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Dag 8: Balule Nature Reserve, Mica

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The Bundox Explorer Camp was the most beautiful location, and it helped that we were the only guests. Besides the big game we also see a lot of birds. Like the vulture at a killed forest pig, birds at a drinking hole or a bustard (a bird) on the road. The guides are having fun tracking, and they are having fun doing it. But also the sun deck is a nice place to see birds.

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<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/mammalia/carnivora/canidae/lycaon pictus/lycaon pictus-en.html">Lycaon pictus</a> / African wild dog / Hyenahond</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/320 sec at F4.0, ISO 2000, distance 15.8 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/mammalia/carnivora/herpestidae/helogale parvula/helogale parvula-en.html">Helogale parvula</a> / Common dwarf mongoose / Dwergmangoest</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 320, distance 21.8 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/mammalia/artiodactyla/bovidae/kobus ellipsiprymnus/kobus ellipsiprymnus-en.html">Kobus ellipsiprymnus</a> / Waterbuck / Waterbok</h3>OM-1 with M.40-150mm F2.8 + MC-14, 1/1000 sec at F4.0, ISO 2000, distance 23.2 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/017 accipitriformes/004 accipitridae/circaetus cinereus/circaetus cinereus-en.html">Circaetus cinereus</a> / Brown snake eagle / Bruine slangenarend</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 800, distance 40.2 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/mammalia/proboscidea/elephantidae/loxodonta africana/loxodonta africana-en.html">Loxodonta africana</a> / African elephant / Afrikaanse olifant</h3>OM-1 with M.40-150mm F2.8 + MC-14, 1/1000 sec at F4.0, ISO 640, distance 91.0 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/mammalia/artiodactyla/suidae/potamochoerus larvatus/potamochoerus larvatus-en.html">Potamochoerus larvatus</a> / Bush‑pig / Boszwijn</h3>OM-1 with M.40-150mm F2.8 + MC-14, 1/1000 sec at F4.0, ISO 1250, distance 6.44 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/017 accipitriformes/004 accipitridae/gyps africanus/gyps africanus-en.html">Gyps africanus</a> / White‑backed vulture / Witruggier</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 200, distance 38.1 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/088 cisticolidae/prinia subflava/prinia subflava-en.html">Prinia subflava</a> / Tawny‑flanked prinia / Roestflankprinia</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 2500, distance 12.4 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/039 piciformes/007 lybiidae/lybius torquatus/lybius torquatus-en.html">Lybius torquatus</a> / Black‑collared barbet / Zwarthalsbaardvogel</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 1250, distance 14.9 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/119 motacillidae/motacilla aguimp/motacilla aguimp-en.html">Motacilla aguimp</a> / African pied wagtail / Afrikaanse bonte kwikstaart</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 250, distance 11.4 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/036 malaconotidae/dryoscopus cubla/dryoscopus cubla-en.html">Dryoscopus cubla</a> / Black‑backed puffback / Poederdonsklauwier</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 1000, distance 19.6 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/037 coraciiformes/003 alcedinidae/halcyon albiventris/halcyon albiventris-en.html">Halcyon albiventris</a> / Brown‑hooded kingfisher / Bruinkapijsvogel</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 640, distance 11.6 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/035 prionopidae/prionops plumatus/prionops plumatus-en.html">Prionops plumatus</a> / White‑crested helmetshrike / Helmklauwier</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 200, distance 18.6 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/036 malaconotidae/tchagra australis/tchagra australis-en.html">Tchagra australis</a> / Brown‑crowned tchagra / Bruinkoptsjagra</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 500, distance 9.19 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/077 macrosphenidae/sylvietta rufescens/sylvietta rufescens-en.html">Sylvietta rufescens</a> / Long‑billed crombec / Kaapse krombek</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 1250, distance 7.54 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/073 alaudidae/calendulauda sabota/calendulauda sabota-en.html">Calendulauda sabota</a> / Sabota lark / Sabotaleeuwerik</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/640 sec at F6.3, ISO 200, distance 10.2 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/017 accipitriformes/004 accipitridae/necrosyrtes monachus/necrosyrtes monachus-en.html">Necrosyrtes monachus</a> / Hooded vulture / Kapgier</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/400 sec at F5.0, ISO 200, distance 30.1 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/mammalia/artiodactyla/bovidae/raphicerus campestris/raphicerus campestris-en.html">Raphicerus campestris</a> / Steenbok / Steenbok</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/1000 sec at F5.6, ISO 200, distance 15.4 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/019 otidiformes/001 otididae/lophotis ruficrista/lophotis ruficrista-en.html">Lophotis ruficrista</a> / Red‑crested korhaan / Zuid‑afrikaanse kuiftrap</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 1250, distance 17.1 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 1250, distance 6.64 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/115 estrildidae/uraeginthus granatinus/uraeginthus granatinus-en.html">Uraeginthus granatinus</a> / Violet‑eared waxbill / Granaatastrild</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/500 sec at F5.0, ISO 200, distance 16.3 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/029 musophagiformes/001 musophagidae/corythaixoides concolor/corythaixoides concolor-en.html">Corythaixoides concolor</a> / Grey go‑away‑bird / Vale toerako</h3>OM-1 with M.40-150mm F2.8 + MC-14, 1/2000 sec at F5.0, ISO 320, distance 20.3 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 with M.40-150mm F2.8 + MC-14, 1/2000 sec at F5.0, ISO 1600, distance 7.81 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/031 strigiformes/002 strigidae/bubo africanus/bubo africanus-en.html">Bubo africanus</a> / Spotted eagle‑owl / Afrikaanse oehoe</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/160 sec at F4.0, ISO 10000, distance 13.0 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/mammalia/primates/galagidae/galago moholi/galago moholi-en.html">Galago moholi</a> / Moholi bushbaby / Zuid‑afrikaanse galago</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/800 sec at F4.0, ISO 10000, distance 10.0 m

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