Africa Wild

The thick bush looks great. Still lots of food.

Yes, thick bush!

I love the jackal looking in very good condition, Peej!

Impressive kudu!

We pulled in at Jacks for a pit stop and heard that lion had been seen first thing near the Addo Heights road junction. It was still early so we decided to back-track and see whether we could track them down. No such luck unfortunately, but through the hills above Wayne's Valley we caught a glimpse of a really healthy looking bushpig



Heading back north again, there was a bit of activity at Marion Baree with a buffalo taking a looooong drink



There was also a brown hooded kingfisher taking its morning bath... here's a sequence showing it's repetitive route



This particular trip was filled with jackal sightings - most of them slinking along in the shade at the side of the road like this one



We pulled in for coffee and hot chocolate at the main camp - the Cattle Baron are doing some takeaways at the moment. This was a view that we have seriously missed over the past few months

Nzipondo loop was relatively quiet, but D had a good spot of a female southern black korhaan very close to the road







We took a lunch stop at Hapoor despite there being no herds around this time. Every now and then we had a visitor which made it a very enjoyable meal









The buffalo was particularly impressive with his wide set of horns

We had a good check for lion again near the Gorah entrance but it wasn't to be our day for cats. The last sighting was a small buffalo family with a real youngster in tow

A great variety, and all animals looking in very good condition, including the Peej's!

Nice bushpig and clever kingfisher montage!

Thanks so much, Peej!

What a lovely day

Nice kingfisher show

Southern black korhaan

Even buffalos can be cute, if they are young enough

I love the broad horned buff sniffing the air

Looking forward to the next visit

Cute young buff.

You need a straw to drink coffee with a mask on.

Thanks for lots of stunning shots, PJL

For sure the blackies hit the jackpot but also love the jackals, buffaloes and the black korhaan

I'm really happy for you that you're able to go back into the park again. And I see you got your hair neatly trimmed as well - against all odds of lockdown or sitting at the hairdresser's with a mask

Fab sighting of the bushpig and I don't think I've ever seen a pic of several kingfishers frolicking at a bath together

Otherwise well executed photos as usual