From Floods and Surprises in River beds

[Alf]

Wonderful colors on the swallows and kingfisher. Such a cute little baby bushbuck

[Richprins]

How remarkable, the mongoose interaction, the bushbuck birth, and all the birdies, Pumbaa!

Indeed a blessed day!

[Mel]

Excellent shots of those mongooses indeed, Pumbaa

Same goes for your bird photos again - with the roller being the cherry on the cake

And, ag, isn't that bushbuck baby a cutie!!! Also, the existence of a camp buck is secure with its birth

[Flutterby]

Great pic of the roller, and such a cute bushbuck!!

[ExFmem]

Favorites: Warthogs and Banded Mongoose, of course , but the European Swallows and Roller with a kill surpass even those "cuties"

A newborn Bushbuck

[Pumbaa]

Your banded mongooses are still a great sighting

The hide is always worth visiting and you had the luck to find a Malachite Kingfisher, with its striking colours, a Gree-backed Heron and an Open-billed Stork and more

Such a cute newly born bushbuck

It was one of the best banded mongoose sighting ever

Wonderful colors on the swallows and kingfisher. Such a cute little baby bushbuck

We were so happy to find another malachite in that hide

How remarkable, the mongoose interaction, the bushbuck birth, and all the birdies, Pumbaa!

Indeed a blessed day!

Indeed a more than blessed day but the next days were blessed as well

[Pumbaa]

Excellent shots of those mongooses indeed, Pumbaa

Same goes for your bird photos again - with the roller being the cherry on the cake

And, ag, isn't that bushbuck baby a cutie!!! Also, the existence of a camp buck is secure with its birth

That bushbuck baby was the cutest ever and also proofed that sightings in camp are also not that bad

Great pic of the roller, and such a cute bushbuck!!

It were so many rollers around and they ate so different things - Always amazing

Favorites: Warthogs and Banded Mongoose, of course , but the European Swallows and Roller with a kill surpass even those "cuties"

A newborn Bushbuck

Thos warthogs are also my favourites and finally we got those shots I ever wanted to make

[Pumbaa]

Sunday, 10. February 2019 – Crocodile Bridge

Roads we strolled along: H4-2 – S28 – S137 – S130 - H4-2 – H10 – S29 – S122 – S129 – S128 – H10 – H4-2 – S28 – H4-2

This morning we had already an extreme nice encounter – Timon spread our bread slices after he toasted same on the cutting board to cool down when suddenly one of the cutest thing ever occurred on the scene – a very cheeky and nearly tame bushbaby jumped from the roof onto Timon’s shoulder and from there right onto the table and grabbed one of the bread slices with which same in hand fled onto one of the tree trunks holding the thatched roof. Needless to say that the little chap lost most of the bread slice as same was by far larger than the bushbaby itself but for sure same had still enough bread left and started to feed on the bread whilst Timon ran into the bungalow to grab a camera and luckily he still could capture same whilst same had its breakfast.



Meanwhile I now prepared the bread as take away for our lunch box and packed same away but our little friend obviously wanted more and repeated the whole procedure – Timon’s shoulder, then the table but as now the bread was gone same jumped straight onto the tree trunk and now Timon could capture same again but same finally disappeared in the darkness.



We straight melted away by the cuteness of this little chap and hoped same might return also the next morning but unfortunately same stayed away obviously it was the bread as same was from Milly’s and the next days we had to be satisfied with despicable toast from the camp shop……

With that start into the day we started our drive and stopped at Gesanftombi to photograph the fish eagle overlooking his kingdom with no water left.



The lions were nowhere to be seen but we noticed a hyena on the road and so we turned into the S28 where we met another one



who came running into our direction obviously in joining the other one.



In the background you can still see the wasteland in that area but as already said after a couple of kilometres on that road the vegetation changed once again into the green jungle we saw this year nearly in the whole park.



The breath taking sunrise had to be captured



and then we met the next cute thing – a baby elephant boy plus his mom



who stopped right in the road for a milk bar visit – Baby boy was hungry



and whilst mom was hurrying forward the little boy still had not enough and they had to stop once again she nursed him whilst she was feeding on the bushes



and finally they walked right in front of us together with the rest of the herd but gladly soon left the road so that we could pass

[Pumbaa]

but we had to be still careful as we noticed more herd members on the other side of the road who wanted to keep up with the leader.



We came across another European roller



who occurred really plentiful everywhere in the park on the bushes along the sand roads



then we stopped for giraffes who positioned themselves really picturesquely in the veld



and it is showing why we do love to travel along the S28



on the other side of the road we found more giraffes but to photograph into that direction produced shots in a strange light.



As always masses of zebras where around as well



and also the many banana birds.



Whenever travelling along that road we drive the small detour to the former Nhlanganzwani dam as the view into the really huge valley with still some dead trees here and there is always so peace- and beautiful and on top sometimes there are interesting sightings around this time – a black-backed jackal who unfortunately far too soon disappeared in the high grass.



Then it got quiet again and we only stopped now on the S137 for a couple of kudus



who were feeding on the many green bushes.



to be continued.....

[Alf]

Scary when the bushbaby gets used to people and even jump onto your shoulder. They are usually very shy.