12th-13th June 2015
We left Wakkerstroom early on 12th to head for the Mkhuze area. Our accommodation was at the Umkhumbi Lodge (see http://umkhumbilodge.co.za/ )
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| The Route - Wakkerstroom to Mkhuze |
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| The accommodation for Neil and myself - Very comfortable |
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| The Important Place - The bar and dining area |
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| Gaboon Adder - One of several of these very dangerous venomous snakes that were being kept in an enclosed area by the owner of the site. |
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| Pineapple Plantation - Just at the entrance to the site. |
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| Red-capped Robin-chat |
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| Bearded Scrub-Robin |
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| Southern Black Flycatcher - The black eye separates from Square-tailed Drongo (Photo NF) |
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| Mkhuze Game Reserve - We spent a day on the reserve. |
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| Mkhuze Game Reserve - Fairly typical habitat |
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| Mkhuze - This large lake produced a wide variety of birds, mammals, etc. |
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| African Fish Eagle - Seen on half of the days during the trip |
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| Great White Pelican |
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| Pink-backed Pelican |
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| Little Egret and Hippopotamus - A good solid place the perch! |
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Hippopotamus - Common in several locations.
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Wildebeest - Seen from hide at a water hole.
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| Zebra- Seen from hide at a water hole. |
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| White Rhinos- Seen from hide at a water hole. |
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| White Rhinos - We saw these at several locations during the trip. |
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| Kudu - A young or female |
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| Nyala - We only saw this species in Mkuze |
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| Red-faced Mousebird (Photo NF) |
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| Warthog - Not exactly pretty! Fairly common here and in Kruger NP |
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| Chacma Baboon - Fairly common. |
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| Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove |
Away from the waterhole we encountered :-
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| Scarlet-chested Sunbird - Sadly the males did not show as well as this female. |
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| Yellow-throated Longclaw |
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| Wildebeest - More of these now sheltering from the heat. |
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| Yellow-throated Petronia |
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| Lizard Buzzard - We were fortunate enough to see two of these during the trip. Not common. |
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| Blue Waxbill - Photographed close to the information centre at Mkhuze |
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| White-crested Helmetshrike - Above and below. Seen several times during the trip. |
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| Ashy Flycather |
