A visit to the far north, an area well know in the birding circles (Pafuri) is one of the highlights of the trip. A mecca for birds, this area is unique with some unique species.
The focus was on birds of course but there are very few people who can pass up an opportunity to photograph the larger animals too. We were treated to good sightings of Zebra, Giraffe, Impala, Kudu, Nyala, Tsessebe (also found mainly in the Northern parts of Kruger) Elephant, White Rhino, Buffalo, Lion, Leopard and a special encounter with three Cape Hunting Dogs !!!
In total we saw 131 different bird species and got photographs of many of them.
A birding photo safari takes on a very different pace and we actually spent a lot of time walking around the camps shooting from Tripods as the camps provide excellent opportunities for getting close to birds.
Here are a few photos from the trip, please let us know if you are interested in this birding photo safari for October 2014.
Many thanks to Sharron for joining us on the photo safari, great to have you back on yet another trip with us and for wanting to go up to Northern Kruger..
Warm regards
Stu
Pearl Spotted Owlet
Emerald Spotted Wood dove
Ground Scraper Thrush
Black Headed Oriole
Goliath Heron and Crocodiles in the Shingwedzi River
African Green Pigeon
White-browed Robin Chat
African Grey Hornbill
Green Wood-Hoopoe
Brown Headed Parrot
Grey Headed Bush Shrike
Black-Backed Puffback
African Mourning Dove
Crested Barbet
Brown Hooded Kingfisher
Southern Ground Hornbills
Southern Black Tit
Saddlebilled Stork & Blacksmith Lapwing
Laughing Doves
Yellow Bellied Greenbul
Dark Chanting Goshawk
Steppe Eagle
White-crested Helmetshrike
Meve's Starling
Crested Guineafowl
Black-throated Wattle-Eye
Orange-Breasted Bushshrike
African Hawk Eagle
Black Collared Barbet
White-throated Robin-Chat
Dark-capped Bulbul
Village Weaver
Blue Waxbill
Yellow-fronted Canary
Female White Bellied Sunbird
Broad-billed Roller
Golden-breasted Bunting
Egyptian Goose
Yellow Billed Kite
Little Swift
White-fronted Bee-eater
Helmeted Guineafowl
Trumpeter Hornbill
Verreaux's Eagle Owl
Red-Billed Quelea
Lilac Breasted Roller
Male Chinspot Batis
Female Red-winged Starling
Greater Blue-eared Starling
Male Red-winged Starling
Female Chinspot Batis
Palm Swift
Yellow-breasted Apalis
Arrow Marked Babbler
Green-winged Pytilia and Blue Waxbill
Kurrichane Thrush
African Hoopoe
Ashy Flycatcher
Female Black Cuckooshrike
Female Golden Tailed Woodpecker
Southern Black Flycatcher
Violet-backed Starling
Giant Kingfisher
Green Backed heron
Sabota Lark
Kori Bustard
Red Billed Oxpecker
White Headed Vulture
Chacma baboon
Mopani Leaves
Impala Lily flower - Shingwedzi Camp
Spotted Bush snake
Male Elephant
Young Leopard - Pafuri
Elephant eating leaves from the Nyala Tree - Pafuri
Impala running - Pafuri
Elephant throwing dust - Pafuri
Male Nyaya Bull with two Red Billed Oxpeckers - Pafuri
Big Male Elephant - Shingwedzi
Tsessebe - Shingwedzi
Cape Hunting Dogs playing - Main road between Letaba and Olifants
Cape Hunting Dog
Large Male Kudu - Roodewal Road - Timbavati
Aloe Sunset - Letaba Camp
