Wildlife seen in Modderfontein Conservancy

[Plentipotential]

Ride quite a bit at Modder and have seen the following.

 

Duiker

Blesbok

Slender Mongoose

 

Few of the birds.

Fish Eagle

Spotted Eagle Owl

Western Barn Owl

Marsh Owl

African Grass Owl?

Chinspot Batis

European Bee-eater

 

Best time to spot game is on the night ride, very seldom see other riders on the trail on Wednesdays.

 

What have I not seen? Please add your sightings.

[Creme' Boulle']

Also Zebra and plenty snake holes, them snakes must be huge.

Edited August 22, 2013 by Creme' Boulle'

[TNOSE_E]

black wildebeest

[Dexter-morgan]

Snakes don't make holes, they just invade holes of other animals, maybe it is Rat holes or something.

[HowellingWulf]

  On 8/22/2013 at 10:04 AM, Dexter-morgan said:

Snakes don't make holes, they just invade holes of other animals, maybe it is Rat holes or something.

Hehe

[TNOSE_E]

Would love to know what makes all those holes in that one section...

[Kritzie]

  On 8/22/2013 at 10:04 AM, TNOSE_E said:

black wildebeest

I can confirm was also there lol!

[Kritzie]

  On 8/22/2013 at 10:28 AM, TNOSE_E said:

Would love to know what makes all those holes in that one section...

 

I think it is the 26" wheel which certain almost extinct creatures are still using!

[Nofearnofun]

  On 8/22/2013 at 10:37 AM, Kritzie said:

I think it is the 26" wheel which certain almost extinct creatures are still using!

 

A theory only believed by those gullible enough to have bought a 29er

[Vetseun]

  On 8/22/2013 at 10:04 AM, Dexter-morgan said:

Snakes don't make holes, they just invade holes of other animals, maybe it is Rat holes or something.

Whats that song? Oh ja

... " And then you took the words right out of my mouth"

[Uni]

really. wow. I think between my laboured breathing and profanities about what I'm getting myself into, I'm scaring everything away. I've seen a fish eagle before and that's about it. Very cool.

Edited August 22, 2013 by Uni

[MTBc]

I've seen some pretty wildlife there too, flip she was quick though. put me to shame

 

seen jackal and owls at night, and lots of buck.

Edited August 22, 2013 by Captain Cheesy

[divernick]

I'm pretty sure the holes are made by moles or mole rats. Plenty mongoose there too.

[TNOSE_E]

  On 8/22/2013 at 11:30 AM, divernick said:

I'm pretty sure the holes are made by moles or mole rats. Plenty mongoose there too.

 

Hope so, rather than a nest of rattlers!

[schizo]

  On 8/22/2013 at 11:30 AM, divernick said:

I'm pretty sure the holes are made by moles or mole rats. Plenty mongoose there too.

Yeah I saw one similar to this

 

http://nsrmtb.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/goose-header.jpg

[Creme' Boulle']

There are huge mole snakes there, we saw a dead one, half in the hole. well at least we thought it was dead, didn't stick around to check, I am *** scared of them.

Edited August 22, 2013 by Creme' Boulle'