A cat or a lifer a day keep the doctor away

[Lisbeth]

The leopard pics might be blurred, but it is a great sighting

The goshawk must be a dark chanting goshawk even if it looks pale Kruger is out of range for the pale one.

Leopard bum shot

There are always a lot of waterbirds on and around the small peninsula in Transport Dam

A pity that there were closed roads

[Richprins]

Leopard are leopard, Pumbaa, and one a day keeps plenty of satisfied customers!

What is even more special is watching the impala barking and waiting and then seeing the predator!

Lovely goshawk shots and the dam so peaceful.

[Pumbaa]

Great bird sightings and leopard too!

After quite a lot of quiet parts over the day indeed not that bad sightings

[Pumbaa]

The leopard pics might be blurred, but it is a great sighting

The goshawk must be a dark chanting goshawk even if it looks pale Kruger is out of range for the pale one.

Leopard bum shot

There are always a lot of waterbirds on and around the small peninsula in Transport Dam

A pity that there were closed roads

For sure it is a dark chanting goshawk but we were so happy to finally capture one in Kruger and on top even that close

[Pumbaa]

Leopard are leopard, Pumbaa, and one a day keeps plenty of satisfied customers!

What is even more special is watching the impala barking and waiting and then seeing the predator!

Lovely goshawk shots and the dam so peaceful.

Totally right the bush sounds are the best and in fact sometimes we simply love to listen

[Pumbaa]

Mom plus the little one dared to come closer to the water and the little one was so cute so we could not take our eyes from them





but also captured the aunts.



The water dikkops and whited faced ducks were plentiful



and the sunbathing water monitor very lazy.



After a while we left this lovely place and still on the road leading to the tar road Timon slammed on the brakes as a chameleon was about to cross the road in its speed and needless to say that soon a traffic jam built up as nobody wanted to run over that beautiful creature.



The tar road back to camp was also quiet but at least we spotted a very hidden steenbok



and saw a couple of magpie shrikes



before we stopped at Skukuza for a very needed toilet break and whilst stretching also the legs a bit we detected a beautiful orange coloured lizard in the small garden between reception and the toilets.



Due to the quiet drive it was still extreme early far too early to spend the rest of the morning in camp and also still to early for Lake Panic so we gave you magical square another try but today we first checked whether eventually the Sand River causeway might be open again and what a surprise same was open but nevertheless we also drove first via the tar road into the direction of the high water bridge and in one of the many loops a beautiful martial eagle could be admired



and also posed like mad

[Pumbaa]

until same took off



and also allowed a couple of flight shots.



The rest of the drive was again quiet somehow it was a bit witched that morning but at least the sunny and bright weather



and the views from the high water bridge compensated us a bit.



Another compensation then was that the S30 had been opened too and so we headed that way in maybe finding the leopard from yesterday’s evening but for sure we found no leopard. We always drive the many loops along the Sabie river as same are lovely shady spots on sunny days and do always attract a lot of birds and so it was today as we soon saw a black headed oriole,



followed by woodhoopoes



and woodpeckers.





Another stunning sighting was a purple crested turaco but we again had bad luck as we could not caught same on picture so after a lovely break we turned around and soon were stopped by a group of male waterbucks



who were about to cross the road and in between a couple of impala rams were around as well.



The waterbucks were willing to pose for a picture



and so was a beautiful butterfly.



to be continued……

[Klipspringer]

Male and female Bennett's Woodpecker together, very cool!
I like the butterfly photo, too, it's an African Monarch, feeding on Waltheria indica its fav flower in KNP.
The Rainbow Skink is a female, the males look quite different.

[Lisbeth]

A very nice rainbow skink and great find of the two woodpeckers together

A very cute waterbuck calf Waterbucks are very photogenic

[Richprins]

What a serene morning, Pumbaa!

A wide selection indeed, all lovely and green and sunny.

Yes, the touracos are impossible to catch in pics.

A great impala and eagle action shot, but my favourite is the yellow lizard!