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Re: Honeymoon trip to Olifants camp
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2022 11:56 am
by Bookworm
Jacana
Ostrich
African openbill
Saddle-billed Stork
Re: Honeymoon trip to Olifants camp
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2022 11:58 am
by Bookworm
Elephant
Some more later

Re: Honeymoon trip to Olifants camp
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2022 1:05 pm
by Lisbeth
Black Stork, I think

African openbill

Re: Honeymoon trip to Olifants camp
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2022 6:02 pm
by Richprins
Lots of goodies again, Wurm!
Those shells are freshwater mussels, the openbill storks specialise in opening them! never seen that!
A nice mix of dry and wet settings.

Re: Honeymoon trip to Olifants camp
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2022 7:50 pm
by RogerFraser

Wow lots of different sightings including the Cheetah .
Very interesting the fresh water mussels .
Re: Honeymoon trip to Olifants camp
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2022 3:36 pm
by Bookworm
Lisbeth wrote: ↑Mon Oct 24, 2022 1:05 pm
Black Stork, I think

African openbill
Thanks for the id

Re: Honeymoon trip to Olifants camp
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2022 6:07 pm
by Lisbeth
Re: Honeymoon trip to Olifants camp
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2022 8:35 pm
by Pumbaa
Thanks Bookworm,
really love all the different birdies

and amazing that you saw that much different animals as well and even a cheetah

Re: Honeymoon trip to Olifants camp
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2022 8:37 am
by Bookworm
Last pic of our trip
Secretary bird
Brown snake Eagle
Some water creatures
African Hawk Eagle, it was trying to get something in the dead tree
Re: Honeymoon trip to Olifants camp
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2022 8:39 am
by Bookworm
Tawny Eagle
End of day 5
Day 6 - 10 September: Leaving the park
Some fishies