The red-billed queleas had been unleashed

[Richprins]

Gret landscapes, Pumbaa. Yes, being alone makes it special!

We were there last year during a drought, as I said, and one cannot believe the difference in summer!

Love the croc!

[Flutterby]

Amazing to see an Indigobird in the same place...never even seen one!

[nan]

nice to see a Village Indigo Bird not so often seen

magnificent landscapes

[Pumbaa]

The kingfisher looks like the other ones, it only has different colours, that's why it's called grey-headed

But for us nevethekess an incredible sighting

I was answering RP, who said that it looked completely different from the other kingfishers. I think that it was a great sighting. Not many have seen one

I love all kind of kingfishers but this one is indeed rare

[Pumbaa]

Gret landscapes, Pumbaa. Yes, being alone makes it special!

We were there last year during a drought, as I said, and one cannot believe the difference in summer!

Love the croc!

Totally right I remember that area as well from the drought and it can look completely different

[Pumbaa]

Amazing to see an Indigobird in the same place...never even seen one!

This bird is not often seen by us but gladly as least ones during a trip we were successful - Hopefully you will see soon your very first one

[Pumbaa]

nice to see a Village Indigo Bird not so often seen

magnificent landscapes

That bird is so cute but very difficult to photograph because same is nearly completely black

[Pumbaa]

The more careful you look around the more you will discover



and even in different colours



and although we did not see that much the S52 is turning more and more into one of our favourite roads the more often we drive it because of all the beautiful views.



The S101 is also a must drive road when in that area and today we discovered there a huge, partly hairy, orange coloured spider – Normally I do not have any problem with spiders but this one was huge and also for me a bit too much.



The first part of our morning drive ended on the high water bridge across the Shingwedzi and also time for us to stretch the legs again a bit and whilst looking around we found two resting buffaloes



in a larger remaining puddle in the riverbed.



As it still was quite early and despite we already drove a lot we decided to drive at least part of the Mphongolo loop as it was such a wonderful sunny day and this road is always one of our favourites. We came across carmine bee eaters,



a lilac breated roller with a nearly swallowed kill,



more carmine bee eaters



and then we could not stop without taking shots of the beautiful view along the S56.



Furthermore we discovered hippos,



grey hornbills,

[Pumbaa]

noisy woodland kingfishers, lots of wood hoopoes



some with kill,



we spotted a Jacobin cuckoo,



a group of ground hornbills



also with kill



and more very muddy buffaloes



with an impressive set of horns



and even more ground hornbills.



The drive was simply beautiful although it was quiet but we nevertheless we had a great time in photographing all the different birds but then it was also time for a nice break in camp before our short afternoon drive could be started. Already early morning whilst cooking coffee I noticed a beautiful moth hanging on our lamp but it was simply too dark to photograph same to my delight same was still hanging around there when we returned from our morning drive so finally same could be captured.



We also strolled a bit around in camp but here we failed in taking pictures of a crested barbet as same was not willing to be photographed. We only decided to do a short afternoon drive and left the camp via the back entrance to drive a bit along the S50 where we soon met some beautiful nyalas



and same were about to cross the road but gladly we were allowed to take some pictures before they disappeared..





to be continued.....

[nan]

2 in one : Buterfly and Insecte
love the S56, for me one of the best road in the Kruger
Carmine Bee-Eater, Jacobin and nice colored Moth
and...and...