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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/014 ciconiiformes/001 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/040 passeriformes/105 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/024 charadriiformes/009 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/014 ciconiiformes/001 ciconiidae/ciconia episcopus/ciconia episcopus-en.html">Ciconia episcopus</a> / Woolly‑necked stork / 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/040 passeriformes/107 turdidae/psophocichla litsitsirupa/psophocichla litsitsirupa-en.html">Psophocichla 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/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/040 passeriformes/048 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 2000, distance 7.76 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/015 pelecaniformes/002 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/037 coraciiformes/003 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/040 passeriformes/112 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
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/112 nectariniidae/cinnyris mariquensis/cinnyris mariquensis-en.html">Cinnyris mariquensis</a> / Marico sunbird / Maricohoningzuiger</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 1250, distance 5.92 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/108 muscicapidae/muscicapa caerulescens/muscicapa caerulescens-en.html">Muscicapa 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/040 passeriformes/108 muscicapidae/erythropygia quadrivirgata/erythropygia quadrivirgata-en.html">Erythropygia 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/040 passeriformes/074 pycnonotidae/pycnonotus tricolor/pycnonotus tricolor-en.html">Pycnonotus 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> / Image / 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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