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Hey, Heksie

Totally agree, what a lovely beautiful piece of road and all the birdies were the paint that made it colour full!

Awesome pics of everything - and so many long necks in one shot, very nice!

Did you know? The Black collard barbets mate for life and there call is a duet to strengthen their bond. We have some BCBs visiting our bird feeding plank in winter!

eish....... so meny beds



even the "tiddley -pooh"s that we hear so often in the dorp

I should say "told you so" but I won't
Wonderful Heksie. I'm so glad you got to see those birds on your wish list. Exciting hey! This Ben Schoeman makes it worthwhile to travel on the real ben Schoeman-en route to KNP.
stop the brevity of these episodes-we want more, we want more!

Hi Heksie,

Amazing what you 2 spotted before reaching Croc bridge .

Like you giraffe sighting a lot. The green trees and all them long necks sticking out makes such a great photograph.

Shame your kudu bull didn’t want to pose, but I find all kudus bulls have that habit .

Really like your croc pic, it looks so fears.

Nice birdies and your unemotional pic is awesome, they are really showing you that they have got 2 sides .

Thanks for the compliment Kallis I believe each kiekie a person takes are special to them one way or another
I agree that a leppie tortie is seen as a leppie



People said that there was a dead hippster in a small waterpool but all I saw was the juvie fish eagle-didn't want to see a dead animal in anyway Thanks for my ID of the birdie
Now all your compliments makes me sommer Really appreciate your compliments and so glad that you are still on this broom

Ya I totally agree that a drive is definitely not about the Big5 The Kruger hold so many treasures that needs to be discovered but people are blinded by the Big5 craze
I have so many birdies that I need to see so almost every birdy is anew one for me



Seeing cats in the open sounds like an idea but they have to get the memo first
Thanks for the compliment parra-I do try my best

Then you must make a plan to return to Krugs soon MM She is waiting for your return



I agree about being a new birder as almost every birdy is an exciting new find for me and I get so super excited that my mum thinks that I have lost the plot
Ben schoeman is the best if you want to see scenery and rhinos Take Schoeman str if you want to see sables

I know that you have seen them already being a stiffie and all Pumbaa But it was nice to see them birdies, it was just hard to spot the finches, it was a sunset dam and I was like..WHAAAAT is that? And only with the binocs could I ID them



Oh aggenee as they where just outside your camp
YOu must then book another trip to come and fine them bootiful birdies I say

Yay I got the ID right I do struggle with the juveniles, the only reason I know what a juvie Bateleur is, is the fact that they have blue beaks Otherwise I'm maar a bit clueless about them
An eagle catching a fish definitely must be a fish eagle I say
Mine was above a dead hippo... would then have been a hipopotomuseagle???



I too love seeing them red billed and footed batties They are truly beautiful and weird birds at the same time

I was out of my element with the baba kitties-sorry we spend so much time with the doggies that we had to make haste with this sighting But you can't win them all
I see that you got enough popcorn for our broom brigade for halftime



Thanks tannie CV I do love having 'first sightings' in the Park, as they are always special to me

ya us heksies are known to take our time with everything so you are just in time to finish day one with us. I do drive in second gear as well so slow we go
Yes it was just so amazing seeing your brood there in Kruger I was just wondering if you can help me in informing me why the one was so much bigger than the other two?



Now that was great information sessie SuperM I would love to have a relationship like a collared barbet in the future only fall in love with the one and then sing the duet of life together Baie mooi
People don't understand how the small things like birdies, flowers and goggas can uplift a dreary bush and make it so much more but I do know that we understand eachother

Juveniles are always difficult Heksie, but the more you practise the better you get. And if you go with an expert.....

i like seeing them beds but I dont' have your photographic skill yet to take kiekies of the flying beds They just too quick for me man
Now I have to ask cause my english vocab is maar a bit rusty... what is a "tiddley-pooh" ??

You told me that? I would see the birdies if I open my eyes? Or LS has great birding opportunity? Or firefinches is so small you meed a magnifying glass to see them?
It was heavy exhilarating to see them and then to be able to ID them I felt like I was on top of the Kruger
I will give you another taste of our drive Noel, just hold tight this broom isn't finished yet

And the worst is that we are still not at Croc Bridge
My mum did complain that I do drive too slow
THe younger kudu's do pose how strange is it that their older ones are so tricky?
I would not like to come close to mr 'Eks net 'n eensame krokodil...' transl: I'm just a lonely crocodile as he would love to have me for a brekkie, lunch or dinner