The mousebirds look so funny the way they stay attached to the branches and the colours of the kingfishers beautiful as always
Nice waterbuck
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All those birds are absolutely stupendous
The mousebirds look so funny the way they stay attached to the branches and the colours of the kingfishers beautiful as always
Nice waterbuck
The mousebirds look so funny the way they stay attached to the branches and the colours of the kingfishers beautiful as always
Nice waterbuck
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Sooooo many birds!!! 
I love the malachites best! Nothing is more annoying than the sound of begging juvvies 
I love the malachites best! Nothing is more annoying than the sound of begging juvvies God put me on earth to accomplish a certain amount of things. Right now I'm so far behind that I'll never die.
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Pumbaa, 
WOW!!!!
Those Kingfisher shots are amazing!!!
WOW!!!!Those Kingfisher shots are amazing!!!
Sometimes it’s not until you don’t see what you want to see, that you truly open your eyes.
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The food was great not a great menu card but the do offer everything from fish, steaks to burgers etc. We were provided with breakfast packs because we wanted to leave early but in the breakfast they do offer buffet and you are sitting on a deck close to the river 
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All those birds are absolutely stupendous
The mousebirds look so funny the way they stay attached to the branches and the colours of the kingfishers beautiful as always
Nice waterbuck[/quote]
We were happy that we could capture finally the mousbirds that way
We so far also failed to see a juvenile
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The food was great not a great menu card but the do offer everything from fish, steaks to burgers etc. We were provided with breakfast packs because we wanted to leave early but in the breakfast they do offer buffet and you are sitting on a deck close to the river We definitely could not complain in the beginning
quote=Lisbeth post_id=446203 time=1553442362 user_id=57]
All those birds are absolutely stupendous
The mousebirds look so funny the way they stay attached to the branches and the colours of the kingfishers beautiful as always
Nice waterbuck
[/quote]We were happy that we could capture finally the mousbirds that way
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We were happy to already find that early malachites
They were so cute on top and posed nice for us
Yes definitely and we were already over the moon
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A martial eagle on a power pole
was checking out its feet and this behaviour we already noticed quite often especially when it comes to raptors.
Green pigeons drank from a smaller puddle we noticed on our way to Matjulu and I am always fascinated by their yellow feathered trouser legs (at least it looked so).
Zebras could be spotted still in the distance
and we noticed as well our first group of impalas
and now we were definitely back.
We reached Matjulu waterhole with lots of water in and around same as I still had in mind the pictures from last year where everything was totally dry. This year it was the complete contrary and I cannot remember having seen that area that green and lush. At the waterhole we noticed a family of Egyptian goose
and a couple of wattled plovers.
Then it got a bit quiet along the tar road but we stopped for a nicely posing European roller
who allowed a couple of close ups.
We came across white backed vultures, grey herons and a pintailed whydah also a bird we did not see that often -
love the way how the tail feathers were drifting the in the wind.
was checking out its feet and this behaviour we already noticed quite often especially when it comes to raptors.
Green pigeons drank from a smaller puddle we noticed on our way to Matjulu and I am always fascinated by their yellow feathered trouser legs (at least it looked so).
Zebras could be spotted still in the distance
and we noticed as well our first group of impalas
and now we were definitely back.
We reached Matjulu waterhole with lots of water in and around same as I still had in mind the pictures from last year where everything was totally dry. This year it was the complete contrary and I cannot remember having seen that area that green and lush. At the waterhole we noticed a family of Egyptian goose
and a couple of wattled plovers.
Then it got a bit quiet along the tar road but we stopped for a nicely posing European roller
who allowed a couple of close ups.
We came across white backed vultures, grey herons and a pintailed whydah also a bird we did not see that often -
love the way how the tail feathers were drifting the in the wind.
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More white backed vultures were wheeling above us
and we finally could turn into the road leading to Renosterpan – The veld was full of remaining puddles and there was water nearly everywhere and normally it would be waste of time spending time at a waterhole when the park is that wet but you never know and so we paid a visit here. At least on the way to the waterhole we spotted two elephants who just had a drink from a larger puddle
and were now about to trot off.
At Renosterpan itself we spotted more weavers busy in building nests
and on top also a dabchick was swimming right in the pond in front of the actual waterhole, another bird which we so far only noticed far in the distance or very rare.
Also here a family of Egyptian goose had quite a lot of goslings
and to our surprise there were indeed two dabchicks around
and more weavers even in flight with all these sightings it was more than worth that we drove that little detour. Further along our route we then spotted two rhinos,
a mother plus her cute youngster who was a little boy
and in fact was not in the mood in grazing and same had more delight in sitting down and looking around.
Mom was hungry but the little boy was tired and took a rest.
to be continued.....
and we finally could turn into the road leading to Renosterpan – The veld was full of remaining puddles and there was water nearly everywhere and normally it would be waste of time spending time at a waterhole when the park is that wet but you never know and so we paid a visit here. At least on the way to the waterhole we spotted two elephants who just had a drink from a larger puddle
and were now about to trot off.
At Renosterpan itself we spotted more weavers busy in building nests
and on top also a dabchick was swimming right in the pond in front of the actual waterhole, another bird which we so far only noticed far in the distance or very rare.
Also here a family of Egyptian goose had quite a lot of goslings
and to our surprise there were indeed two dabchicks around
and more weavers even in flight with all these sightings it was more than worth that we drove that little detour. Further along our route we then spotted two rhinos,
a mother plus her cute youngster who was a little boy
and in fact was not in the mood in grazing and same had more delight in sitting down and looking around.
Mom was hungry but the little boy was tired and took a rest.
to be continued.....
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More wonderful sightings.
It's amazing when you drive slowly how many other things one can find. It's not always about the big five
It's amazing when you drive slowly how many other things one can find. It's not always about the big five
Next trip to the bush??
Let me think......................
Let me think......................
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Love the Malachites...Jane's favorite bird ..2 together..amazing