A green and beautiful Kruger - Satara February 2019

[Alf]

It's always nice at Lake Panic

Yeah very strange looking thing on his back

[Flutterby]

It's a radio controlled croc!

[Alf]

It's a radio controlled croc!

[ExFmem]

Been gone a couple days, and boy did I miss some lovely sightings

The baboon on the sign , the giraffe roadblock , the Klipspringers and Buffs in the pool are wonderful for how they also capture the environs.

Is that a second Fish Eagle in the tree I see

The flowers at Lake Panic are perfect adornments to such a relaxing spot

[harrys]

Been gone a couple days, and boy did I miss some lovely sightings

The baboon on the sign , the giraffe roadblock , the Klipspringers and Buffs in the pool are wonderful for how they also capture the environs.

Is that a second Fish Eagle in the tree I see

The flowers at Lake Panic are perfect adornments to such a relaxing spot

Thank you ExFmem, yes that is a second Fish Eagle

[harrys]

This is a answer I got from the other side

I’m pretty sure the “funny thingy” is a radio collar for a crocodile. They wire it into the hard scutes in his back so they can get a signal when he’s at the surface or hauled out on the bank. There is a group called Ocearch that does that with White Sharks but they use satellite tags and they bolt them to the dorsal fin so every time the shark fins on the surface the tag uploads it’s location and data to the satellite. Makes sense for animals that don’t have long, skinny necks to hang a necklace around.

[harrys]

Black-winged Stilt



Lion just past the low level bridge at Lower Sabie



Common striped Skink



Common Giant Plated Lizard



Waterbuck and it's shadow in the mud

[Richprins]

A nice variety, Harry! Looks like a reptile day!

It is more of a reflection than a shadow of the waterbuck...but maybe the same thing?

[harrys]

Our first Rhinos



Klippie



Nice landscape



A Batteleur with Lunch







So that was end of day 3, just for some info to what happend that night, I ate lots of Mentos soft mints to stay awake on this day trip......not good as I will explain later

Our accommodation



Next day 4.........

[Alf]

Nice variety of animals

Where's the aircon