And then the rain set in or at dusk the bush comes alive

[Richprins]

What a selection again, Pumbaa!

No ice cream?

Interesting that crocodile being so skittish, normally they don't care unless a visitor is on foot?

Grand eagle!

[Lisbeth]

This year was a Waterbuck trip

Great pics of the African hawk-eagles

Nice ground agama and a much bigger crocodile

[Flutterby]

Lovely pics of the Hawk-eagle.

Looks like the croc is staring straight at you!

[Richprins]

Looks like dam is almost dry again, Pumbaa...






Kruger Sightings
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Nov 3

16:45
2 Dead impalas stuck in the mud
S36, Shimangwaneni dam
Near Talamati
Tinged by Leo

[Flutterby]

[Pumbaa]

That's a huge crocodile

Indeed it was

What a selection again, Pumbaa!

No ice cream?

Interesting that crocodile being so skittish, normally they don't care unless a visitor is on foot?

Grand eagle!

We must have chased the crocodile up with the car noises Definitely icecream

This year was a Waterbuck trip

Great pics of the African hawk-eagles

Nice ground agama and a much bigger crocodile

Yes, indeed a waterbuck trip and especially the youngster very plentyful

[Pumbaa]

Lovely pics of the Hawk-eagle.

Looks like the croc is staring straight at you!

Do not why but same stared indeed to us

Looks like dam is almost dry again, Pumbaa...






Kruger Sightings
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Nov 3

16:45
2 Dead impalas stuck in the mud
S36, Shimangwaneni dam
Near Talamati
Tinged by Leo

Very sad indeed - Hopefully the rain will set in soon

[Pumbaa]

and a cute and very active



white-browed scrub robin – another first for us and No. 6 so far during that trip!



It looked as if same was jumping up and down the branch – We definitely had a great time in photographing that cute fellow.





That area was looking still extreme dry although it must have rained recently as they closed the Mananga trail provisionally. We stopped for waterbucks and for many kudus



and for sure for their great number of hitchhikers,



for a kudu mom



and her gorgeous little one who were hanging around extreme close to the road.

[Pumbaa]

“Yummy!”



We came across a very well positioned brown snake eagle



and Timon took shot after shot.



Soon we found ourselves already on the N’wanetsi picnic spot where we stretched our legs a bit and then we took again the same way we just drove and same was now besides a very busy hyena



totally quiet so we proceeded relatively fast and made another break at Gudzani dam which is always a must for us and whilst scanning the area and the yellow billed storks in the distance in one large puddle Timon yelled: “Leopard!” Originally I thought he was making a joke but far away in the distance of the dry dam I now noticed also a movement and could also see the leopard.



Same was indeed very far away but extreme good visible



as he was walking quite fast and extreme determined through the dam.



He was hardly looking neither right nor left but nearly at the end stopped and took a look back and then he was already gone.



For sure he then hurried into the direction where we supposed the leopard might cross the street but our attempt was in vain as the leopard could not found again and so we had no choice in carrying on as this was anyhow our way we wanted to drive.

to be continued……

[Lisbeth]

Lovely scrub-robin and snake-eagle

But of course the leopard was the cherry on top