When small Streams turn into Rivers

[Pumbaa]

Beautiful pic of the dam with the fish eagle, with lots of greenery and water just like I love it

Also the whole sequence with the eagle is very nice

Nice roadblock Much better than lions

This year it was nearly the other way round as in parts it was already that dry

[Pumbaa]

Love the Heron with the fish and the Crocks fishing.

The fish eagle flying with its food

We loved to watch all the crocs there waiting for fish

[Pumbaa]

Great all round again, Pumbaa!

I love the wildebeest roadblock!

And the croc pics, quite an experience!

people think they wait for fish flowing down over the bridge, but I think it is fish trying to jump upstream for breeding, and getting washed back.

Often they try to jump upstream but as you said they get washed away

[Pumbaa]

As everyone else says, the fish eagle pics are special , but I also like the heron w/ the fish as it looks quite large for that sized bird. Are you a "bird whisperer", as you get such wonderful pics of so many different species. The croc pics are impressive as well.

Obviously we are bird whisperers at least we love to watch and photograph them

[Pumbaa]

Whilst looking around we even found a grey heron on top of a bush maybe it was the one who flew away from the causeway.



We continued and spotted another burchell’s coucal a bit too hidden but the resting waterbuck simply had to be captured



as well as this tawny flanked prinia



then we stopped for a giraffe who just took a drink.



Now we could capture a burchell’s coucal who just caught a moth,



we noted red backed shrikes and masses of Carmine bee eaters



before we again stopped only short at the N’wanetsi picnic spot. Along the H6 a lone hyena on the move approached us and obviously a millepede also wanted to be captured.



Then a European roller just caught a dung beetle and had troubles in swallowing same



so it took several attempts with throwing the beetle in the air until same was eatable



but wait not yet. We spotted so many of them in the entire park but we never get tired in photographing them.



Also along that road this year we found masses of elephant herds

[Pumbaa]

but no surprise there was extreme yummy green grass to feed on. In between we also found more waterbucks





and how could it be more elephants







in all sizes



but for sure the little ones are always the cutest



whereas the others were only interesting in finding something to eat.





The rest of our morning drive was then a bit quiet and so we returned back to camp where we enjoyed a longer break but in between we could not put the camera away as the red-billed firefinches had to be captured.



Around 16.00 o’clock we started for our afternoon drive which led us again into the direction of Girivana and how could it be along the H7 we met again lots of elephants.





to be continued…………….

[Lisbeth]

There is no lack of elephants in the Park

Lovely sequence of the European rollers



Did you have a nice trip this year? The rain?

[Pumbaa]

There is no lack of elephants in the Park

Lovely sequence of the European rollers



Did you have a nice trip this year? The rain?

Definitely no rain and no road closures - It was already extreme dry (the bushes still had leaves and the grass was high) but the waterholes looked soooo sad as they were nearly empty already or it was maybe just the comparision with last year - We often had temperatures up to 40 degrees

[Lisbeth]

We often had temperatures up to 40 degrees

Like going to KTP

Everything these days is extreme

[nan]

what lovely birds playing with their kill
and Elephants... and... and