Travel Snippets from Kruger, Swazi & KZN (6) iSimangaliso *

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Day 20: Kosi Bay




We left Tembe for Kosi Bay Lodge. We just chilled at the chalet for a while and then we headed down to the Coastal Forest to take a boat ride from the 3rd lake to 1st lake through the reed channels and along the mangrove banks, with traditional Tonga fish traps on the way.



















Pied Blurfisher

Impossible to get acceptable from a boat excursion

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Day 20: Kosi Bay

I will do another installment with from the rest of the boat excursion, meanwhile you can watch the video.

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Day 20: Kosi Bay

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Day 20: Kosi Bay















Purple heron

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Day 20: Kosi Bay












Tropical House Geckos hunting at our chalet

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Day 21: Kosi Bay





Next morning a birding walk did not produce much, but a special one


Kurrichane Thrush

Purple Heron

African Fish-eagle

Goliath Heron


and this White-backed Night-heron

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Day 21: iSimangaliso

After the morning walk, we left for St. Lucia. I don't like the town, but we wanted to stay overnight and spend two hours in iSimangaliso. So without looking around much we decided to pop in the park. it was very windy, so most animals were hiding

But two hours in the park produced at least a first for me in terms of birds

Waterbuck & Saddle-billed Stork


On the Vlei Loop:

Bushbuck

Jacana

Hippo

Spoonbill

Waterbuck

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Day 21: iSimangaliso

Now we headed for the Indian Ocean for a quick picnic

Mission Rocks

We had time to stop at another bird hide and found a pair of African Jacana busy running around - so only blurred




and a pair of Egyptian Geese more cooperative for a photo




And then back on the tar road this little raptor perched on the pole

Southern Banded Snake-Eagle

The first one I ever found, Dewi

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Day 21: iSimangaliso

Video of the short drive in iSimangaliso: