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Dag 16: Skukuza Shop & Restaurant Parking 148 en Lake Panic Hide

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We go the same way to the Skukuza camp, now with Natascha. An oncoming car points out a honey badger, which we indeed find. Usually the badger is only active at night, but this one apparently found something tasty. In the Skukuza camp there are beautiful sunbirds. They are very active. If the photos are- successful, the birds are very beautiful. We also see a Nile monitor again. That is the name of the iguana that we see several times near puddles.

We eat in the old station, which serves as a restaurant and boarding point for the train hotel parked on the bridge.

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<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/ciconiiformes/ciconiidae/ephippiorhynchus senegalensis/ephippiorhynchus senegalensis-en.html">Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis</a> / Saddle‑billed stork / Zadelbekooievaar</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 640, distance 54.6 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/sturnidae/lamprotornis nitens/lamprotornis nitens-en.html">Lamprotornis nitens</a> / Cape starling / Roodschouderglansspreeuw</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 640, distance 22.6 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/charadriiformes/charadriidae/vanellus armatus/vanellus armatus-en.html">Vanellus armatus</a> / Blacksmith lapwing / Smidsplevier</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 500, distance 22.4 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/ciconiiformes/ciconiidae/ciconia episcopus/ciconia episcopus-en.html">Ciconia episcopus</a> / Asian woolly‑necked stork / Aziatische bisschopsooievaar</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 500, distance 176 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/turdidae/turdus litsitsirupa/turdus litsitsirupa-en.html">Turdus litsitsirupa</a> / Groundscraper thrush / Acacialijster</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 400, distance 27.4 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/struthioniformes/struthionidae/struthio camelus/struthio camelus-en.html">Struthio camelus</a> / Common ostrich / Struisvogel</h3>OM-1 with M.40-150mm F2.8 + MC-14, 1/2000 sec at F5.0, ISO 320, distance 170 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/mammalia/carnivora/mustelidae/mellivora capensis/mellivora capensis-en.html">Mellivora capensis</a> / Honey badger / Honingdas</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 250, distance 67.8 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/laniidae/urolestes melanoleucus/urolestes melanoleucus-en.html">Urolestes melanoleucus</a> / Magpie shrike / Eksterklauwier</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 500, distance 14.3 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/mammalia/primates/cercopithecidae/chlorocebus pygerythrus/chlorocebus pygerythrus-en.html">Chlorocebus pygerythrus</a> / Vervet monkey / Blauwaap</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 2500, distance 7.90 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/squamata/varanidae/varanus niloticus/varanus niloticus-en.html">Varanus niloticus</a> / Nile monitor / Nijlmonitor</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 250, distance 14.3 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.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 320, distance 13.6 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/pelecaniformes/ardeidae/ardeola ralloides/ardeola ralloides-en.html">Ardeola ralloides</a> / Squacco heron / Ralreiger</h3>OM-1 with M.40-150mm F2.8 + MC-14, 1/1000 sec at F4.0, ISO 160, distance 8.62 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/coraciiformes/alcedinidae/ceryle rudis/ceryle rudis-en.html">Ceryle rudis</a> / Pied kingfisher / Bonte ijsvogel</h3>OM-1 with M.40-150mm F2.8 + MC-14, 1/1000 sec at F4.0, ISO 100, distance 19.5 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/nectariniidae/hedydipna collaris/hedydipna collaris-en.html">Hedydipna collaris</a> / Collared sunbird / Halsbandhoningzuiger</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 640, distance 4.62 m
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<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/muscicapidae/fraseria caerulescens/fraseria caerulescens-en.html">Fraseria caerulescens</a> / Ashy flycatcher / Blauwgrijze vliegenvanger</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 8000, distance 6.48 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/muscicapidae/tychaedon quadrivirgata/tychaedon quadrivirgata-en.html">Tychaedon quadrivirgata</a> / Bearded scrub robin / Streepkopwaaierstaart</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 3200, distance 7.05 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/pycnonotidae/pycnonotus barbatus tricolor/pycnonotus barbatus tricolor-en.html">Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor</a> / Dark‑capped bulbul / Driekleurbuulbuul</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 3200, distance 6.46 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/mammalia/primates/hominidae/homo sapiens/homo sapiens-en.html">Homo sapiens</a> / Human / Illustratie</h3>OM-1 with M.40-150mm F2.8 + MC-14, 1/1000 sec at F4.0, ISO 1600, distance 10.6 m

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