A short but slightly longer weekend in the Kruger (Nov 13)

[BluTuna]

WoW BluTuna,

difficult to chose a favourite as you had taken so many good ones - Needless to say that I like the wallowing wartie or the little one plus mom

and your eagles and insects and and and

Ready for more

Thanks Pumbaa, more to come but it was only a short trip.

[BluTuna]

Brilliant photo's BT, the bug macros are stunning...great to actually now see what the little critters look like up close, but must say some are rather scary up close like that
the Bird in flight are just as stunning

Thanks JN, I only just found out that you were also in the southern part of the park that weekend. What a pity, we could have arranged to meet.

[Flutterby]

Love the Bateleur & Tawny pics!

RP, I didn't even see the snare on the warthog!

[BluTuna]

Day 2, Sunday 17 November 2013. Ngwenya Lodge, Afternoon Drive.

Not much to see this afternoon. Not far from Croc, a Cheetah was hiding in the grass with a couple of cubs. I managed this picture of Mom but we only got fleeting glimpses of the youngsters.


At Gesantombi, a crocodile was doing the high walk.


By the time we got to Nthahdanyathi hide, the sky was completely overcast and it was getting pretty dark. The only thing that was worth getting in the camera was a Spectacled Weaver which I had to bump the ISO to 1600 to get.



We had some friends from Canada staying with us tonight so we left the Park a bit early. The sky looked ominous and we had a pretty good storm that evening which kept our friends amused!


The Cheetah and resultant traffic jam were still about a kilometre from Croc Bridge.

[Lisbeth]

the 1600 certainly did the trick

[Richprins]

Brilliant stuff, BT!

Crocs use the wet weather to move to new pans etc..but normally at night! So rare, I think!

That snaring is typical along the border areas...but I think the river is a bit full for them to cross now, so old snares just carry on wasting life...

[Super Mongoose]

Love the Spectacled Weaver, so bright! they also don't like sitting still!

Croc running high, very special sighting!

[nan]

wow a Cheetah with cubs... and a running Croc

[JustN@ture]

Thanks JN, I only just found out that you were also in the southern part of the park that weekend. What a pity, we could have arranged to meet.

Would have been great, also had no idea there other mites around that weekend
The ISO worked well BT , this was the first trip in a long time we had no cheetah but it was a good one none the less

[pooky]

Spectacled Weaver is spectacular

And a galloping croc

Awesome bird pics Blu Tuna and a very handsome kudu