Worldbirder

Sunday, 26 August 2018

Lake Panic

Lake Panic is an excellent place to view Hippo.

This Croc has a satellite collar around its neck.

Lake Panic is close to my house & is one of those places with a special place in my heart. It is brilliant for birding, but one never quite knows what you might see.

African Darter

Fishing.

Grey Heron

Striated Heron

Getting closer!

Pied Kingfisher

With large prey!

Malachite Kingfisher

Burchell's Coucal

Saturday, 25 August 2018

I was visiting the south western portion of Kruger National Park on 12th August. When I came across four White Rhinos near Gardenia Hide. What transpired next was quite extraordinary & I have never seen anything like it before!

A male rhino was deliberately targeting a calf.

He kept hooking his horn under its leg

He was trying to knock it over!

Eventually after much squealing the calf got away.

The rogue male!

He thinks about it & then attacks again!

This time with a lot of force.

A bit of an uneven contest this one!

He then hooks his horn under its leg again.
The female did nothing!

He is hooking his horn in the soft spot
in the calf's stomach.

It really was quite nasty to watch.

Then another male came from nowhere
& attacked the rogue male!
This shot is taken through my windscreen, so hazy.

Mum & calf watch on.

The battle still went on further down the road.

The new male comes back to the female & calf.
Job done!

Kruger in Winter

I arrived back in early August, it was the depths of winter & the park looked very drab. Went around for a couple of game drives but saw nothing special until 10th August & this proved to be an outstanding day.