I've got a feeling of a hot summer in Kruger

[Richprins]

Catching up, Pumbaa!

What a selection in camp at Biyamiti!

Love the monitors, as you say always something new in Kruger!

The dwarf mongoose shots are brilliant, they normally don't sit still at all!

Aircon coming!

[Lisbeth]

I think that it is a sabota lark.

The dwarf mongooses are really cute

Tawny eagles come in all kinds of brownish/beige colours. This one looks very lofty

A waterbuck shouldn't care about water neither from above nor from below

[Pumbaa]

Catching up, Pumbaa!

What a selection in camp at Biyamiti!

Love the monitors, as you say always something new in Kruger!

The dwarf mongoose shots are brilliant, they normally don't sit still at all!

Aircon coming!

We were so happy about the monitors and for sure about the mongoose for the private photo shooting

[Pumbaa]

I think that it is a sabota lark.

The dwarf mongooses are really cute

Tawny eagles come in all kinds of brownish/beige colours. This one looks very lofty

A waterbuck shouldn't care about water neither from above nor from below

Yes the waterbuck was totally relaxed about the water from above - Thanks for the id of the lark

[Pumbaa]

More birds were finally willing to pose such as European rollers,



another brown snake eagle



and a highlight was then already in the sunlight – same obviously chased the clouds away – a group of 7 ground hornbills



in fact on the ground who wandered as cool as ice



closer to us and in fact they were not in a hurry and took it slow. Needless to say that it looked extreme funny



whilst coming closer and closer and luckily presently no other car arrived as most likely same would have chased them away and we let them come closer to us



but far too soon for our liking one after the other decided to take off



and finally all of them landed in a nearby tree where they were not that good visible.



Around the next corner in a more open area we noticed a lot of Carmine bee eaters who nearly had occupied all branches and when they left same they most likely landed again on that branch



so we often had something to be seen and photographed and it took nearly ages until we could carry on



as also a glossy starling was around



and for sure Timon could not be dragged away from the masses of different carmine bee eaters.





Besides the birds we already saw the road was more or less quiet but as also not many cars were driving on same we enjoyed the drive nevertheless. I suppose in the middle of that road there is a larger pond and also this year same was quite good filled and the weavers were busy in again building nests



and we spend quite a while watching them as no other water birds nor any other animals could be seen.

[Pumbaa]

After a while at that pond we carried on and stopped for another birdie



and then we experienced a road block in form of a giraffe



who was not willing to clear the road.



After a while another one joined the one of the road





and at the surrounding acacia bushes lots of them were feeding and luckily all of the were willing to pose



for a couple of close ups. Also here we stayed a while before we left them.





We also detected another brown snake eagle, a couple of redbilled hornbills



and also had to stop for some yellow flowers along the roadside.





Unfortunately all the caueways along that road were empty or only few water left so nothing around here and we drove quite a while without seeing anything and on top the sun was again sizzling from above and it got again hotter and hotter at least this steenbokkie was not that shy



and checked out a pile of poo



before same slowly walked to the other side of the road and again back but we could capture same without hiding in the grass.





to be continued……………

[Lisbeth]

For once a steenbok who is not running away

Lovely giraffe shots.

And wonderful birds, especially the ground hornbills

[RogerFraser]

Catching up again after being away for a while

Love the shots around camp and the fluffy barbette and pigeons .

The ground hornbills are funny birds to watch .

And more of the bee eaters

[Richprins]

What a selection again, Pumbaa!

Grand ground hornbill sighting indeed!

And love the steenbok!

Amazing the different colouring on the carmine bee eaters!

[Pumbaa]

For once a steenbok who is not running away

Lovely giraffe shots.

And wonderful birds, especially the ground hornbills

Yes we so often were allowed for a short look at steenbokkies and soon they aready dashed away