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Hi Jan,

lovely pictures. My favourite are the Darter, or the Baby Hippo or ...?

No matter, excellent stuff

Nice pics Jan.

WoW - That pictures of the baby hippo is awesome - What a happy hippo it is and so cute

Tx again for viewing and comments

White-fronted Bee-eater was spotted a few times

Sometimes the White-fronted Bee-eater also use the perch to hunt flying insets in the air or over water. Common in the bushveld, especially near water.

Jan

WOW! What awesome pics!!!

I love this thread! PLEASE, keep them coming

Which camera are you using Jan?

Looking forward to more

Karin

SUPERB photography! Never been to that hide but seeing these pics one would book a flight from good old Europe to SA just to go and sit a couple of days in there.

Truely amazing.

Wonderful pics again
I can't remember that I ever saw Bee-eaters at Lake Panic but I can recognize the perch

Goliath Heron

The largest Heron. Stands for long periods in deeper water waiting for pray.

The hit and the miss...........







Thinking about a new strategy...

Great photos Jan.

Jan, did you spend a lot of time at Lake Panic?

The range of your experiences is truly amazing.

I had one very remarkable experience at Lake Panic about 4 years ago. Sadly, I did not have a camera, but all the photographers were beaming from ear to ear.

I was sitting enjoying a few moments of peace, this was early August. Suddenly the bush seemed to tremble and there was the sound of breaking branches. I thought that it must be an elephant stampede, it was so powerful.

Next thing, hippos, about 30 hippos came stampeding into the lake. They were in complete panic and the sound and sight was truly awesome. The spray alone was quite magnificent.

Jan. Those are truly amazing photos. I am sure you had to sit there waiting a long time, waiting for the Goliath Heron to strike.

It surely paid off as the pictures are great !!!!

Super photos Jan.
LP is one of my favourite Kruger spots!!