes!  We have lots of these pictures, but here are just a few!

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Seriously, how could someone not think these are beautiful!

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I love this picture because it reminds me of our little family.  Daddy and Mommy giraffe on the left and Mikayla giraffe on the right.  Silly? Yes, but still fun!

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