Sprocky's visits to Kruger Park

Post by **Toko** » Sat Dec 28, 2013 12:55 pm

Glad I've caught up...some nice sightings and cool

Post by **vinkie** » Sat Dec 28, 2013 3:04 pm

Wonderful TT, $\O$ nice pictures

Post by **Sprocky** » Wed Jan 01, 2014 1:21 pm

Thank you and happy new year to you all!!

Yesterday we closed up shop early, and not having any plans, I thought it would be fitting to pop into the park on the last day of 2013.

At Sable Dam this White-faced Whistling Duck was having a bath in preparation for the end of year party...

Sable Dam is looking good and full after the recent rains...

At first there wasn't too much to be seen, so I tried my luck at some scenic shots. One of the many termite mounds in the area...

This next scene just appealed to me...

Finally some movement, a Leopard Tortoise quenching his thirst...

I have never taken a shot of a Giraffe like this before...

And lastly, a drive in this section of the park wouldn't be the same without getting close to an Ellie...

Wishing you all astounding sightings in 2014!!! $\O$

Post by **Pumbaa** » Wed Jan 01, 2014 2:15 pm

Thanks so much Sprocky for your brilliant pictures

Great to see the blue sky again after the heavy rain $\O$

Post by **nan** » Wed Jan 01, 2014 4:41 pm

and not only the blue... but the green $O/\$

Post by **Richprins** » Wed Jan 01, 2014 5:47 pm

Nice lighting there, old boy! $\O$

Post by **Errol1** » Wed Jan 01, 2014 8:21 pm

Very well done Sprocky... $\O$

Post by **Twigga** » Wed Jan 01, 2014 9:17 pm

Nice one Sprocky - glad to see SD so full!

Post by **vinkie** » Fri Jan 03, 2014 5:57 pm

Great sightings $\O$

Post by **Sprocky** » Sat Jan 04, 2014 1:18 pm

Thank you Pumbaa, nan, Richprins, Errol1, Twigga and vinkie! $\O$

I did my first trip for 2014 into the park this morning. It was like a national highway with all the visitors heading to the gate to start their journey home. $0*\$

Any way, I had to get onto the dirt roads asap, and here are some of my pics...

At this time of year you see a lot of foam nests above water pools, but this is some collection all together...

The only pics I managed to get with decent lighting was this Swainson's Spurfowl...

This Elephant looked impressive with his ivory, but I had to drop down to 1/60 of a second as he was in the shade under the trees about a mile away...

Next up was a few Buffalo, I'm not sure what this one had in mind...

And this poor chap seems to have a problem with his left eye...

There was also one lone White Stork strolling around with the Buffalo...

And the last one for today, the Boon family just being Boons...

Africa Wild

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