Enjoying The Kruger Without Staying In The Park

[Pumbaa]

Awesome bird shots, Lisbeth,

and some of them really looked quite drenched

That is why I love Tihongonyeni so much there is always something around and when the grass is green and quite high it is flooded by Zebras, wildebeests and white storks

Also had a good laugh on your two termite mould loving ellies - Must have been great fun to watch them

[Flutterby]

Wow, too much to take in all at once. Will have to go back and look again.

[Alf]

I can spend long times at that waterhole

Love your elephant pictures enjoying himself

[Bushcraft]

The accommodation looks good

Nice start in the park, fantastic lion sighting and pics

Wow, very green

You take very good pics

The SBS pics are good, but the heron hunting is I have never seen that

Nice lion couple

Met Harry and Co

Great bateleur shots, ellies in the mud and a nice jackal pair, but the ellies on the termite mound is a brilliant

[Mel]

What a choice of birds here! And the wet ones looks rather miserable as they do without it being it their fault.
It just looks that way when their plumage is wet.

I've yet to see a white stork in Africa. Plenty here, but I always travel at the wrong time for seeing them down there.

How cute are those ellies rubbing and scratching and whatever else they are doing with the termite mount

[ExFmem]

You did, indeed, have a full day of sightings Ellies, storks, lots of misc. birds (I've never seen a Double-banded Sdgrs, quite handsome), begging Oxpecker chicks, and the 'lil hyena that looks ashamed - seems he knows what he did, but hopes Mom doesn't find out.

Of course the ellie/termite love fest is hilarious! Ever find out what that was all about - just another scratching post Wonderful pics

[Lisbeth]

Awesome bird shots, Lisbeth,

and some of them really looked quite drenched

That is why I love Tihongonyeni so much there is always something around and when the grass is green and quite high it is flooded by Zebras, wildebeests and white storks

Also had a good laugh on your two termite mould loving ellies - Must have been great fun to watch them

I was very lucky with the white storks

Wow, too much to take in all at once. Will have to go back and look again.

I can spend long times at that waterhole

Love your elephant pictures enjoying himself

It's a great water hole, if there is something around

The accommodation looks good

Nice start in the park, fantastic lion sighting and pics

Wow, very green

You take very good pics

The SBS pics are good, but the heron hunting is I have never seen that

Nice lion couple

Met Harry and Co

Great bateleur shots, ellies in the mud and a nice jackal pair, but the ellies on the termite mound is a brilliant

Thank you, Bushcraft. Nice to see you around here

What a choice of birds here! And the wet ones looks rather miserable as they do without it being it their fault.
It just looks that way when their plumage is wet.

I've yet to see a white stork in Africa. Plenty here, but I always travel at the wrong time for seeing them down there.

How cute are those ellies rubbing and scratching and whatever else they are doing with the termite mount

Yes, birds are not in their element, when it is raining I love white storks. Maybe a kind of nostalgic memory from far back

You did, indeed, have a full day of sightings Ellies, storks, lots of misc. birds (I've never seen a Double-banded Sdgrs, quite handsome), begging Oxpecker chicks, and the 'lil hyena that looks ashamed - seems he knows what he did, but hopes Mom doesn't find out.

Of course the ellie/termite love fest is hilarious! Ever find out what that was all about - just another scratching post Wonderful pics

It is reknown that ellies love the mud, but I have never seen this kind of behaviour before Hyenas at that age are cute A nice day

What exceptional photos and sightings, Lis! A lovely day's work!

The elephant/termite relationship is remarkable!

And all sorts of birdies as you say!

Thank you RP Yes, the elephant behaviour was fascinating

[Lisbeth]

On Monday the sun had come out again and I headed towards Letaba. The Sable loop, S51, was closed due to flooding so H9 it was.
Ground hornbill on a termite mound. Termite mounds seem to be very popular with a lot of animals: Birds sitting on top, elephants slithering, korhaan trekking, dwarf mongooses making a home and hornbill using it as a viewing point.

Grey hornbill

A single Kudu cow

Then there were three

Then there were five

The master and protector arrived. He was very young though

[Lisbeth]

The marabou stork must be the ugliest bird on earth, in fact two of them are hiding

Lots of rain bring out water birds that you do not see so often; red-billed ducks

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A handsome Impala ram

Singing lark on a termite mound

One of the countless European rollers

A single giraffe having a bite

A cliff in the green with bushes growing in the crevices

[Flutterby]

Lots of lovely birdies.