Webcams at waterholes in Kruger Park

6 Sep '07 3:30 am

This weekend I'm going to the Kruger Park with Rotary friends. Whilst checking on something on the web I discovered that there are two wonderful webcams at waterholes. They take a pic every 40 seconds. As I write this half my screen shows them, and the other half this window. Watch out. It could be habit forming!

http://www.sanparks.org/webcams/

6 Sep '07 7:40 am

.... no photos, nothing!! It was just a black thing in the space of photos...!! But I am sure, dear Jack, that you will have some great time with your friends! Enjoy your weekend, dear friend! Very Happy

6 Sep '07 5:50 pm

I've just seen a bird! Must check how long it stays there. Imagine if a big thing wanders into the shot - I will never get any work done! Thanks, Jack. Liza - you'll have to try again. Or was it just night time? Not sure if webcams understand night.

6 Sep '07 5:52 pm

Wow! The bird is now sharing the waterhole with some striped beasts. Amazing! Have to check again, promise I won't keep posting...

6 Sep '07 5:55 pm

I know I promised, but the zebra have wandered off, and just the bird remains. This is rather fun! But now I really really promise I will post no more about the webcam at the waterhole, no matter what amazing thing wanders up to drink.

Hey, bird - you're a legend!

6 Sep '07 9:52 pm

All having a drinky-poo! Say, Jack, that sure is neat. As a matter of fact, Deb and I have great interest in African and its wildlife. We often hang out and see what's going on at our favorite watering hole, Nkorho Pan. It's a streaming web cam very much like watching a live TV. If you're interested, here's the link:

http://www.wavelit.com/?ch=Wildlife&sh=africam

We just love it and the sound is excellent too. You can go directly to the Africam website but then you'd have to wade through a lot of ads before you could view the web cam. This link is a lot better.

Christopher

P.S. Moosey, this is your website! I wouldn't worry about making too many posts if I were you. Ha ha! Laughing

P.S.S. We just watched a dozen wildebeest having a drink and hamming it up for the camera. Wink

7 Sep '07 1:57 am

Jack, thanks for the link. I was able to view the picture, but not much was happening while I watched. I didn't have a lot of time to devote to watching, but will try later. I did also check out Christopher's link and it has sound also. The sounds were fascinating, but the only activity I saw was a bird that flew in, hopped around on the ground for a few minutes and then flew off over the watering hole. One sound that I heard could have been a large cat cub, but I never saw anything to verify that.

You are right that they could be addictive.

7 Sep '07 10:41 pm

[quote="Liza"].... no photos, nothing!! It was just a black thing in the space of photos...!!

That black stuff you can see is what we call "darkness". It happens at night, especially when the zebras accidentally leave their torches behind on the hall table, as I have often done myself.

Janet

7 Sep '07 11:13 pm

This time , Janet , I saw the daylight, indeed! Thank you for your gentle explanation!! Actually, I saw a pond in the wilderness in the first photo, and then something like a tiny river in the second one... The pond was suddenly visited by two girrafs!!Lovely!

8 Sep '07 8:34 am

Lots of people I have told in NZ now watching too,though we are 10 hours ahead which means that when I think I might take a look it is night time!I'll get it synchronised eventually.
dixie.

Webcams at waterholes in Kruger Park

Webcams at waterholes in Kruger Park

I visited the site, but....

Eek! A group of Zebra!

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I Saw Four Zebras!

African webcam

Re: I visited the site, but....

I saw the light!!

Me too