We start again with the manager to look for birds. Now we have more time to actually look because we do the distance with a jeep. That gives a nice picture of a turaco. Natascha drives us around in the savannah of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park. We don't find lions, but we do find giraffes and a "new" bird of prey.
Red duiker
Cephalophus natalensis
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/250 sec at F4.5, ISO 10000, distance 53.7 m
The photo shows a Red duiker (Cephalophus natalensis). It is a animal in the order artiodactyla and the family bovidae. The photo was taken at 05:44 on Tuesday July 16, 2024.
Purple-crested turaco
Tauraco porphyreolophus
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 320, distance 44.1 m
The photo shows a Purple-crested turaco (Tauraco porphyreolophus). It is a bird in the order 029 musophagiformes and the family 001 musophagidae. The photo was taken at Nsimane, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa at 07:18 on Tuesday July 16, 2024.
African dusky flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 640, distance 7.30 m
The photo shows a African dusky flycatcher (Muscicapa adusta). It is a bird in the order 040 passeriformes and the family 108 muscicapidae. The photo was taken at Nsimane, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa at 07:45 on Tuesday July 16, 2024.
Long-crested eagle
Lophaetus occipitalis
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 500, distance 27.4 m
The photo shows a Long-crested eagle (Lophaetus occipitalis). It is a bird in the order 017 accipitriformes and the family 004 accipitridae. The photo was taken at Khula Village, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa at 11:34 on Tuesday July 16, 2024.
Red-billed oxpecker
Buphagus erythrorhynchus
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 320, distance 39.2 m
The photo shows a Red-billed oxpecker (Buphagus erythrorhynchus). It is a bird in the order 040 passeriformes and the family 106 buphagidae. The photo was taken at Makakatana, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa at 12:04 on Tuesday July 16, 2024.
Pied crow
Corvus albus
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 250, distance 10.0 m
The photo shows a Pied crow (Corvus albus). It is a bird in the order 040 passeriformes and the family 054 corvidae. The photo was taken at Makakatana, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa at 12:09 on Tuesday July 16, 2024.
African spoonbill
Platalea alba
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 500, distance 90.2 m
The photo shows a African spoonbill (Platalea alba). It is a bird in the order 015 pelecaniformes and the family 001 threskiornithidae. The photo was taken at Makakatana, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa at 12:48 on Tuesday July 16, 2024.
Yellow-billed stork
Mycteria ibis
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 320, distance 62.7 m
The photo shows a Yellow-billed stork (Mycteria ibis). It is a bird in the order 014 ciconiiformes and the family 001 ciconiidae. The photo was taken at Makakatana, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa at 12:57 on Tuesday July 16, 2024.
Greater kudu
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
OM-1 with M.40-150mm F2.8 + MC-14, 1/1000 sec at F4.0, ISO 125, distance 75.8 m
The photo shows a Greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros). It is a animal in the order artiodactyla and the family bovidae. The photo was taken at Makakatana, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa at 13:04 on Tuesday July 16, 2024.
African stonechat ♂
Saxicola torquatus
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 640, distance 16.3 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 Makakatana, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa at 13:13 on Tuesday July 16, 2024.
African stonechat ♀
Saxicola torquatus
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 320, distance 14.6 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 Makakatana, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa at 13:13 on Tuesday July 16, 2024.
Plains zebra
Equus quagga
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 500, distance inf
The zebra ran away, but this photo was to show the fires. In Kruger and here too there were many fires of savanne. That is more or less normally we understand from our guide, she doesn't look forward to it in the dry time.
The photo was taken at Makakatana, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa at 13:20 on Tuesday July 16, 2024.
Giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis
OM-1 with M.40-150mm F2.8 + MC-14, 1/2000 sec at F5.0, ISO 400, distance 113 m
The photo shows a Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis). It is a animal in the order artiodactyla and the family giraffidae. The photo was taken at Makakatana, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa at 14:21 on Tuesday July 16, 2024.