A Quick trip to Kruger during Covid-19

[Klipspringer]

Crested Francolins can roost and perch in trees and on mirrors, which other "Francolins" can't. This makes it a distinct bird, not being a true francolin and not a true spurfowl.

[Lisbeth]

Doesn't the Cape Francolin do that too?

[Klipspringer]

It's a Cape Spurfowl - Spurfowls do

[Lisbeth]

So that's why it does it

[RogerFraser]

The animals just wanted to check if you were awake

I definitely was after the bird appeared right next to me

Ah, lovely sightings and pics!

Would love to be sitting at that waterhole right now!

Already seems long ago .

Interaction with the birds

Not a bad place to sit for a while. Normally there are lots of waterbirds too, but then I have only been there in summer

If we were staying at Pretorius I would have stayed longer

Ja, I told you it is great to sit at a waterhole this time of year, Rog!

How unheard of for ostrich to be at Shitlhave!

Those francolin give one a terrible fright when they jump onto the mirror like that!

about the Ostrich we seem to have a knack to find the unusual sometimes Waterhole watching does seem to be a good in winter.

Crested Francolins can roost and perch in trees and on mirrors, which other "Francolins" can't. This makes it a distinct bird, not being a true francolin and not a true spurfowl.

good to know thanks Klippies

[RogerFraser]

We traveled off on the H1 and just before the H3 turn we saw a few parked cars by the mini boulders .

There it was a flat spotted cat with not a care in the world .



After a while it decided it was time to wake up ...


It had some stretches' and a full roll onto its back


It decided to check out the traffic


and exited stage left to somewhere behind the boulders



We left and carried on to Afsaal ....

[Mel]

Those hornbills are pretty vain. And kinda cute to watch them being it.

Impressive croc

[Alf]

When me and RobertT went on that last trip he also asked me to pop around that rock because it’s a hot spot for leopard

We saw nothing

[Flutterby]

Awsome spots!!

[Lisbeth]

Leopard!