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Day 3: Hanglip Mountain Lodge in Entabeni

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In the morning I look around the garden of the Bakubung lodge, but we have to get in the car quickly to get to the Hanglip Lodge in time for the afternoon safari drive. It's all on a much smaller scale, the animals now walk around the buildings.

On the first safari drive we see a something animal: a forest pig. Normally these pigs only show themselves at night. And we see the first lionesses.

Pearl-spotted owlet
Glaucidium perlatum

Pearl-spotted owlet (Glaucidium perlatum)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/320 sec at F4.0, ISO 2500, distance 7.87 m

The photo shows a Pearl-spotted owlet (Glaucidium perlatum). It is a bird in the order 031 strigiformes and the family 002 strigidae. The photo was taken at Bakubung lodge (Sun City, North West, South Africa) at 06:34 on Wednesday June 26, 2024.

Speckled pigeon (juv.)
Columba guinea

Speckled pigeon (Columba guinea)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 5000, distance 8.85 m

The photo shows a Speckled pigeon (Columba guinea). It is a bird in the order 026 columbiformes and the family 001 columbidae. The photo was taken at Bakubung lodge (Sun City, North West, South Africa) at 06:47 on Wednesday June 26, 2024.

Speckled pigeon
Columba guinea

Speckled pigeon (Columba guinea)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 6400, distance 6.54 m

The photo shows a Speckled pigeon (Columba guinea). It is a bird in the order 026 columbiformes and the family 001 columbidae. The photo was taken at Bakubung lodge (Sun City, North West, South Africa) at 06:48 on Wednesday June 26, 2024.

Banded mongoose
Mungos mungo

Banded mongoose (Mungos mungo)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/320 sec at F4.0, ISO 200, distance 12.1 m

The photo shows a Banded mongoose (Mungos mungo). It is a animal in the order carnivora and the family Herpestidae. The photo was taken at Bakubung lodge (Sun City, North West, South Africa) at 07:57 on Wednesday June 26, 2024.

African jacana
Actophilornis africanus

African jacana (Actophilornis africanus)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 1250, distance 6.69 m

The photo shows a African jacana (Actophilornis africanus). It is a bird in the order 024 charadriiformes and the family Jacanidae. The photo was taken at Entabeni Natural Resort (Golders Green, Limpopo, South Africa) at 12:57 on Wednesday June 26, 2024.

Smith's bush squirrel
Paraxerus cepapi

Smith's bush squirrel (Paraxerus cepapi)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 320, distance 11.2 m

The photo shows a Smith's bush squirrel (Paraxerus cepapi). It is a animal in the order rodentia and the family sciuridae. The photo was taken at Entabeni Natural Resort (Waterval, Limpopo, South Africa) at 13:27 on Wednesday June 26, 2024.

Fly bush
Plectranthus neochilus

Fly bush (Plectranthus neochilus)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 400, distance 3.42 m

The photo shows a Fly bush (Plectranthus neochilus). It is a plant in the order Lamiales and the family Lamiaceae. The photo was taken at Entabeni Natural Resort (Waterval, Limpopo, South Africa) at 13:29 on Wednesday June 26, 2024.

African stonechat ♂
Saxicola torquatus

African stonechat (Saxicola torquatus)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 320, distance 11.2 m

The photo shows a African stonechat (Saxicola torquatus). It is a bird in the order 040 passeriformes and the family 108 muscicapidae. The photo was taken at Entabeni Natural Resort (Golders Green, Limpopo, South Africa) at 14:51 on Wednesday June 26, 2024.

Spotted thick-knee
Burhinus capensis

Spotted thick-knee (Burhinus capensis)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 800, distance 19.0 m

The photo shows a Spotted thick-knee (Burhinus capensis). It is a bird in the order 024 charadriiformes and the family Burhinidae. The photo was taken at Entabeni Natural Resort (Golders Green, Limpopo, South Africa) at 14:54 on Wednesday June 26, 2024.

White rhinoceros
Ceratotherium simum

White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 400, distance 195 m

The photo shows a White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum). It is a animal in the order perissodactyla and the family rhinocerotidae. The photo was taken at Entabeni Natural Resort (Golders Green, Limpopo, South Africa) at 15:06 on Wednesday June 26, 2024.

African wattled lapwing
Vanellus senegallus

African wattled lapwing (Vanellus senegallus)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 250, distance 18.3 m

The photo shows a African wattled lapwing (Vanellus senegallus). It is a bird in the order 024 charadriiformes and the family 009 charadriidae. The photo was taken at Entabeni Natural Resort (Golders Green, Limpopo, South Africa) at 15:08 on Wednesday June 26, 2024.

Vervet monkey
Chlorocebus pygerythrus

Vervet monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 3200, distance 11.6 m

The photo shows a Vervet monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus). It is a animal in the order primates and the family cercopithecidae. The photo was taken at Entabeni Natural Resort (Golders Green, Limpopo, South Africa) at 15:12 on Wednesday June 26, 2024.

Red-billed oxpecker
Buphagus erythrorhynchus

Red-billed oxpecker (Buphagus erythrorhynchus)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 3200, distance 27.9 m

The photo shows a Red-billed oxpecker (Buphagus erythrorhynchus). It is a bird in the order 040 passeriformes and the family Buphagidae. The photo was taken at Entabeni Natural Resort (Golders Green, Limpopo, South Africa) at 15:45 on Wednesday June 26, 2024.

Bush-pig
Potamochoerus larvatus

Bush-pig (Potamochoerus larvatus)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 6400, distance 76.5 m

The photo shows a Bush-pig (Potamochoerus larvatus). It is a animal in the order artiodactyla and the family suidae. The photo was taken at Entabeni Natural Resort (Golders Green, Limpopo, South Africa) at 16:09 on Wednesday June 26, 2024.

Lion ♀
Panthera leo

Lion (Panthera leo)
OM-1 with M.40-150mm F2.8 + MC-14, 1/1000 sec at F4.0, ISO 400, distance 56.1 m

The photo shows a Lion (Panthera leo). It is a animal in the order carnivora and the family felidae. The photo was taken at Entabeni Natural Resort (Golders Green, Limpopo, South Africa) at 16:28 on Wednesday June 26, 2024.

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