Re: And then the rain set in or at dusk the bush comes alive
Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2018 9:14 pm
Lots of lovely birds already 
Africa Wild
Go wild for Wildlife and help to keep our Conservation Areas pure, natural and green.
http://africawild-forum.com/
And then the rain set in or at dusk the bush comes alive
Page 5 of 79
Re: And then the rain set in or at dusk the bush comes alive
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2018 7:50 am
Re: And then the rain set in or at dusk the bush comes alive
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2018 8:18 pm
The buffs played lions 
What a pretty starling
What a pretty starling
Re: And then the rain set in or at dusk the bush comes alive
Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2018 5:18 pm
Catching up now, Pumbaa! 
Those are some of the most unusual elephant pics I've ever seen!
It must have been nice seeing a slight improvement after the drought? B&Dal area was hit really hard!
The buffalo are also very special, Timon is doing well!
Those are some of the most unusual elephant pics I've ever seen!
It must have been nice seeing a slight improvement after the drought? B&Dal area was hit really hard!
The buffalo are also very special, Timon is doing well!
Re: And then the rain set in or at dusk the bush comes alive
Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2018 9:08 am
Sometimes the golden light in the morning and afternoon helps a lot
Although from the number we saw not that many birds this year in the park due to the drought but the variety was brilliant
Re: And then the rain set in or at dusk the bush comes alive
Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2018 9:10 am
Obviously it was a hard night
Indeed never saw that ever before
Thanks for catching up and for your incredible compliments
Re: And then the rain set in or at dusk the bush comes alive
Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2018 9:12 am
The one who arrived laid down close to his buddy and
[
they soon started to cuddle.
We could have stayed at that sighting far longer but after we took a lot of pictures we continued our way but it was a bit quiet until we reached the bridge across the Mlambane where a family of giraffes were about to come closer to search in the river for some remaining puddles.
Finally Dad dared to quench his thirst after originally looking into each direction for several times from a small puddle which obviously had been made by elephants
after quite a while also the female and the little one finally took their drink as well.
Spontaneously we then decided to drive today the Mlambane loop first instead of driving up the whole tar road until the S23 which we normally do on our first full day so today we simply did the drive the other way round.
Soon we met our very first woodland kingfisher during that trip
and also many impalas could be seen
plus a rhino mom with her youngster
and for sure more impalas already awaited us around the next corner.
[they soon started to cuddle.
We could have stayed at that sighting far longer but after we took a lot of pictures we continued our way but it was a bit quiet until we reached the bridge across the Mlambane where a family of giraffes were about to come closer to search in the river for some remaining puddles.
Finally Dad dared to quench his thirst after originally looking into each direction for several times from a small puddle which obviously had been made by elephants
after quite a while also the female and the little one finally took their drink as well.
Spontaneously we then decided to drive today the Mlambane loop first instead of driving up the whole tar road until the S23 which we normally do on our first full day so today we simply did the drive the other way round.
Soon we met our very first woodland kingfisher during that trip
and also many impalas could be seen
plus a rhino mom with her youngster
and for sure more impalas already awaited us around the next corner.
Re: And then the rain set in or at dusk the bush comes alive
Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2018 9:12 am
We came across a group of vervets out of which one member obviously bit in an extreme sour marula according to its facial expression
the next bite looked a bit more yummy then,
one of the most gorgeous vervet babies could be discovered as well
whilst another member inspected most carefully the bottom of a pile of poop
and others started to day dream. At least we once again had a most entertaining time in watching and photographing them.
The birdlife is also always amazing on that road and we were extreme happy to come across a crested barbet quite close
and what is better than a crested barbet – two of them!
A southern black tit was hanging in a branch
impalas had a great time in running around in the dry Mlambane
and we then ticked off our lifer No. 4 in form of a black crowned tchagra.
to be continued...
the next bite looked a bit more yummy then,
one of the most gorgeous vervet babies could be discovered as well
whilst another member inspected most carefully the bottom of a pile of poop
and others started to day dream. At least we once again had a most entertaining time in watching and photographing them.
The birdlife is also always amazing on that road and we were extreme happy to come across a crested barbet quite close
and what is better than a crested barbet – two of them!
A southern black tit was hanging in a branch
impalas had a great time in running around in the dry Mlambane
and we then ticked off our lifer No. 4 in form of a black crowned tchagra.
to be continued...
Re: And then the rain set in or at dusk the bush comes alive
Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2018 9:33 am
Great variety of birdies again. My favourite would be the southern black tit. Looks kinda cute the way it is hanging in there
Wonderful shot of the giraffe drinking!
And those vervet antics are hilarious. Lifting a pile of poop... really?!
Wonderful shot of the giraffe drinking!
And those vervet antics are hilarious. Lifting a pile of poop... really?!
Re: And then the rain set in or at dusk the bush comes alive
Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2018 10:51 am
The southern Black Tit looks as if it has been caught in a kind of spider web 
Already four lifers
Wonderful variety of birdies
The vervet probably lifts the poop to look for insects
Great pics of those little bandits 
Already four lifers
Wonderful variety of birdies
The vervet probably lifts the poop to look for insects
Great pics of those little bandits