Enjoying The Kruger Without Staying In The Park

[Lisbeth]

In the riverbed at one of the many loops there were two nice Saddled-billed Storks. I know that they are birds, but that a car casts a glance and then proceeds, is above my understanding

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but maybe one should not exaggerate either

While recovering from the storks a nice little flower, why not

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And now.... .... one of our famous forum families. For once they were all very quiet, each of them occupied with his/her own thing

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Oops! Now I am exaggerating again

[Lisbeth]

Maybe the waterbuck was looking for his harem, but no way was he going to turn around

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A group of Ground Hornbill appeared, or rather I appeared at the place where the hornbills were. I find all the Hornbills fascinating

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More elephants, but this time they were fun. Mum and lil’one as the last were just about to get out of the water after a nice bath

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and on the way to follow the rest of the family. All of a sudden mum got the bright idea, that she wanted a mud bath and managed to upset the whole orderly group stopping at the mud department of the SPA.

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She then showed to everybody that it was all my fault that she had been upsetting the party

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[Alf]

What was that first boon doing

[Klipspringer]

These storks do their homework for the beginners class "Bush Yoga for Seniors" - lift one leg slow and gentle and stand still for 10 min.


The flower is a Poison Apple (Solanum panduriforme)

[Lisbeth]

A short interval from the ellies were a couple of nice giraffes

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Back to the elephants....one burst out of the bush

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but only to say hello

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By now I was heading to Ngwenyeni and found a lot of crowned lapwings

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Old one-tusk had arrived to have a drink

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From the other side arrived his family.

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“Dad, help me I cannot reach the water”

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Some steenboks are always full of flies, much more than other antelopes. I wonder why

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First buffalos

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A Sabota Lark singing its heart out

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Shikumbu in the distance means almost home, but I love the view of those three koppies.
It’s not the last time that you are going to see them

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[Alf]

You have seen plenty animals in that area

[Sprocky]

Great photos, Lis!!

[Lisbeth]

Thank you, Sprocky

[Lisbeth]

What was that first boon doing

Have a guess

[Lisbeth]

These storks do their homework for the beginners class "Bush Yoga for Seniors" - lift one leg slow and gentle and stand still for 10 min.


The flower is a Poison Apple (Solanum panduriforme)

I can almost hear my joints complaining

Thank you for the flower ID