Africa Wild

Amoli wrote: This is no laughter - it's me being amazed by what you photograph.

Excellent quality of superb speccies and of scenery. Looking through your lens is magnificent

Thanks for the comment Amoli, I'm so glad you enjoy my photography! I'll shoot anything that is in front of my lens!

BluTuna wrote:
It reminds me of the big mistake on the "Tropic of Capricorn" monument.

Ja, dagga can do that to you, I've heard...

Thanks for the pictures of my favourite road in the park - You are right the scenery and trees are brilliant but the animals are normally not that plentiful

Your captured the banded mongoose brilliantly and for sure all the birdies out of which the burchall's is my favourite

Pumbaa wrote:Thanks for the pictures of my favourite road in the park - You are right the scenery and trees are brilliant but the animals are normally not that plentiful

Your captured the banded mongoose brilliantly and for sure all the birdies out of which the burchall's is my favourite

It's one of our favourites too, I was quite disappointed that part of it was closed.

Day 7 continued.

Back at Shingwedzi I found some more bugs.

Another cryptically camouflaged Grasshopper.


A different kind of Robber Fly.


A Blister Beetle.


An Acrea Butterfly of some kind.



And some very large Ants that were in a column which kept parading back and forth through our campsite.





We took our usual drive down the river loops in the afternoon.
Elephants.




Impies that were all ears!



And reflecting Zebras.


Another beautiful sunset from the camp.


There were lots of Nightjars flying about and I managed to get this very poor shot using the camera's pop-up flash. It's good enough to ID it as a Square Tailed (Mozambique) Nightjar!

Great photos of the Impalas with ears all erect and a river scenery with elephants coming to drink is magic

Mr Butterfly is an Acraea oncaea Window Acraea

CMR Bean Beetle Hycleus oculatus I hope you left it alone.

Excellent nightjar photo

Love also the Impala and ellie shots, BluTuna

When we drove the Mhongololo loop in February same was open but in the last part nearing Babalala lots of sand and building machinery could not be overlooked - Hopefully that road will now survive the next flood

The creepy crawlies freak me out, but you take awesome pics of them

Nightjar

Toko wrote:Great photos of the Impalas with ears all erect and a river scenery with elephants coming to drink is magic

Mr Butterfly is an Acraea oncaea Window Acraea

CMR Bean Beetle Hycleus oculatus I hope you left it alone.

Excellent nightjar photo

Thanks for the comments & IDs Toko

I try not to disturb my subject matter and I'm glad I left that one alone!

Feel free to use the Nightjar pic in the bird book

Pumbaa wrote:Love also the Impala and ellie shots, BluTuna

When we drove the Mhongololo loop in February same was open but in the last part nearing Babalala lots of sand and building machinery could not be overlooked - Hopefully that road will now survive the next flood

Thanks Pumbaa!

That road must have been in a very poor state if it's taken this long to repair!