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JustJoy @sweetpea100852.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Pic of the day - hyenas live in social groups called clans, with a dominant female. They are scavengers, but also very successful hunters. #SouthAfrica #photography #nature #wildlife #iloveafrica #kruger #wildlifephotography

A hyena walking towards the camera,in dry bushveld

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JustJoy @sweetpea100852.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Pic of the day - these little vervet monkeys are so cute. And very adept at slipping through windows to snatch fruit or anything from the table! #SouthAfrica #photography #nature #wildlife #iloveafrica #kruger #wildlifephotography

A young vervet monkey clinging to a branch

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JustJoy @sweetpea100852.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

The Saddle-billed stork striding out in his colourful plumage. Such a splendid sight! #SouthAfrica #photography #nature #wildlife #birds #birdsofafrica #birdlover

A Saddle-billed stork walking in green grass

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JustJoy @sweetpea100852.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Pic of the day- its tough being a giraffe! With those long legs and neck, having a drink of water is quite awkward. #SouthAfrica #photography #nature #wildlife #iloveafrica #kruger

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JustJoy @sweetpea100852.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

A Yellow-billed hornbill perched right next to our picnic table, hoping for a snack. #SouthAfrica #photography #nature #wildlife #birds #birdsofafrica #birdlover

A Yellow-billed hornbill perched on a fence post

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JustJoy @sweetpea100852.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Pic of the day - and finally I'm back. Had a glorious time away, but some health issues on our return. This mama rhino and her little one was a very special sight. #SouthAfrica #photography #nature #wildlife #iloveafrica #rhinos #stoprhinopoaching

A rhino mama and her little one grazing peacefully

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JustJoy @sweetpea100852.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Pic of the day - always special watching elephants at a waterhole. All the other animals give way when they arrive. And this will be my last post for the next two weeks, as we're going on a road trip. See you soon! #SouthAfrica #photography #nature #wildlife #iloveafrica #elephants #Kruger

A small herd of elephants at a waterhole. The very young one is centre stage

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JustJoy @sweetpea100852.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

The always beautiful lilac-breasted roller. I can't resist taking photos of this bird #SouthAfrica #photography #nature #wildlife #birds #birdlover #birdsofafrica

A beautiful lilac-breasted roller perched on a branch

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JustJoy @sweetpea100852.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Pic of the day - that day we stroked a cheetah! At a rehabilitation centre in Hoedspruit some years back. Their fur isn't soft like I thought it would be - it's quite bristly. But the purring .... like a tractor! #SouthAfrica #photography #nature #wildlife #iloveafrica

Four people stroking a cheetah at a rehabilitation centre.
The cheetah is lying on a table facing the camera

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JustJoy @sweetpea100852.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Mom and the kids making their way home, with another female bringing up the rear. Ostriches have two toes, one with a sharp claw to aid their speed and defense. A kick from an ostrich can cause fatal injuries. #SouthAfrica #photography #nature #wildlife #birds #birdlover #birdsofafrica #Kruger

A female ostrich with 7 chicks following her, walking along a dirt road. Another adult female follows close behind

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JustJoy @sweetpea100852.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

This is either a Hartlaub's, or a Grey-headed gull. I'm really unsure which one - hard to tell from this shot 🤷‍♀️ #SouthAfrica #photography #nature #wildlife #birds #birdlover #birdsofafrica

A seagull standing on shells and pebbles in shallow water on the edge of the ocean. Bright red legs and bill

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JustJoy @sweetpea100852.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Pic of the day - and it's #Caturday so a leopard seems a fine choice. This one was very alert and shortly after this shot, he was chased off by another one. There were 3 dodging each other among the cars #SouthAfrica #photography #nature #wildlife #iloveafrica #kruger #leopards

A very alert leopard standing in the brownish grassland

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JustJoy @sweetpea100852.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Pic of the day - a female bushbuck contemplating the electric fencing keeping her within her reserve #SouthAfrica #photography #nature #wildlife #iloveafrica #kruger

A female bushbuck against a green shrub background

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JustJoy @sweetpea100852.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Pic of the day - an agama blending in perfectly with his surroundings. Non-breeding males, females and younger non-dominant males have this grayish-brown colour. Breeding males have bright blue heads and orange bodies. #SouthAfrica #photography #nature #wildlife #iloveafrica #lizards

An agama on a rock, basking in the sun. His brown colours give him an excellent disguise

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JustJoy @sweetpea100852.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

A lovely palm nut vulture, visiting our garden today. A vegetarian vulture??? They enjoy the fruit of raffia palms, and other fruit like dates, but they're not averse to insects and invertebrates. #SouthAfrica #photography #nature #wildlife #birds #birdlover #birdsofafrica #raptors #vultures

A palm nut vulture perched in the palm tree in my garden

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JustJoy @sweetpea100852.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Pic of the day - for #ThicktrunkTuesday here's another baobab, this one with foliage. Baobabs store water in their trunks, so during dry seasons elephants and other animals chew the bark. Nature is amazing! #SouthAfrica #photography #nature #landscapephotography #iloveafrica

A large baobab tree covered in green foliage

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JustJoy @sweetpea100852.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Pic of the day - a series of photos of one of my most memorable moments in our game reserves. A Cape cobra and a young pale chanting goshawk in a duel of life and death. The cobra eventually slid safely away into the long grass. #SouthAfrica #photography #nature #wildlife #iloveafrica #Kgalagadi

A cape cobra and a pale chanting goshawk confronting each other, both on the ground

The goshawk is up in the air and the cobra's head is up and ready to strike

Back on the ground the two adversaries face each other

The goshawk is higher in the air, and the cobra trying to slither away, head still slightly raised

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JustJoy @sweetpea100852.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Pic of the day - weekend's over and it's back to work tomorrow. Hope the road you travel is as pretty as this one. Autumn in the #Drakensberg #SouthAfrica #photography #nature #iloveafrica

A gravel road lined with trees with autumn-coloured leaves, and a bed of leaves on the ground.

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JustJoy @sweetpea100852.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Collared flycatcher. A very rare visitor to our country. I was lucky enough to catch up with this one, when it visited in 2012. Atm we have one visiting us and causing great excitement. Sadly, too far away for me. #SouthAfrica #photography #nature #wildlife #birds #birdlover #birdsofafrica

Collared flycatcher perched on the trunk of a tree, with a background of green foliage

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JustJoy @sweetpea100852.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Pic of the day - all of us, rushing home from work on a Friday afternoon. #SouthAfrica #photography #nature #wildlife #iloveafrica #elephants #Kruger

A herd of elephants running towards the waterhole

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JustJoy @sweetpea100852.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Pic of the day - elephant! Gentle but powerul; they are not to be trifled with. Elephants have overturned vehicles, and caused much harm and damage to those who don't heed the warnings to keep their distance #SouthAfrica #photography #nature #wildlife #iloveafrica #kruger #elephants

A large elephant with long tusks approaches the photographer in a green field with trees

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JustJoy @sweetpea100852.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

#BirdOfTheDay Its all about #profile so here is my bird. A southern ground hornbill with his snack. Ground hornbills are listed as endangered in #SouthAfrica #kruger #photography #nature #wildlife #birds #birdsofafrica

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JustJoy @sweetpea100852.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

#BirdOfTheDay My bird with a #Bluesky background is the tawny eagle. Tawnies are often found at kill sites sitting alongside vultures, waiting for their turn to scavenge #SouthAfrica #photography #nature #wildlife #birds #birdlover #birdsofafrica

A tawny eagle perched on a branch with a blue sky background

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JustJoy @sweetpea100852.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Pic of the day - mom and her sweet foal. Zebra foals can stand within 15 minutes of birth, and run within an hour! #SouthAfrica #photography #nature #wildlife #iloveafrica #zebras #Twosday

A zebra mom grazing on the green grass with her foal just behind her

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JustJoy @sweetpea100852.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Pic of the day - taking a slow stroll into the weekend ahead on this #BlueMonday Leopard tortoise - one of the Little Five of #Kruger NP. #SouthAfrica #photography #nature #wildlife #iloveafrica

A leopard tortoise making his way across the road in Kruger NP

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JustJoy @sweetpea100852.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

##BirdOfTheDay The very large secretarybird giving a great show of #raisedwings

A secretarybird with raised wings in a field of dry grass

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JustJoy @sweetpea100852.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

The very distinctive and striking plumage of the male double-banded sandgrouse makes this an easy bird to identify in the wild. The female looks very different. #SouthAfrica #photography #nature #wildlife #birds #birdlover #birdsofafrica #Kruger

A male double-banded sandgrouse posing beautifully

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JustJoy @sweetpea100852.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Pic of the day - a cute squirrel foraging among the Mopani leaves at Letaba Camp, #Kruger NP. #SouthAfrica #photography #nature #wildlife #iloveafrica #squirrel

A squirrel chewing on a snack among the rust-coloured Mopani leaves

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JustJoy @sweetpea100852.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Pic of the day - keeping up the #Caturday shots with this beautiful lion. Lovely, lazy yawn! #SouthAfrica #photography #nature #wildlife #iloveafrica #kruger #lions

A beautiful male lion lying in the grass, showing his teeth with a big yawn

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JustJoy @sweetpea100852.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Pic of the day - the much maligned spotted hyena. Not a favourite of many, but I carry a soft space in my heart for them. #SouthAfrica #photography #nature #wildlife #iloveafrica #kruger

Two spotted hyena lying flat out on the road in Kruger National Park

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JustJoy @sweetpea100852.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

The African barred owl is a small owl, diurnal, not often seen during the day - more likely at dusk. #SouthAfrica #photography #nature #wildlife #birds #birdlover #birdsofafrica #Kruger #owls

An African barred owl perched on a branch in daylight

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