Wind Pump - Sabi Sands

Lovely Leopard South Africa 2013 Sabi Sands

Stork in lillies

Saddle Billed Stork

Let sleeping Lions lie

Lion near Nottens Bush Camp SA 2013

Kettle

Umlamni boma

View into the boma at Umlani

The Ground Hornbill

The ground Hornbill

A massive ground dwelling bird (capable of flight though), the Ground Hornbill has a cry which is totally evocative of the African Bush. Click here to hear what one sounds like.

Honey Badger

I just love the Honey Badger - an animal so packed with attitude you can almost feel it's aggression and willingness to take anything on. We saw this little ripper near Umlani.

Umlani

Cutesy Hyena

See - they are proper cute when they are young.

Coffee on the fire at Umlani

Anyone for coffee?

Dwarf mongoose

Dwarf Mongoose pops up to say "Hi!"

 

Hyena Timbavati 2013

Hyena get a bad press (Thanks Disney!) but they are in fact wonderful animals.
Perhaps I should take on their account. 

Calm Down dear - it's only a bloody starling!

The gorgeous Glossy Starling

Ele in the way!



The morning rush hour can be hell in the Timbavati -
all sorts of blockages on the road.



Sunrise in the Timbavati 2013

Umlani sunrise

Roughing it in the African Bush

Umlani Bush Camp breakfast - a picture on a plate

Lion drinking Timbavati 2013

Thirsty work being a lion

Lion cubs Umlani 2013

The kids at Play

Dinner time tug of war

Tug of war for the best bits of Buffalo

Lion kill South Africa 2013

Umlani Bush Camp - Resident lion pride at dinner

 

 

 

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)