When small Streams turn into Rivers

[Pumbaa]

What a wild dog bonanza, Pumbaa!

Nice to see them interacting and staying in sight!

Interesting the one with the damaged ear.

I like the gymnogene with the pinkish face, normally they are yellow.

Not quite sure but suppose that gymnogene was a juvenile and that wild dog sighting was amazing and we were so happy to finally having found them

[Pumbaa]

Superb Wild dog sighting and sequence There must have been around a thousand cars there

I also love the African Harrier Hawk. IMO the skin around the eyes is kind of rose-yellow and sometimes it looks more rose and vice-versa.

In the beginning the cars at that wild dog sighting were well arranged and luckily no OSV so it was okay, however, after half an hour the cars got more and more and we left

[Pumbaa]

After more than half an hour we moved as we got already that many shots and stick to our original intention to drive once again into the direction of Girivana and along our way we noticed white backed vultures as well as double banded sandgrouse



and watched quite a while a paradise whydah who permanently landed on the ground



only to flew above into a tree and this procedure continued quite a couple of times until we finally arrived at Girivana.



There we simply enjoyed the silence and watched a great white egret



who was busy in catching one tadpole after the other.



As nothing else appeared we continued after a while only to stop for masses of impalas who we met nearly each evening at the end of the S40



and for sure that evening atmosphere was simply breathtaking.



Our last animal that evening was another impressive elephant bull before we returned back to camp and had another yummy braai.



Monday, 20. February 2023 – Satara

Explored roads: H1-4 – S100 – S41 – H6 – H1-3 – H7 – S40 – H7 – H1-4 – H7 – S12 – S40 – H7 – H1-4

Today was already our last day in that area and early in the morning it was still very grey and overcast and we decided once again to drive the S100 – also this morning or better to say no single sign from the lions we met only two days ago. At least it was a quiet drive and we enjoyed the morning and the green area



with nicely filled rivers.



At least after a while a couple of birds appeared and we stopped for another burchell’s coucal,



wildebeests as well as wattled starlings which suddenly occurred in masses

[Pumbaa]

and for sure for the ever present impalas out of which this one was surrounded by flies.



We stopped at a bush full of birdies and only later when back home I noticed the python as well in the bush on the right side of the picture who obviously just caught one of the birdies.



After the grey clouds earlier that morning the sun meanwhile made its way through all the clouds and it was as well a lovely sunrise.



We still could rely on the birds as we captured a francolin on top of a tree trunk,



a black shouldered kite,



one of the noisy parrots



as well as white backed vultures



and finally we also noticed giraffes



as well as many zebras out of which these two youngsters having a lie in were the cutest,



however, soon a supervisor had a closer look after them





and then it was also time for some more close ups of the other herd members.



to be continued……………………

[Lisbeth]

Lovely sunrise with grey clouds

[ExFmem]

The scenery shots are wonderfully evocative...sigh Spotting the python in the tree had to be a real Too cool. The best for me is of course the Paradise Whydah - spectacular species!

[Richprins]

Nice, Pumbaa!

Imagine seeing a python later on like that!?

Lovely cloud shots.

And I like the splash of colour with the yellow oxpecker on the xebra!

[Pumbaa]

Lovely sunrise with grey clouds

At least the weather got drastically better than the first week

[Pumbaa]

The scenery shots are wonderfully evocative...sigh Spotting the python in the tree had to be a real Too cool. The best for me is of course the Paradise Whydah - spectacular species!

These paradise Whydahs are such beautiful birds but defintely not easy to capture

[Pumbaa]

Nice, Pumbaa!

Imagine seeing a python later on like that!?

Lovely cloud shots.

And I like the splash of colour with the yellow oxpecker on the xebra!

We even saw lions later years ago when stayin in one of those river view bungalows in Olifants