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Journey to the wild
There is just something about leopards and trees that go hand in hand. It is as if these bushveld jungle gyms were designed for the elegant cats to play around or rest in.
One of the Tumbela male lions has been calling very close to my room during the early hours of the morning so I decided to set out to go look for him. With the autumn sunrise starting later and later, I had to try and pinpoint where the roaring was coming from.
Birding in the Kruger National Park is always fun and exciting. Even if you are just starting out or focusing on the bigger animals, there is always some cool birds worth stopping for. The Striated Heron usually provides a few minutes of entertainment along the river margins.
Who does not like seeing a cool blue headed agama watching you pitch a tent in Kruger? I must admit I got a little distracted and first took some images around camp before setting up my camping station.
From time to time I get to face Ravenscourt head on, whether that is in a vehicle or on foot. He has a certain look which he gives that makes you realise how insignificant you are. Yet there is still something so magical about locking eyes with these magnificent animals.
Birds whose names are a mouthful to pronounce seem to have some really cool personalities. I spent a considerable time with this Red-capped Robin-Chat in the Lowveld Botanical Gardens. The little bird sang with all its might and kept dashing in and out of a forest thicket.
If there is one cat that really knows how to strike a pose it would be the dominant male leopard, Ravenscourt. Some hyena picked up on Ravenscourt's scent and followed him through his territory. This cool cat sat and watched as the hyena tried to figure out where the leopard disappeared to.
The beauty about heading out on safari is that it is a relatively open ended adventure. You are generally presented with a wide network of roads and different directions in which to roam. How you choose to navigate around the reserves is up to you.
Looking amongst the thickets and hedges is where you will find some of the smaller, sometimes less often seen birds. This bar-throated apalis did not sit around for too long before dashing away for cover.
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