Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Kruger National Park - Part 12


We went on another late afternoon game drive that ended with sun-downers at the Limpopo River, which divides Zimbabwe and South Africa. We were visiting the northern most section of the Kruger National Park and guests at Pafuri Camp, South Africa. Hutch, the game ranger assigned to us during our stay, did an outstanding job.

This blog is best viewed in Google Chrome.
Click on the images to see them at their best!

Robbie and Amanda

Jessica


Zimbabwe in the distance

Lilac-breasted Roller

African Buffalo

African Buffalo



Stuck in the sand


Samantha and Amanda looking at
Water Monitor tracks

Butterfly

Walking the Limpopo River



Samantha and Amanda Playing

Family Photo

Grandparents, Grandkids, and Hutch, Our Ranger 



Related Posts:



***************************************


Tina Morley

All original photographs
by Tina Morley
unless stated otherwise.

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Kruger National Park - Part 11


These photos were all taken at the Pafuri lodge in the Kruger National Park. The elephants, for example, were lots of fun to watch. There were always plenty of wildlife to see and wonderful food to taste. We were never hungry, that's for sure!

This blog is best viewed in Google Chrome.
Click on the images to see them at their best!








Learning about the wetlands


Amanda with a little frog






An early birthday cake for
my mom-in-law's 70th

Related Posts:



***************************************


Tina Morley

All original photographs
by Tina Morley
unless stated otherwise.

Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Kruger National Park - Part 10


Today's photos were taken on our second afternoon at Pafuri in the Kruger National Park while on another game drive. The most exciting moment of the drive was watching the majestic bachelor bull elephants walking through the fever trees. The sound of trees cracking by their trunks in the stillness of the forest was like gunfire. The elephants also crossed the road in front of us, which you can see in one of the photos.

The fever trees were once thought to cause fevers by the early settlers, who didn't know about malaria at the time, and that is how the trees got their name. Interestingly, photosynthesis takes place in the tree's greenish yellow bark.

Another special location on our game drive was at the wetlands. We saw a wide variety of birds and the water lilies were shining in the sun's rays as it hung low in the sky. Our last stop of the evening was at the Limpopo River for sun-downers.

This blog is best viewed in Google Chrome.
Click on the images to see them at their best!

Little Bee-eater

Hoopoe

Fever Trees

Bull Elephants Walking Through the Fever Trees







Zebra

Zebras and Baobab Trees

Warthogs

Grey Heron and Water Lilies

Egyptian Goose and Grey Heron

Great Egret and Water Lilies


Black-backed Jackals

Baobab Tree at Sunset



Saddle-billed Stork

Crocodile where the Luvuvhu
and Limpopo River meet

The Limpopo River


Related Posts:



***************************************


Tina Morley

All original photographs
by Tina Morley
unless stated otherwise.

Total Pageviews

Recommended Sites

To be added

Recommended Galleries

To be added