Solo trip to Kruger *

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Day 2....continues:

Hornbill for Toko:

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Impressive Giraffe:

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Golaith Heron:

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Burchell's Coucal:

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Zebra:

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Kori Bustard:

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Blacksmith Lapwing:

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Tawney Eagle:

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And last one for day 2.. a majestic Fisheagle:

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Next day 3....... 0()
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Thank you everyone for your comments \O \O

Day 3 - 14 May:

Not a very eventfull day :O^ but very enjoyable \O

Natal Spurfowl:

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Ellie in my side mirror O** :

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Grey Heron:

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A high for day 3...Olive gras snake ^Q^ :

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Giraffes:

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Birds at Lake Panic......Pied Kingfisher:

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Malachite Kingfisher:

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african Darter:

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Goliath Heron:

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To be continued........


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Guys/Gals I think I got the snake wrong, when I look in the book again it looks like a Striped Skaapsteker, any ideas -O-


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Western Stripe-bellied Sand Snake? Stripe patterns look wrong for Skaapstekker I think?

The Francolin in the first pic is a Crested Francolin. \O


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Another great update harry ^Q^ ^Q^

Dewi is correct with the snake ID \O


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Day 3.....

Crocodile:

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Bushbuck:

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Warthog: looks a bit scruffy O**

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Juvinile Ground Hornbill:

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Ground Hornbill:

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Tree with flood debris:

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Oxpeckers on a Giraffe:

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Giraffe with dinner O** :

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That was day 3....next up day 4..Lower Sabie to Satara and back... -O- -O-


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Thanks again all for your interest \O

Day 4- 15 May:

First up Eagle Owl:

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Then DOGGIES:

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Waterbuck:

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Sad sight...dead Black Mamba 0= :-( :

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Lion 6km from Satara:

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More coming up soon..... 0()


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Day 5 contnues......

Lions:

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Ellie:

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Giraffe:

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Swainson's spurfowl:

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Crocodile:

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I promise that is a Leopard with a kill in that tree, just could not get a chance to take a decent pic :O^ 0- :

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My accomadation for the trip:

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End of another wonderfull day ........ 0()
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Thanks again for all the comments \O \O , lets continue \O

Day 6-16 May: Last full day in KNP...

Sunrise in Kruger:

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First up...Male Lion with one eye:

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Lioness on H5:

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After this sighting 2 Badgers run over the road but they where to fast and all I could manage was to reset all my camara settings :o0ps: O**

Giant Kingfisher:

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Warthog:

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Squirrel just for Lis:

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And then on the S28... some vultures .....BUT one was a Egyptian Vulture....that's the best pics I could get with my 300mm lens :-( , but one gent at the sighting let me look through his binocs and at least I could see what it looks like \O ^Q^

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Some water flower:

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To be continued...... 0()
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So day 6 continues.....

Tired Rhino:

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Ostrich:

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Big Ellie:

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Mlondoz1:

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African Stonechat -O- :

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African Grey Hornbill:

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Toko:

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Feel the love.....Warties 0/0 :

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My last fire of the trip:

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My trip out next........... 0()


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