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Dag 6: Kruger Park, near Letaba, Kruger National Park

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OOur first bird guide was a game guide, so his methodology was to find big birds from the car. That gives us 4 hornbill species, mostly at the stops . Because all excursions are in a safari park , we also encounter all the large animals. Birds and animals are attracted to river water. Sometimes the water flows invisibly in a pebble bed. Elephants then create wells that other animals also benefit from. Like zebras.

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<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/038 bucerotiformes/003 bucerotidae/tockus leucomelas/tockus leucomelas-en.html">Tockus leucomelas</a> / Southern yellow‑billed hornbill / Zuidelijke geelsnaveltok</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 1000, distance 8.16 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/mammalia/carnivora/hyaenidae/crocuta crocuta/crocuta crocuta-en.html">Crocuta crocuta</a> / Spotted hyena / Gevlekte hyena</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 1000, distance 13.0 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/091 leiothrichidae/turdoides jardineii/turdoides jardineii-en.html">Turdoides jardineii</a> / Arrow‑marked babbler / Pijlpuntbabbelaar</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 5000, distance 9.06 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/051 dicruridae/dicrurus adsimilis/dicrurus adsimilis-en.html">Dicrurus adsimilis</a> / Fork‑tailed drongo / Treurdrongo</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 2000, distance 7.61 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/037 coraciiformes/001 coraciidae/coracias caudatus/coracias caudatus-en.html">Coracias caudatus</a> / Lilac‑breasted roller / Vorkstaartscharrelaar</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2500 sec at F4.5, ISO 200, distance 12.2 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/015 pelecaniformes/002 ardeidae/ardea goliath/ardea goliath-en.html">Ardea goliath</a> / Goliath heron / Reuzenreiger</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 200, distance 152 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/crocodylia/crocodylidae/crocodylus niloticus/crocodylus niloticus-en.html">Crocodylus niloticus</a> / Nile crocodile / Nijl krokodil</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 500, distance 137 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/037 coraciiformes/003 alcedinidae/ceryle rudis/ceryle rudis-en.html">Ceryle rudis</a> / Pied kingfisher / Bonte ijsvogel</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 500, distance 10.0 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/testudines/pelomedusidae/pelomedusa subrufa/pelomedusa subrufa-en.html">Pelomedusa subrufa</a> / Helmeted turtle / Afrikaanse moerasschildpad</h3>OM-1 with M.40-150mm F2.8 + MC-14, 1/2000 sec at F5.0, ISO 640, distance 18.9 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/038 bucerotiformes/004 bucorvidae/bucorvus leadbeateri/bucorvus leadbeateri-en.html">Bucorvus leadbeateri</a> / Southern ground hornbill / Zuidelijke hoornraaf</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 400, distance 24.4 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/115 estrildidae/uraeginthus angolensis/uraeginthus angolensis-en.html">Uraeginthus angolensis</a> / Blue waxbill / Angolees blauwfazantje</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 1000, distance 5.04 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/038 bucerotiformes/003 bucerotidae/tockus rufirostris/tockus rufirostris-en.html">Tockus rufirostris</a> / Southern red‑billed hornbill / Zuidelijke roodsnaveltok</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 250, distance 8.52 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/038 bucerotiformes/003 bucerotidae/tockus nasutus/tockus nasutus-en.html">Tockus nasutus</a> / African grey hornbill / Grijze tok</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 1000, distance 13.7 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/mammalia/perissodactyla/equidae/equus quagga/equus quagga-en.html">Equus quagga</a> / Plains zebra / Zebra</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 200, distance 69.7 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/017 accipitriformes/004 accipitridae/terathopius ecaudatus/terathopius ecaudatus-en.html">Terathopius ecaudatus</a> / Bateleur / Bateleur</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 320, distance 126 m

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