Exploring Maroela and surrounds .............. *

[harrys]

Day 3 continuing:

Near Satara we saw a Bateleur in a tree next to the road, but I only managed to stop(with the caravan) when I passed it......Bookworm nearly bit my head of(her words......you missed the Bateleur reverse reverse fast )....Ok reverse fast with a caravan!!!! me nevvaaaaaa.... so I reversed very slowly and she got 2 pics, but then it flew away and after circling came and sat next to the road......best ever sighting for us of a Batteleur





Special Toko for Toko to say welcome back



Steenbokkie



Blue Wildebeest



Burchell's Starling he really tried very hard to get his pic taken



Hippos catching up on their tans



The samallest baby Hippo I've ever seen



Majestic Kudu



Martail eagle



Some more of day 3 soon.....

[Toko]

harrys

Thank you for the Toko welcome photo, love it

Splendid Bateleur - well done

The blue birdie is a Burchell's Starling

The eagle does not look like an immature Martial to me

[nan]

magnificent Bateleur
and to me too seems not to be a Martial

[harrys]

Last pics of day 3:

Blackbellied Korhaan



Koribustard



Waterbuck





Maroela Sunset



That was day 3.........

[Mel]

The bateleur is gorgeous! And love the colours in the Maroela sunset too.

Funnily enough, I had the same thought as Toko... not martial... but I thought osprey.

[Flutterby]

Lovely sunset. I also think it's a Martial.

[harrys]

Day 4 - 19 August:

We left camp at 06:15, stil a bit dark.....

Hayena in the dark



Saddle billed stork and woolyneck stork



Baboons still sleeping



Beautifull Njala bull



Ground hornbill



From Bobbejaan krans



Kudu



This Birdie(looks like a woodpecker of some sort)



Ostrich



more coming soon.......

[Lisbeth]

Lovely pic of the sleeping baboons

The woodpecker looks like a Cardinal Woodpecker.

The nyalas are such pretty antelopes

[Dewi]

Just caught up Harrys.

Great sightings and a wonderful mix of different species.

Love the Young Sandgrouse, the Wood Sandpiper, the Bateleur and Martial Eagles.

Also like your Waterbuck pics and the Olfants river view.

[harrys]

Day 4 continues ......

Only photo of Lions near Girvana waterhole, one lady told us that when they got there 4 Male Lions was in the road stalking a Buffalo herd......they made a kill and then there was a stand off between the Lions and the Buffalo's, after a while the Buffs left and the Lions finished their meal.......then we arrived



Squirrels for Lis



Then at Nsemane dam we saw this Raptor, he was feasting on something



Wildebeest



My best ever pics of Vultures on the S100





Green backed Heron, I've never seen anything stay so still for so long



These big birds feasting in a tree, we could not make out what they where eating, but it was a frenzy





Some fishies



Nice scenery



to be continued.......