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Kruger: From Lower Sabie to Olifants
2012.03.01
Rain and mist blanket the land early in the morning in southern Kruger.
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A distant giraffe keeps an eye out as clouds move in.
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Elephants graze in the rain.
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A visual treat for enduring the inclement weather.
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Zebras. Obviously.
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We came across four giraffe grazing on one side of the road and then moving to the other, but one of them seemed... off.
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I can't be certain if this fellow qualifies as a white giraffe or if something else is going on here, but if it is a white giraffe then it's rather rare!
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Another kudu, this one male.
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It began drizzling again as we headed north towards Olifants.
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I'm going to need some help identifying this bird. It's a little tricky as he's all fluffed up against the elements. Yellow beak, yellow legs, any guesses?
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I think this one may be a Walhberg's eagle, but I welcome corrections (or confirmations).
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The view from an overlook. Not a house or power line in sight.
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Back at lower altitudes and after the rain, elephants grazed.
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To the left, a European Roller, to the right, a toothy baboon.
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A Southern Carmine Bee-eater, I do believe!
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A random bayou.
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A lone elephant heads to the water for a mud bath in the midday sun.
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A skittish Natal Spurfowl keeps an eye out from a tree. Usually these guys were all over the roads.
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In case I hadn't mentioned, Kruger Park is stunning.
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A helmeted guineafowl.
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Laughing doves.
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More impalas, but in lovely light.
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A zebra and a breeze.
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The viewing platform at Olifants.
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Olifant huts.
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