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Day 16: With Natascha to Skukuza camp in Kruger

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We go the same way to the Skukuza camp, now with Natascha. An oncoming car points out a honey badger, which we indeed find. Usually the badger is only active at night, but this one apparently found something tasty. In the Skukuza camp there are beautiful sunbirds. They are very active. If the photos are- successful, the birds are very beautiful. We also see a Nile monitor again. That is the name of the iguana that we see several times near puddles.

We eat in the old station, which serves as a restaurant and boarding point for the train hotel parked on the bridge.

Saddle-billed stork
Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis

Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 640, distance 54.6 m

The photo shows a Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis). It is a bird in the order 014 ciconiiformes and the family 001 ciconiidae. The photo was taken at 09:52 on Tuesday July 09, 2024.

Cape starling
Lamprotornis nitens

Cape starling (Lamprotornis nitens)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 640, distance 22.6 m

The photo shows a Cape starling (Lamprotornis nitens). It is a bird in the order 040 passeriformes and the family 105 sturnidae. The photo was taken at 10:05 on Tuesday July 09, 2024.

Blacksmith lapwing
Vanellus armatus

Blacksmith lapwing (Vanellus armatus)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 500, distance 22.4 m

The photo shows a Blacksmith lapwing (Vanellus armatus). It is a bird in the order 024 charadriiformes and the family 009 charadriidae. The photo was taken at 10:10 on Tuesday July 09, 2024.

Woolly-necked stork
Ciconia episcopus

Woolly-necked stork (Ciconia episcopus)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 500, distance 176 m

The photo shows a Woolly-necked stork (Ciconia episcopus). It is a bird in the order 014 ciconiiformes and the family 001 ciconiidae. The photo was taken at 10:12 on Tuesday July 09, 2024.

Groundscraper thrush
Psophocichla litsitsirupa

Groundscraper thrush (Psophocichla litsitsirupa)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 400, distance 27.4 m

The photo shows a Groundscraper thrush (Psophocichla litsitsirupa). It is a bird in the order 040 passeriformes and the family 107 turdidae. The photo was taken at 10:20 on Tuesday July 09, 2024.

Honey badger
Mellivora capensis

Honey badger (Mellivora capensis)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 250, distance 67.8 m

The photo shows a Honey badger (Mellivora capensis). It is a animal in the order carnivora and the family Mustelidae. The photo was taken at 10:56 on Tuesday July 09, 2024.

Magpie shrike
Urolestes melanoleucus

Magpie shrike (Urolestes melanoleucus)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 500, distance 14.3 m

The photo shows a Magpie shrike (Urolestes melanoleucus). It is a bird in the order 040 passeriformes and the family 048 laniidae. The photo was taken at 11:10 on Tuesday July 09, 2024.

Vervet monkey
Chlorocebus pygerythrus

Vervet monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 2500, distance 7.90 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 11:20 on Tuesday July 09, 2024.

Nile monitor
Varanus niloticus

Nile monitor (Varanus niloticus)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 250, distance 14.3 m

The photo shows a Nile monitor (Varanus niloticus). It is a animal in the class squamata and the family varanidae. The photo was taken at 11:52 on Tuesday July 09, 2024.

Nile crocodile
Crocodylus niloticus

Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 320, distance 13.6 m

The photo shows a Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus). It is a animal in the class crocodylia and the family crocodylidae. The photo was taken at 12:05 on Tuesday July 09, 2024.

Squacco heron
Ardeola ralloides

Squacco heron (Ardeola ralloides)
OM-1 with M.40-150mm F2.8 + MC-14, 1/1000 sec at F4.0, ISO 160, distance 8.62 m

The photo shows a Squacco heron (Ardeola ralloides). It is a bird in the order 015 pelecaniformes and the family 002 ardeidae. The photo was taken at Lake Panic Hide (Skukuza, Mpumalanga, South Africa) at 12:49 on Tuesday July 09, 2024.

Pied kingfisher
Ceryle rudis

Pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)
OM-1 with M.40-150mm F2.8 + MC-14, 1/1000 sec at F4.0, ISO 100, distance 19.5 m

The photo shows a Pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis). It is a bird in the order 037 coraciiformes and the family 003 alcedinidae. The photo was taken at Lake Panic Hide (Skukuza, Mpumalanga, South Africa) at 12:55 on Tuesday July 09, 2024.

Collared sunbird
Hedydipna collaris

Collared sunbird (Hedydipna collaris)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 640, distance 4.62 m

The photo shows a Collared sunbird (Hedydipna collaris). It is a bird in the order 040 passeriformes and the family 112 nectariniidae. The photo was taken at 14:49 on Tuesday July 09, 2024.

Marico sunbird
Cinnyris mariquensis

Marico sunbird (Cinnyris mariquensis)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 1250, distance 5.91 m

The photo shows a Marico sunbird (Cinnyris mariquensis). It is a bird in the order 040 passeriformes and the family 112 nectariniidae. The photo was taken at 14:56 on Tuesday July 09, 2024.

Ashy flycatcher
Muscicapa caerulescens

Ashy flycatcher (Muscicapa caerulescens)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 8000, distance 6.48 m

The photo shows a Ashy flycatcher (Muscicapa caerulescens). It is a bird in the order 040 passeriformes and the family 108 muscicapidae. The photo was taken at 15:11 on Tuesday July 09, 2024.

Bearded scrub robin
Erythropygia quadrivirgata

Bearded scrub robin (Erythropygia quadrivirgata)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 3200, distance 7.05 m

The photo shows a Bearded scrub robin (Erythropygia quadrivirgata). It is a bird in the order 040 passeriformes and the family 108 muscicapidae. The photo was taken at 15:13 on Tuesday July 09, 2024.

Dark-capped bulbul
Pycnonotus tricolor

Dark-capped bulbul (Pycnonotus tricolor)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 3200, distance 6.46 m

The photo shows a Dark-capped bulbul (Pycnonotus tricolor). It is a bird in the order 040 passeriformes and the family 074 pycnonotidae. The photo was taken at 15:15 on Tuesday July 09, 2024.

Image
Homo sapiens

Image (Homo sapiens)
OM-1 with M.40-150mm F2.8 + MC-14, 1/1000 sec at F4.0, ISO 1600, distance 10.6 m

The photo was taken at 17:01 on Tuesday July 09, 2024.

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