BluTuna wrote: ↑Wed Nov 28, 2012 9:38 am
Day 13. Lower Sabie -> Skukuza. Continued......
Lake Panic, one of the most beautiful places in the park.
I got there early in order to get the best seat in the hide before the bazooka-boys arrived. I needent have worried as it clouded over and none of them bothered.
First up was a crimson Dragonfly
and plenty of noise from one of the Grey Heron chicks
A pied Kingfisher decided to have a bath and of course I didn't have the camera on quite the right settings so the pics are a bit blurred. I still like them though.
People were coming and going and after a short period of solitude I was joined by two ladies. I almost choked when one said "That bird's got webbed feet. I wonder what kind of duck that is".
A gyppo flyby - these are great, you can hear them coming long before you see them
The jewel of LP stopped by for a few seconds
and by sheer luck (it's impossible to anticipate when these are going to fly) I managed this shot. A bit blurred but I don't care
Then I spotted a Golly on approach......
landing gear coming down......
flaps and slats deployed.....
prepare for touch down......
reverse thrust and Brrrrrrrrrrrrraaaaakes. Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing.
A Grey Heron flypast showing the top of its wings
and a Greenbacked Heron
a female Thickbilled Weaver
and a Grey Heron launch.
These two Goliath Herons were on their way to a punk-music revival
