All good things come to an end and our own guide picks us up to take us to Kruger National Park where we look for some wildlife. We take it easy on the first day.
Brown-crowned tchagra
Bruinkoptsjagra
Tchagra australis
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/800 sec at F5.0, ISO 200, distance 6.57 m
The photo shows a Brown-crowned tchagra (Tchagra australis). It is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Malaconotidae. The photo was taken at Balule Nature Reserve at 08:20 on Wednesday July 03, 2024.
Impala
Impala
Aepyceros melampus
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2500 sec at F4.5, ISO 200, distance 42.4 m
The photo shows a Impala (Aepyceros melampus). It is a animal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Bovidae. The photo was taken at Balule Nature Reserve at 09:24 on Wednesday July 03, 2024.
Laughing dove
Palmtortel
Spilopelia senegalensis
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 200, distance 4.65 m
The photo shows a Laughing dove (Spilopelia senegalensis). It is a bird in the order Columbiformes and the family Columbidae. The photo was taken at Balule Nature Reserve at 11:15 on Wednesday July 03, 2024.
Saddle-billed stork
Zadelbekooievaar
Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 250, distance 167 m
The photo shows a Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis). It is a bird in the order Ciconiiformes and the family Ciconiidae. The photo was taken at Balule Nature Reserve at 11:21 on Wednesday July 03, 2024.
Martial eagle
Vechtarend
Polemaetus bellicosus
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/640 sec at F5.6, ISO 200
The photo shows a Martial eagle (Polemaetus bellicosus). It is a bird in the order Accipitriformes and the family Accipitridae. The photo was taken at Phalaborwa, Limpopo, South Africa at 12:03 on Wednesday July 03, 2024.
African spoonbill
Afrikaanse lepelaar
Platalea alba
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 320, distance 38.1 m
The photo shows a African spoonbill (Platalea alba). It is a bird in the order Pelecaniformes and the family Threskiornithidae. The photo was taken at Phalaborwa, Limpopo, South Africa at 12:07 on Wednesday July 03, 2024.
African elephant
Afrikaanse olifant
Loxodonta africana
OM-1 with M.40-150mm F2.8 + MC-14, 1/1000 sec at F4.0, ISO 160, distance 151 m
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 Balule Nature Reserve at 12:38 on Wednesday July 03, 2024.
Giraffe
Giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 400, distance 292 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 Balule Nature Reserve at 12:55 on Wednesday July 03, 2024.
Magpie shrike
Eksterklauwier
Urolestes melanoleucus
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 200, distance 32.3 m
The photo shows a Magpie shrike (Urolestes melanoleucus). It is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Laniidae. The photo was taken at Balule Nature Reserve at 14:11 on Wednesday July 03, 2024.
Mourning collared dove
Treurtortel
Streptopelia decipiens
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 800, distance 7.54 m
The photo shows a Mourning collared dove (Streptopelia decipiens). It is a bird in the order Columbiformes and the family Columbidae. The photo was taken at Phalaborwa - Letaba Road at 14:20 on Wednesday July 03, 2024.
African pipit
Kaneelpieper
Anthus cinnamomeus
OM-1 with M.40-150mm F2.8 + MC-14, 1/2000 sec at F5.0, ISO 640, distance 7.68 m
The photo shows a African pipit (Anthus cinnamomeus). It is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Motacillidae. The photo was taken at Kruger Park, near Skukuza at 14:56 on Wednesday July 03, 2024.
Chacma baboon
Baviaan
Papio ursinus
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 500, distance 84.9 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 Balule Nature Reserve at 15:10 on Wednesday July 03, 2024.
Vervet monkey
Blauwaap
Chlorocebus pygerythrus
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 10000, distance 18.1 m
The photo shows a Vervet monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus). It is a animal in the order Primates and the family Cercopithecidae. The photo was taken at Kruger Park, near Skukuza at 16:58 on Wednesday July 03, 2024.