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Dag 22: Hluhluwe National Park en Zululand Lodge

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The next day we start with a walk through the forest around the tents. The intention was to see birds, but for my understanding it becomes a fast walk. The monkeys watched us calmly. We are not going fast enough, at 8:55 we are picked up by a jeep.

The Hluhluwe park is old and very big. As an experiment I asked Natascha to try the routes from my Birdfinder book. Unfortunately the route was not suitable for "our" car, and we did not find the special birds. Fortunately Elly found a very beautiful orange bird, we got stuck with the car by a very large group of elephants and Natascha saw a lion. Something for everyone.

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<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/039 piciformes/009 picidae/dendropicos namaquus/dendropicos namaquus-en.html">Dendropicos namaquus</a> / Bearded woodpecker / Baardspecht</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 2000, distance 41.3 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 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 2000, distance 60.1 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, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 2000, distance 48.6 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/088 cisticolidae/cisticola chiniana/cisticola chiniana-en.html">Cisticola chiniana</a> / Rattling cisticola / Ratelgraszanger</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/500 sec at F5.6, ISO 200, distance 7.38 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/108 muscicapidae/melaenornis pammelaina/melaenornis pammelaina-en.html">Melaenornis pammelaina</a> / Southern black flycatcher / Kaapse drongovliegenvanger</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 1600, distance 12.0 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/039 piciformes/009 picidae/campethera abingoni/campethera abingoni-en.html">Campethera abingoni</a> / Golden‑tailed woodpecker / Goudstaartspecht</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 800, distance 14.1 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/108 muscicapidae/cossypha natalensis/cossypha natalensis-en.html">Cossypha natalensis</a> / Red‑capped robin‑chat / Roodkoplawaaimaker</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 1000, distance 3.87 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/107 turdidae/turdus libonyana/turdus libonyana-en.html">Turdus libonyana</a> / Kurrichane thrush / Kurrichanelijster</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 1250, distance 5.47 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 1000, distance 20.6 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/mammalia/carnivora/felidae/panthera leo/panthera leo-en.html">Panthera leo</a> / Lion / Leeuw</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/500 sec at F4.5, ISO 800, distance 25.2 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/mammalia/artiodactyla/suidae/phacochoerus africanus/phacochoerus africanus-en.html">Phacochoerus africanus</a> / Common wart‑hog / Knobbelzwijn</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/500 sec at F4.5, ISO 1000, distance 63.9 m
<h3><a href="/trips/safari/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/113 passeridae/passer diffusus/passer diffusus-en.html">Passer diffusus</a> / Southern grey‑headed sparrow / Mozambiquemus</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 4000, distance 8.68 m

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