Bird life at Umlani Bush Camp

Blue Waxbills - Umlani Bush Camp South Africa 2013

South Africa 2013

Sunset near Umlani Bush Camp South Africa 2013.

Strange how Cape Buffalo always stare at you with a "You owe me money" look."

Stampede - the day 600 Cape Buffalo wanted a drink

Leopard

Creasted Barbet

Sunset over Africa. Kind of speaks for itself doesn't it.

Juvanile Bataleur Eagle



African Book Ends

Impala - (referred to as the MacDonald's of the bush, because if you look closely at their behind they have an M shaped marking and all the big predators eat them.) An American lady on our Safari vehicle asked the guide one day "Do Elephant eat Impala?" . How he kept a straight face when he answered I don't know!

That's neat, that's neat, that's neat, that's neat... I really love those Lion feet.

There will be more pics from our recent trip to SouthAfrica shortly.

Kudu bull. Umlani South Africa.

Dinner is served - the help yourself buffet for Elephants. Umlani Bush Camp.

Dinner is served.

The dining room at Umlani Bush camp. Timbavati, South Africa July 2012.

Leopard. Umlani, South Africa

Hyena. Umlani Bush Camp South Africa

One of the resident pride of Lion at Umlani Bush Camp.

This one is licking his wounds after being involved in a fight.

Camp fire at Umlani Bush Camp, South Africa

Who said Hyena aren't cute?

This little fella was one of three we saw outside a den near Umlani Bush Camp. This one often sat back whilst the other two played.

Hyena mum with pups. Umlani Bush Camp area.



What Lions do best - digesting last night's dinner (JB)



Lion's ear.

(JB)

Panorama of Marco's Dam near Umlani Camp, in the Timbavati area on the border of the Kruger National Park in South Africa. July 2012

Dwarf Mongoose colony near Pafuri Camp in South Africa  (JB)

The Fever Tree Forest near Pafuri Camp, Northern part of the Kruger, South Africa (JB)

Squirrels on a tree in the Umlani area of the Timbavati reserve South Africa

Lilac Breasted Roller - taken near Pafuri Safari Camp South Africa 2012 (JB)

Evening on the deck at a Safri Camp in South Luangua.

Guinea Fowl

Beautiful Kingfisher, Zambia 2011

 It rained quite hard when we were in South Luangua in Zambia in 2011, and when we returned to our room after dinner we found these Brown House Snakes entwined around the metal grill screen which separated our bedroom from the outside.

The Millpeed is preyed on by very few other creatures as it contains Cyanide. We saw this fine specimin in Zambia in 2011 in South Luangua.

I can see you!

Moonrise over the Luangua River Zambia 2011

The Delta from the air.

Reflections on the Delta.

The Okavango Delta. Paradise on Earth.

One of the many islands in the Okavango Delta.

Reeds for thatch waiting for a house.

After a few trips, nipping behind a bush for a wee loses it's sense of risk - until that is you look up and see, fluttering just in front of you, a freshly shed skin from an Angolan Spitting Cobra. Botswana 2007.

Wildlife encounters can be close and unexpected. Botswana 2007.

You wonder what's going on behind those eyes. We watched a pride of lions in Zambia lounging near a river bank. A light aircraft flew over, many hundreds of feet up. Every one of the pride looked up and followed the path of the plane until it was out of sight.

Hippo in weed. Zambia

Zambian sunset - Kafue