I just returned to the Saudi desert after a two week vacation back home in South Africa.
My 1st week was spend next to the dry/wet Limpopo river in the Makuleke concession of the Kruger Park.
Makuleke is situated basically from where you enter the Pafuri gate as the western boundary going east to Crooks Corner border of South Africa, Zimbabawe and Mozambique and the Levuvhu river in the south as a rough indication.
I joined the Ecotraining team for a week of birding were about 20 bird nuts wanted to learn, see and hear all what Makuleke is all about.
The area in South Africa has a very rich bird population even with the drought that limited us a bit with the water bird species.
Highlights in the mammal sightings for me was finding black backed jackal (not often seen in the Kruger) African wild cat, Eland ( 1st time I find them in the Park) and then the Wilddogs swimming across the Levuvhu river while at Lanner Gorge.
Reptile highlight definately the Black Mamba that the Meve's starlings were harassing but was chilled out enough to give me a photo or 3...
The visit to Crooks Corner was amazing walking in a dry Limpopo river bed.
Walking among the Fever Tree forests mixed with riverine forests was magical.
I am still working through the photos in between catching up with work here in the desert and will share some photos shortly.
My 1st week was spend next to the dry/wet Limpopo river in the Makuleke concession of the Kruger Park.
Makuleke is situated basically from where you enter the Pafuri gate as the western boundary going east to Crooks Corner border of South Africa, Zimbabawe and Mozambique and the Levuvhu river in the south as a rough indication.
I joined the Ecotraining team for a week of birding were about 20 bird nuts wanted to learn, see and hear all what Makuleke is all about.
The area in South Africa has a very rich bird population even with the drought that limited us a bit with the water bird species.
Highlights in the mammal sightings for me was finding black backed jackal (not often seen in the Kruger) African wild cat, Eland ( 1st time I find them in the Park) and then the Wilddogs swimming across the Levuvhu river while at Lanner Gorge.
Reptile highlight definately the Black Mamba that the Meve's starlings were harassing but was chilled out enough to give me a photo or 3...
The visit to Crooks Corner was amazing walking in a dry Limpopo river bed.
Walking among the Fever Tree forests mixed with riverine forests was magical.
I am still working through the photos in between catching up with work here in the desert and will share some photos shortly.
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