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| Posted: Tue Nov 26th, 2019 04:01 |
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Graham Whistler
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Rufous Sparrow on the feeder this morning. Still very heavy rains and all sunbirds and others hiding. Bobs Landrover is bad news and due to poor servicing before we set out no oil in gearbox so local man has got to get one gearbox (big money) up from Niarobi ASAP but could be days so we are stranded here with no transport. Sadly I have paid to 3 days for us at super game reserve plus hotel we have no way of getting there with out Bobs car they will not refund my £500.00!. Plenty of birds here in garden of Bobs bush house to photo but we need better weather. If car not repaired in time for my flight home next week at least we can pay locat x4 WD taxi to take us back to Nirobi but long drive!!! Not happy we planned this trip in detail months ago.
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| Posted: Tue Nov 26th, 2019 05:46 |
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Eric
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Oh dear. Bl**dy Landrovers. Probably a silly question but can't you rent a car from the garage? Seems a shame to kiss goodbye to the game reserve. Or did you need the Landrover to get about when you were there? I thought you were meeting up with a bird expert guide? Has he got transport to 'pick you up'. I am sure you have considered these options ....just me feeling frustrated for you.  On a positive note, you are getting a range of birds where you are. Let's hope the weather clears and if you have to stay in that location you will get some more shots. Nice shrike by the way...and sat on thorns as well.
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| Posted: Tue Nov 26th, 2019 07:53 |
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Graham Whistler
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Thank goodness Eric spares arived and we will have Landrover back tomorrow and week of holiday remains. Sun out this afternoon out came the Scarlet-chested Sunbird.
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| Posted: Tue Nov 26th, 2019 07:55 |
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Graham Whistler
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| Posted: Wed Nov 27th, 2019 02:26 |
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Graham Whistler
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This morning outside my bedroom window a pair of Mousebirds
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| Posted: Wed Nov 27th, 2019 04:48 |
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Robert
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Wonderful Graham, what a treat, a beautiful picture. So pleased you have prospect of the Land Rover being fixed and back on the track. I have a very similar problem with a Land Rover I try to look after, I fitted a gearbox about ten years ago, I stripped it and checked it, replacing a couple of gears and some bearings, because the previous one had lost it's oil and seized. Now second gear on the replacement gearbox has gone for the same reason. It's so easy to check and replenish, but nobody seems to do it. Modern vehicles tend to be oil-tight, so users seem to forget it used to be normal practice to check gearbox and axle oil once a month or so. The problem with Land Rovers is that the oil leaks out of the back of the main gearbox and into the transfer box, which has plenty of spare capacity, so it may well still in the vehicle, just not in the right place. Consequently there are no tell tale pools of oil when parked.
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| Posted: Wed Nov 27th, 2019 06:53 |
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Graham Whistler
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| Posted: Wed Nov 27th, 2019 07:01 |
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Graham Whistler
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Elephants across the valley from Bobs house with D500 and 400-80mm at 400mm plus x1.4, this afternoon later hope to collect the landrover. We will then be able to take day trips from our base here to other interesting places.
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| Posted: Wed Nov 27th, 2019 08:30 |
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Iain
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For all the problems you are still getting some nice stuff.
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| Posted: Wed Nov 27th, 2019 10:43 |
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Robert
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Ahh! The Elephants! Magnificent creatures, you really are spoiling us. PS. Can we have a pic of the Land Rover please? Bonus with Lion on the roof! 
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