Kruger

This expression reminds me of someone. But I can’t quite think who.

A young and contemplative baboon.

It’s the pre-eclipse “blood moon” from whenever that was a couple weeks ago. I battled like hell with a tripod head that wouldn’t lock because I intended to shoot video. Anyway it was nice being out in that dark bushveld parking lot with hyenas and genets lurking in the shadows.

Blue-Eared Starling cooling off in Lower-Sabie.

Meerkats aren’t the only mongooses that meerkat. This slinky creature is the Yellow Mongoose.

The ever-charming plains zebra.

I’m coming to the end of another trip to Kruger. I normally post as I go but my interest in this platform is waning hard. But I’m definitely going to post a selection of my faves here for those who may enjoy them while I consider my next move with regard to sharing pictures.

Three days on the road and now we get to relax. We’re not going to be go-getters tomorrow. We had to go through the park pretty swiftly from Malelane Gate to Kruger Gate and, although we saw tons of great stuff, I only took a handful of pics. A Steenbok is the most delightful little animal. And those terrapins are showing us the way - basking on top of a fully alive but very sleepy hippo.

Two cheetah brothers. In the second pic you can see the one brother calling the other down from his pedestal in his surprising cat-like high meow.

The sportiest and slinkiest. The African Cheetah. Two brothers using the way markers outside Orpen rest camp as viewpoints and scent marking them. Seeing cheetahs in Kruger is special. Seeing them clearly and close is magic.