THE BALD EAGLE

A birder is leading a tour of novice birders. He points out a large bird in a distant tree and says,

"Look there - a bald eagle"

"How can you tell?" one of the novice birders asks.

"His feathers are all combed over to one side"

Hiya Everyone,

Jonathan Leeming has got a fantastic Scorpion Sting Emergency Protocol poster available on his website. Please take the time to check out the link below, its fantastic and you know what they say - "If a little knowledge is dangerous, where is the man who has so much as to be out of danger?"  ~Thomas Henry Huxley

 

Welcome to the online Makanyane Barker!

We have changed it to be online so as that all the Makanyane's have the opportunity to share their stories, pictures, adventures, recipes and ideas with us all!

Enjoy and have fun!

The Makanyane Barker Team! 

 

MAY'S MAKANYANE 2012

There was a small group this month, but wow what group! Ed, Jacquie & Wendy, Graham & Diane, Tom & Margaret, Wally & Vicki and Nando. Even though there was only a few of us we worked up a storm.

We were privileged to be able to work up at Metswedi, the elephants had done a really good job of walking through the electric fence and giving the camp a once over! Nando could not join us on the Friday but met us up at Metswedi early on the sat morning after having a nice Buffalo and Lion viewing!! The rest of us made our way joined by a beautiful sunrise. All together and armed with all our tools we cracked on Margaret and myself inspected one side of the fence until we were joined by a few lionesses we then swiftly moved on and joined the others to start work on the camp! Tom, Nando and rifle aided Robbie started weed eating and working around the fence while the rest of us tackled the broken trees the ele's had kindly left behind for us. It was hard work but when you get to work in such stunning surrounding its definately worth it! 

That night around the fire in true Makanyane style we all had a chuckle while eating Diane's top chocolate brownies as we retold the adventures from that day from Nando's Buffalo's (lucky bugger) and the fact that I had to hold Margaret's hand for dutch courage when the lionesses said hello! (thanks Margaret!)

Thank you all for an awesome weekend!

Big hugs to all and until next time ......... Vicki xx

Im not moving!

A clean Metswedi

The Ele crippled gate! Come on Wally make a plan!

Malachite Kingfisher

Macho Wally!

Conquered!! Margaret and her mean saw!

I will conquer......

Nando, Wendy and Wally - inspecting the view

Graham, Wally and Jacquie working hard!

Wendy after working hard look at those muscles!