special moments

[flying cheetah]

Thank you Lisbeth, Mel, Bush Brat, Toko, Pumbaa and Flutterby for all your comments

After leaving the Steenbucks it didn't take long and I ran into a big herd of Buffalos. I always love to stand in the middle of a herd and take close portraits of the buffs when they try to check out if you are dangerous for them or not. Here are some of them:










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The rest of the loop was not very spectacular but when I came to Shidlayengwenya the long awaited moment was there..I Heard my first Woodland Kingfisher of te year I took it as a good sign and when I was back on the tar rad two Honey Badgers crossed the road in front of me As usual they didn't give me the time to get satisfying pics but I was more than happy that I saw them

[Lisbeth]

your buff portraits are

[nan]

Honey Badger two of them
and nice Buff's portrait

[Pumbaa]

Honey badger and then even two of them

Gorgeous buffalo portraits - I can spend hours watching their faces and take pictures when appearing in a group they are normally so relaxed

Thanks flying cheetah

[Mel]

Two honey badgers - WOW!!!

[Toko]

Never tired of looking at beeeg buffalo herds but the Honey badger mom with offspring trotting along is tops

[vinkie]

Nice Badgers...

[flying cheetah]

Thank you all for following tis thread, during the next days I hope I can post more regularly

After a good rest in the camp I did the same usual drive in the afternoon. First I visited the Shipandani bridge before I drove the Tropic of C. - loop again. At the bridge I saw some Black Crake, a Croc and this Juvenile Blacksmith Lapwing:




On the way to Tihanganyeni I came across my first Impala babies in the North and also saw a Black-shouldered Kite in the distance:






Maybe because of the heat there were no activities at the waterhole but at the end of the loop I saw a Juvenile Dark Chanting Goshawk in perfect late afternoon light. Here are the first pics of this beautiful raptor but I will post some more in my next post

[Lisbeth]

[Sprocky]

Great pics of the Goshawk, fc!!!