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These are some of the best locations to photograph African Wildlife and my galleries show some of my work from these locations. Yet again this proved to be a very successful photo safari with the focus being slanted towards trying to photograph the amazing bird diversity that the Kruger has to offer. A total bird count of 178 with a very impressive 144 photos (of different species) The aim of this safari is not to tick species off, but instead the challenge is to try and get some decent photos of Kruger's birds, with the additional challenge of trying to better existing shots when better opportunities present themselves. The trip was really relaxing, the binoculars and cameras were well used and our safari vehicle acted as the perfect mobile bird hide, this is the best way to get original and different shots of Kruger's birds. We saw a number of the same species as we did last year but they were all in different situations and circumstances which helps to keep the subject matter unique and fresh. Of course birds were not the only animals seen on the safari !! we did take time to photograph some of the other species found in the park. Some highlights included seeing the Leopard Tortoises coming out in big numbers, this usually happens around this time of year to coincide with the first rains, we passed 11 on our way to Northern Kruger on the very first day ! Northern Kruger is well know for its large herds of elephants and particularly its big tuskers of which we saw many. The end of the dry season in South Africa's Kruger National Park rarely disappoints as far as action goes. On our very first day driving down from Orpen Gate to Lower Sabie we stopped briefly at Mazithi Dam just north of Tshokwane picnic site and found a few of the regulars resting in the afternoon sun. A Fish Eagle took off, the Hippos grunted and a single Impala Ram grazed close to the edge of the Southern end of the dam. From out of nowhere, a Lioness emerged near the Northern end of the dam and proceeded to walk through the long grass towards the Impala. We watched the entire scene and could not believe our luck when she managed to stalk right up to the Impala, charge in and grab it right on the edge of the water. Off she went, it was all so quick, camera buffers were straining ! One bad move and its all over, the Impala ends up in the deep mud at the edge of the water. From the Northern end of the dam two more Lionesses emerged and ran towards the site of the kill. The adult Lioness ended up catching one down near the river, just out of our view. This safari never disappoints, we had a good deal of action and great photo opportunities and although most of the migration herds had headed south towards Tanzania, we still had one of the best river crossings yet. First up, the big Cat reserve provided some great opportunities with the two young female leopards, in their camp close to the lodge. Being able to get so close to these adult male Cheetahs is still one of the highlights of the trip. They had just finished a Zebra kill and were relaxing on the banks of the river. Lower Sabie is famous for the great photo opportunities at Sunset Dam, a mere 200m from the camp gate. We spent a whole morning at the dam photographing the residents as well as two male Lions that came to drink on the far side of the dam.
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