SO birthday dash Feb 2022

[RogerFraser]

With SO birthday in Feb I decided the best place to spend it was Kruger . I managed to find some place on specials and got a night at Pretorius ,Two at Tamboti and two at Malelane .It was the first time in a long time we were deliberately going on a holiday trip rather than a work trip with benefits .

As it was SO birthday trip the rugrats chipped in for a Night drive our first night in Pretorius .Something we have not done for a while . On the night drive I met a fellow web developer


This youngster was looking for the rest of the clan


And then we found this young catout on the hunt for some action .


And these two owls waiting for supper to run by




The ellies were not happy about the intrusion


and our final sighting on the way back to camp was the same youngster still on the hunt

[Richprins]

Yay, another report!

Looks very different at night, Rog!

I like the web developer!

[Lisbeth]

Yes, the web photo is definitely different and the elucidation is very funny

[Pumbaa]

Amazin start already, Roger

even with a leopard and simply love the owls

[RogerFraser]

Yay, another report!

Looks very different at night, Rog!

I like the web developer!

was a different experience to get out at night .

Yes, the web photo is definitely different and the elucidation is very funny

Amazin start already, Roger

even with a leopard and simply love the owls

Pumba

[RogerFraser]

The following morning we packed the car to head off to Tamboti tented camp and we met this fellow on the road.





and then we had a birding start to the days trip ... this Gymnogenewas out looking for breakfast


As was this fluffy brown eagle



Our first Leopard of the day



This old ellie was browsing so we had to wait for him to leave the road


And we stumbled onto another Gymnogene that was more allert


and also sharing the same tree this snake eagle out looking for something to move in the bushes




A Pied Kingfisher on a bridge


And a Woody nearby


and a waxbill posed for us




We stopped in at Tshokwane and then carried on towards Satara.

[Lisbeth]

Your "Gymnogene" looks a lot like a dark chanting goshawk And the snake eagle is not a snake eagle

Whatever they are, they are lovely birds

[RogerFraser]

Lisbeth - Birds

[Lisbeth]

Talking about birds..... The waxbill is a European roller

[Richprins]

Nice, Rog!

ja, the gymnogene is a goshawk, but the snake eagle not sure, put it up under Bird ID?

A leopard!