Photos from Kruger National Park, wildlife photos etc....

[ian123running]

Colin hope you get chance to post a photo or two here.

Here's a (not very sharp) long-tailed paradise whydah. These small birds look from a distance like a a small black bin-liner caught in a branch blowing in the breeze. Flying, they look like black streamers. They are lovely - not rare but a highlight of our trip to Kruger.

Paradise Whydah by Ian123_running, on Flickr

 

[Salamander]

Simply brilliant photos.

 

[canonman]

Very early morning shot, before he had breakfast.

I did post a few (out of nearly 2000) in PAW, back in Feb.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/158405554@N02/

 

[ian123running]

Thanks Salamander glad you like the thread.

Canonnan that’s great - we had the odd lion sighting but nothing clear. Same for leopards - we saw 4 on different days in 2 weeks which was lucky, but none were good to photograph.

 

[canonman]

Thanks Ian

Leopards were scarce too, although loads of sightings on the boards. This was one found in total darkness, just illuminated by torches.
1/13 sec handheld at 12,800 ISO!

https://www.flickr.com/photos/158405554@N02/

 

[Colinb]

Finally got some time to sort a few pictures as the builders have gone home early today. starting with a slideshow:
http://s1310.photobucket.com/user/thecolinb/slideshow/South Africa/Kruger

 

[Colinb]

Taken soon after first light:

 

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Taken at 4.30 am in very dark conditions

 

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[ian123running]

Colin these are great - looks like you had some fabulous cat sightings. I like ether swagger of the elephant too.

I'm still looking over mine from March - here a small bird picking berries and swallowing them whole:
Brown bird berry 1 by Ian123_running, on Flickr

Brown bird berry 2 by Ian123_running, on Flickr

 

[gintonic]

CRW_0894_RT16 by uh_simon, on Flickr

CRW_0852_RT16 by uh_simon, on Flickr

 

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CRW_0720_RT16 by uh_simon, on Flickr

CRW_0734_RT16 by uh_simon, on Flickr

 

[ian123running]

Great shot of giraffes and that cheetah, wow. Hopefully we’ll see one next time.

 

[gintonic]

Great shot of giraffes and that cheetah, wow. Hopefully we’ll see one next time.

despite them being taken quite a few years ago, I remember willing the cheetah to turn its head towards us, but it had other things on it's mind. An amazingly beautiful cat