The next location is a glamping location of Africamps White Elephant in the Pongola Game Reserve. In the morning we make a big boat trip on Lake Jozine, where the Pongola Game Reserve is located. The lake is very quiet and the mist lingers for a long time. This makes the experience much calmer than bouncing around in a jeep in the morning looking for a lion. Now we don't have to do anything, and that's nice. In the afternoon we stay at the tent and I amuse myself with birds.
Pearl-spotted owlet
Glaucidium perlatum
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 1600, distance 26.5 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 Africamps in Pongola Game Reserve at 06:20 on Saturday July 13, 2024.
African darter
Anhinga rufa
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 400, distance 72.8 m
The photo shows a African darter (Anhinga rufa). It is a bird in the order 016 suliformes and the family 004 anhingidae. The photo was taken at Lake Jozini (Ndabeni, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) at 07:28 on Saturday July 13, 2024.
White-browed coucal
Centropus superciliosus
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 320, distance 36.7 m
The photo shows a White-browed coucal (Centropus superciliosus). It is a bird in the order 030 cuculiformes and the family 001 cuculidae. The photo was taken at Lake Jozini (Ndabeni, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) at 08:03 on Saturday July 13, 2024.
Image
Homo sapiens
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 320, distance 182 m
The photo was taken at Lake Jozini (Mombeni, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) at 09:04 on Saturday July 13, 2024.
Reed cormorant
Microcarbo africanus
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 400, distance 35.6 m
The photo shows a Reed cormorant (Microcarbo africanus). It is a bird in the order 016 suliformes and the family 003 phalacrocoracidae. The photo was taken at Lake Jozini (Mombeni, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) at 09:10 on Saturday July 13, 2024.
African jacana
Actophilornis africanus
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 400, distance 15.5 m
The photo shows a African jacana (Actophilornis africanus). It is a bird in the order 024 charadriiformes and the family 012 jacanidae. The photo was taken at Lake Jozini (Mombeni, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) at 09:17 on Saturday July 13, 2024.
Wire-tailed swallow
Hirundo smithii
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 500, distance 22.2 m
The photo shows a Wire-tailed swallow (Hirundo smithii). It is a bird in the order 040 passeriformes and the family Hirundinidae. The photo was taken at Lake Jozini (Ndabeni, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) at 10:05 on Saturday July 13, 2024.
Lesser masked weaver
Ploceus intermedius
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 400, distance 5.51 m
The photo shows a Lesser masked weaver (Ploceus intermedius). It is a bird in the order 040 passeriformes and the family 114 ploceidae. The photo was taken at Africamps in Pongola Game Reserve at 10:38 on Saturday July 13, 2024.
Southern masked weaver
Ploceus velatus
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 500, distance 19.9 m
The photo shows a Southern masked weaver (Ploceus velatus). It is a bird in the order 040 passeriformes and the family 114 ploceidae. The photo was taken at Africamps in Pongola Game Reserve at 11:16 on Saturday July 13, 2024.
Red-billed quelea
Quelea quelea
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 640, distance 39.7 m
The photo shows a Red-billed quelea (Quelea quelea). It is a bird in the order 040 passeriformes and the family 114 ploceidae. The photo was taken at Africamps in Pongola Game Reserve at 11:21 on Saturday July 13, 2024.
Wattled starling
Creatophora cinerea
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 500, distance 41.4 m
The photo shows a Wattled starling (Creatophora cinerea). It is a bird in the order 040 passeriformes and the family 105 sturnidae. The photo was taken at Africamps in Pongola Game Reserve at 11:23 on Saturday July 13, 2024.
Fan-tailed widowbird
Euplectes axillaris
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 800, distance 13.5 m
The photo shows a Fan-tailed widowbird (Euplectes axillaris). It is a bird in the order 040 passeriformes and the family 114 ploceidae. The photo was taken at Africamps in Pongola Game Reserve at 11:23 on Saturday July 13, 2024.
Common wart-hog
Phacochoerus africanus
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 800, distance 35.7 m
The photo shows a Common wart-hog (Phacochoerus africanus). It is a animal in the order artiodactyla and the family suidae. The photo was taken at Africamps in Pongola Game Reserve at 11:25 on Saturday July 13, 2024.
White-browed scrub robin
Erythropygia leucophrys
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 6400, distance 10.8 m
The photo shows a White-browed scrub robin (Erythropygia leucophrys). It is a bird in the order 040 passeriformes and the family 108 muscicapidae. The photo was taken at Africamps in Pongola Game Reserve at 15:26 on Saturday July 13, 2024.