Africa Wild

Watching baboon antics is as entertaining as watching the squirrels in the KTP - so animated and interactive

I've never seen a Wattled Plover/Lapwing before - only White-crowned - will have to keep a keener eye out for the different species.

Lisbeth wrote: ↑Fri Feb 08, 2019 10:43 am Nothing on the S128

The baboons are behaving like vervets and we have a new favourite animal

Yep, baboons are the best according to Anna!

Alf wrote: ↑Fri Feb 08, 2019 2:51 pm Those guys went Baboon

Richprins wrote: ↑Fri Feb 08, 2019 6:34 pm Flutts!

I think you must also have more in the car, you sound like such a mother!

But nice video indeed!

Disconcerting the eagles closing their eyelids at random like that...creepy...

I hardly said anything!!

Lisbeth wrote: ↑Fri Feb 08, 2019 7:09 pm Flutterby is a mother With mommo returning a child and her brother thinking that he is 35 and the young Anna, what do you expect

Exactly!! Thanks Lis.

Mel wrote: ↑Fri Feb 08, 2019 11:21 pm Go, bateleur, go

Stunning raptors, methinks, and your first shot is amazing

Thanks Mel!

ExFmem wrote: ↑Sat Feb 09, 2019 1:00 am Watching baboon antics is as entertaining as watching the squirrels in the KTP - so animated and interactive

I've never seen a Wattled Plover/Lapwing before - only White-crowned - will have to keep a keener eye out for the different species.

The baboons certainly kept us entertained this trip! Lots of different lapwings to tick off!

We got back to camp at about 10.30am and Jonty got to work in the box to cook breakfast. We had eggs, bacon, pork sausages, fried tomatoes and toast, and champagne and orange juice.

After breakfast we cleaned up and I got my camera and decided to take a walk around camp. My dad went to lie down and Jonty and Anna went back to their tent. I could see there were ellies right at the fence, in front of the derelict tents, so I went back to call Jonty and Anna. We went to stand on the verandah of the one of the unused tents to watch the ellies.


There were also ellies on the other side of the river.


The ellie at the back would not leave the other one alone!


This ellie was taking a snooze on the far side of the river.


Another first for me in Kruger - a Red-collared Widowbird.


And another one - a White-throated Robin-chat.


A Yellow-billed Hornbill had taken a liking to my car and was admiring itself in the windscreen.


My dad was fast asleep so I decided to also catch up on some sleep while I had the chance!

Nice elephant activity in the river

Now i feel like taking a

Nice sightings, wild dogs and elephants
And the birds as well, especially the Widowbird and the Robin-Chat !

We had eggs, bacon, pork sausages, fried tomatoes and toast, and champagne and orange juice.

No pic, no proof!? You may have had Pronutro for all we know!

And you mustn't let Mommo sleep in the day...

Nice ellie action, and silly Toko!

Lots of ellies They were not Anna's favourite animals?

Wow! A great couple of birds that you got there

Brilliant pic of the hornbill (It stayed still and was not too far away )

Alf wrote: ↑Sat Feb 09, 2019 2:57 pm Nice elephant activity in the river

Now i feel like taking a

There were ellies everywhere! Yep, everything and everyone was !!

Dindingwe wrote: ↑Sat Feb 09, 2019 4:25 pm Nice sightings, wild dogs and elephants
And the birds as well, especially the Widowbird and the Robin-Chat !

Thanks Dindingwe!! The birds are definitely the stars of the show at this time of the year!!

Richprins wrote: ↑Sat Feb 09, 2019 4:28 pm We had eggs, bacon, pork sausages, fried tomatoes and toast, and champagne and orange juice.

No pic, no proof!? You may have had Pronutro for all we know!

And you mustn't let Mommo sleep in the day...

Nice ellie action, and silly Toko!

No picture I know, but you'll have to take my word for it! If Mommo doesn't sleep at night he must sleep during the day!

Lisbeth wrote: ↑Sat Feb 09, 2019 6:07 pm Lots of ellies They were not Anna's favourite animals?

Wow! A great couple of bird that you got there

Brilliant pic of the hornbill (It stayed still and was not too far away )

The ellies were favourites for a while but it was the boons she fell in love with!

We'd agreed to go out again at 3.30pm...my dad was in the car at 3pm telling me to go and fetch my brother. Jonty and Anna arrived promptly at 3.25 and we were off. We decided to go down the H4-2 to Croc Bridge and back on the S28.

A Tawny Eagle (I think).



Brown Snake-eagle?



The stormy skies with the sun peeking through made lovely colours!





The colours in summer are so intense!!



There were no major sightings to slow us down so we were soon at Croc Bridge. We made a quick pit stop and then it was onto the S28. It was lovely to see the wildbeest calves.



Look how small it is!!



The S28 was also quiet but I did manage to find a Verreaux's Eagle-owl.



Anna loved the pink eyeshadow!



By the time we got back to camp there was a big storm brewing so Jonty got the fire going straight away, but not before popping a bottle of champagne to celebrate our wild dog sighting!



Mommo looking bewildered....he looks like this in almost every picture we took!



Jonty managed to get the food cooked just seconds before the storm broke. We had chicken and wors with potato salad but I didn't get any pics as we were all trying to find a dry spot to sit in and eat our food. I actually wasn't feeling that great and had to force some food down. As it was pouring with rain we called it a night soon after we'd finished our meal, and agreed that there was no point in leaving at 4.30 and would rather leave at 5am...and so to bed.

Love the owl sighting