TripReport

Leopard-our first major sighting
1 Leopard-our first major sighting
Leopard-first of 6 sightings in the park
2 Leopard-first of 6 sightings in the park
Leopard
3 Leopard
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Hidden elephant
7 Hidden elephant
2 Wild Dogs near Skukuza-they were hunting and moving quickly
8 2 Wild Dogs near Skukuza-they were hunting and moving quickly
Martial eagle
9 Martial eagle
Martial eagle
10 Martial eagle
African buffalo
11 African buffalo
Spotted 72 lions during our trip
12 Spotted 72 lions during our trip
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 MG 7942
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Starling at lunch in Lower Sabie
16 Starling at lunch in Lower Sabie
Nile crocodiles
17 Nile crocodiles
Hippos
18 Hippos
Ellies crossing the river
19 Ellies crossing the river
Hippos from our tent
20 Hippos from our tent
More hippos
21 More hippos
Baboons - they cleaned out our frig later in the trip
22 Baboons - they cleaned out our frig later in the trip
The loot they grabbed from an open window
23 The loot they grabbed from an open window
The baby
24 The baby
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Lower Sabie Camp
26 Lower Sabie Camp
Buffalo
27 Buffalo
View from Lower Sabie
28 View from Lower Sabie
African darter
29 African darter
African Jacana
30 African Jacana
African Jacana
31 African Jacana
Village weaver building a nest
32 Village weaver building a nest
Village weaver building a nest
33 Village weaver building a nest
Village weaver building a nest
34 Village weaver building a nest
Hippo
35 Hippo
Spotted hyaena first of 23 sightings
36 Spotted hyaena first of 23 sightings
Spotted hyaena
37 Spotted hyaena
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Looks what she's eatting
40 Looks what she's eatting
Ellie on the road
41 Ellie on the road
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Black rhino first of 13 black rhino
43 Black rhino first of 13 black rhino
Black rhino
44 Black rhino
He's hiding
45 He's hiding
Showing off his wounds
46 Showing off his wounds
Ellies crossing the road
47 Ellies crossing the road
Warthog
48 Warthog
White rhino first of 15 white rhino
49 White rhino first of 15 white rhino
Red-billed oxpecker
50 Red-billed oxpecker
Nice horn
51 Nice horn
White rhino
52 White rhino
White rhino
53 White rhino
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Lions on the rocks
55 Lions on the rocks
Martial eagle
56 Martial eagle
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Lions on a buff kill
58 Lions on a buff kill
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Crock at Biyamiti Weir
61 Crock at Biyamiti Weir
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Egyptian geese with ellies
65 Egyptian geese with ellies
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Female nyala
68 Female nyala
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Vervet monkey
71 Vervet monkey
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Red-billed oxpecker
76 Red-billed oxpecker
White rhino
77 White rhino
White rhinos
78 White rhinos
White rhino
79 White rhino
White rhino
80 White rhino
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Southern ground hornbill
83 Southern ground hornbill
Black rhino with major wounds
84 Black rhino with major wounds
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Elephants crossing the river
93 Elephants crossing the river
View from our tent at Lower Sabie
94 View from our tent at Lower Sabie
View from our tent at Lower Sabie
95 View from our tent at Lower Sabie
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African fish eagles
98 African fish eagles
African fish eagles mating
99 African fish eagles mating
Spotted hyaena
100 Spotted hyaena
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Goliath heron
105 Goliath heron
Fish eagle with fish
106 Fish eagle with fish
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Fish eagles
109 Fish eagles
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Lions after mating
114 Lions after mating
Lions after mating
115 Lions after mating
Another leopard being followed by a hyaena
116 Another leopard being followed by a hyaena
Hyaena
117 Hyaena
Spotted hyaena
118 Spotted hyaena
Spotted hyaena
119 Spotted hyaena
cat jam
120 cat jam
This is what we saw
121 This is what we saw
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...and this
123 ...and this
Hippo
124 Hippo
Elephants on the rocks
125 Elephants on the rocks
Elephants on the rocks
126 Elephants on the rocks
Elephants on the rocks
127 Elephants on the rocks
Elephants across the river
128 Elephants across the river
Baby Rock python crossing the road
129 Baby Rock python crossing the road
Rock python
130 Rock python
Female looking for her cubs
131 Female looking for her cubs
One of four cubs
132 One of four cubs
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Leopard just crossed the road
134 Leopard just crossed the road
African spoonbill at Mazithi dam
135 African spoonbill at Mazithi dam
Saddle-billed stork
136 Saddle-billed stork
Saddle-billed stork eatting a frog
137 Saddle-billed stork eatting a frog
Saddle-billed stork eatting a frog
138 Saddle-billed stork eatting a frog
Black-winged stilt
139 Black-winged stilt
Leopard in a tree near Tshokwane picnic site
140 Leopard in a tree near Tshokwane picnic site
Leopard in a tree
141 Leopard in a tree
Bateleur eagle
142 Bateleur eagle
Bateleur eagles
143 Bateleur eagles
Leopard tortoise
144 Leopard tortoise
Lions with cubs
145 Lions with cubs
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Old female lion
147 Old female lion
They shunned her
148 They shunned her
White rhino
149 White rhino
Zebra
150 Zebra
Lots of zebra
151 Lots of zebra
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Southern ground hornbill
153 Southern ground hornbill
Southern ground hornbill taking off
154 Southern ground hornbill taking off
...and flying
155 ...and flying
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3 male lions at Nsemani dam
159 3 male lions at Nsemani dam
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Watching as an elephant gets closer
165 Watching as an elephant gets closer
Elephant spots them
166 Elephant spots them
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Vervet monkeys
168 Vervet monkeys
Our Satara bungalow
169 Our Satara bungalow
White rhino on road
170 White rhino on road
He wouldn't let us pass so we followed
171 He wouldn't let us pass so we followed
Giraffe
172 Giraffe
View from the bridge
173 View from the bridge
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Pied kingfisher
176 Pied kingfisher
Saddle-billed stork
177 Saddle-billed stork
Buffalo
178 Buffalo
Buffalo in a row
179 Buffalo in a row
Giraffe on the road
180 Giraffe on the road
Nyala
181 Nyala
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182
Hartebeast
183 Hartebeast
Crocodile
184 Crocodile
More crocodiles
185 More crocodiles
Spotted hyaena
186 Spotted hyaena
Hyaena puppy
187 Hyaena puppy
Hyaena puppy in the culvert
188 Hyaena puppy in the culvert
Hyaena puppy
189 Hyaena puppy
Waiting for mom
190 Waiting for mom
Lion cubs
191 Lion cubs
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Buff
197 Buff
White-fronted bee-eater
198 White-fronted bee-eater
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199
Vervet monkeys
200 Vervet monkeys
Vervet monkeys at our house in Shingwedzi
201 Vervet monkeys at our house in Shingwedzi
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One of the mama lions
209 One of the mama lions
2 of the 7 cubs
210 2 of the 7 cubs
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Natal spurfowl
220 Natal spurfowl
Natal spurfowl
221 Natal spurfowl
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Taking the cubs for a drink
274 Taking the cubs for a drink
Crossing the riverbed
275 Crossing the riverbed
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276
One of the moms on a fresh kill
277 One of the moms on a fresh kill
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278
An elephant is approching
279 An elephant is approching
They don't like lions
280 They don't like lions
Elephant chased her away
281 Elephant chased her away
Is it safe to return
282 Is it safe to return
 MG 0606
283
 MG 0625
284
Spotted hyaena
285 Spotted hyaena
This is a big tusker
286 This is a big tusker
Yellow-billed kite
287 Yellow-billed kite
Crested barbets
288 Crested barbets
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289
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290
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291
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292
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293
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294
Baobab tree
295 Baobab tree
Baobab tree
296 Baobab tree
Fish eagle
297 Fish eagle
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298
View from #14 at Olifants Camp
299 View from #14 at Olifants Camp
Our view
300 Our view
Our view
301 Our view
Black-backed puffback
302 Black-backed puffback
Baobab in the distance
303 Baobab in the distance
 MG 0846
304
Black-backed jackal
305 Black-backed jackal
Fish eagle
306 Fish eagle
White rhino
307 White rhino
 MG 0878
308
 MG 0928
309
White-backed vulture
310 White-backed vulture
 MG 0962
311
 MG 0974
312
African wild dog
313 African wild dog
 MG 1060
314
 MG 1106
315