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Day 27: Last game drive and to Komati Gorge Lodge , Carolina

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On Saturday morning we do the very last game drive. There is nothing special to see. In dire straits, the guide starts pointing out birds of prey, and we look at a group of baboons. We get coffee, and the baboons sit in the morning sun.

After breakfast we will drive for 6 hours, and at sunset we will be at our last hotel. Still in a nature reserve in a ravine, but there are no more Dangerous Animals.

Malachite kingfisher
Corythornis cristatus

Malachite kingfisher (Corythornis cristatus)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/400 sec at F5.0, ISO 200, distance 41.6 m

The photo shows a Malachite kingfisher (Corythornis cristatus). It is a bird in the order 037 coraciiformes and the family 003 alcedinidae. The photo was taken at Manyoni Private Game Reserve, North Gate at 07:02 on Saturday July 20, 2024.

Chacma baboon
Papio ursinus

Chacma baboon (Papio ursinus)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F5.0, ISO 2000, distance 68.4 m

The photo shows a Chacma baboon (Papio ursinus). It is a animal in the order primates and the family cercopithecidae. The photo was taken at Manyoni Private Game Reserve, North Gate at 07:17 on Saturday July 20, 2024.

African elephant
Loxodonta africana

African elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Apple with iPhone 12 Pro back triple camera 6mm f/2, 1/58 sec at F2.0, ISO 80, distance

The photo shows a African elephant (Loxodonta africana). It is a animal in the order proboscidea and the family elephantidae. The photo was taken at 07:23 on Saturday July 20, 2024.

Red duiker
Cephalophus natalensis

Red duiker (Cephalophus natalensis)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 4000, distance 21.6 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 Manyoni Private Game Reserve, North Gate at 08:11 on Saturday July 20, 2024.

Crested guineafowl
Guttera pucherani

Crested guineafowl (Guttera pucherani)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 2000, distance 7.47 m

The photo shows a Crested guineafowl (Guttera pucherani). It is a bird in the order 006 galliformes and the family 003 numididae. The photo was taken at Manyoni Private Game Reserve, North Gate at 08:38 on Saturday July 20, 2024.

Common ostrich
Struthio camelus

Common ostrich (Struthio camelus)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 1000, distance 49.0 m

The photo shows a Common ostrich (Struthio camelus). It is a bird in the order 002 struthioniformes and the family 001 struthionidae. The photo was taken at Manyoni Private Game Reserve, North Gate at 10:07 on Saturday July 20, 2024.

Bontebok
Damaliscus pygargus

Bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 6400, distance 90.4 m

The photo shows a Bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus). It is a animal in the order artiodactyla and the family bovidae. The photo was taken at Gemsbokhoek, Mpumalanga, South Africa at 15:54 on Saturday July 20, 2024.

Domesticated horse
Equus ferus

Domesticated horse (Equus ferus)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 5000, distance 64.1 m

The photo shows a Domesticated horse (Equus ferus). It is a animal in the order perissodactyla and the family equidae. The photo was taken at Gemsbokhoek, Mpumalanga, South Africa at 15:58 on Saturday July 20, 2024.

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