Olifants River Game Reserve
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Giraffe
Olifants River Game Reserve, SA
8/18/07
Giraffe
Olifants River Game Reserve, SA
8/18/07
Square-lipped (White) Rhinoceros
Olifants River Game Reserve, SA
8/19/07
The Square-lipped Rhinoceros is more commonly known as the White Rhinoceros. One theory is that the English word "white" is a mistranslation of the Dutch word "wijd", which means "wide" in English. The Square-lipped Rhino certainly has a wide mouth.
Square-lipped (White) Rhinoceros
Olifants River Game Reserve, SA
8/19/07
Waterbuck
Olifants River Game Reserve, SA
8/20/07
African Elephant
Olifants River Game Reserve, SA
8/29/2012
Burchell's Starling
Olifants River Game Reserve, SA
8/29/2012
Brown-hooded Kingfisher
Olifants River Game Reserve, SA
8/29/2012
The Brown-hooded Kingfisher is an insect feature and one of eight species of Kingfishers in Kruger alone. There is one widespread Kingfisher in the US and 2 more living only along the Mexican Border. The variety of life in South Africa is remarkable.
Water Thick-knee
Olifants River Game Reserve, SA
8/29/2012
Strange birds with two strange names. Thick-knees used to be called Dikkops ( "thick head" in Afrikaans) . They are night feeders, hence the big eyes, Their days are spent sleeping on the beach for which they are well camouflaged. These two are on an island affording them increased safety.
Lion
Olifants River Game Reserve, SA
8/29/2012
This lion is only 6 or 8 feet off the dirt road we were driving on. Fortunately, Pat spotted her because she was not at all obvious.
Lilac-breasted Roller
Olifants River Game Reserve, SA
8/29/2012
The beautiful Lilac-breasted Rollers are frequently seen sitting on a branch out in the open watching for large insects on the ground.
Pied Kingfisher
Olifants River Game Reserve, SA
8/30/2012
African Green Pigeon
Olifants River Game Reserve, SA
8/30/2012
African Green Pigeon
Olifants River Game Reserve, SA
8/30/2012
Savanna Baboon
Olifants River Game Reserve, SA
8/30/2012
White-crested Helmet-Shrike
Olifants River Game Reserve, SA
8/30/2012
Helmet Shrikes travel in small intensely social groups. Only the alpha pair breeds and the others build nests and feed the chicks.
Fork-tailed Drongo
Olifants River Game Reserve, SA
8/30/2012
The Drongo is one of the cleverest birds in Southern Africa and perhaps a psychopathic liar. The study of Drongos by Tom Flower of the University of Capetown has shown that Drongos habitually steal food from other birds and animals by mimicking their alarm calls to obtain a quarter of their food.
African Elelphant
Olifants River Game Reserve, SA
8/30/2012
Tawny Eagle
Olifants River Game Reserve, SA
8/30/2012
Fiery-necked Nightjar
Olifants River Game Reserve, SA
8/30/2012
Taken at night with a hand-held long lens and flash, it is not a great picture, but Nightjars are seldom seen at all. They are in the same family as the North American Whip-poor-wills.
Waterbuck
Olifants River Game Reserve, SA
8/31/2012
The white circle on the Waterbuck's butt is its standard identifying feature accompanied by remarks about its origin.
Blue Wildebeest
Olifants River Game Reserve, SA
8/31/2012
Red-crested Korhann
Olifants River Game Reserve, SA
8/31/2012
Common Warthog
Olifants River Game Reserve, SA
8/31/2012
Cape Turtle-Dove
Olifants River Game Reserve, SA
8/31/2012
Greater Kudu
Olifants River Game Reserve, SA
8/31/2012
Hamerkop
Olifants River Game Reserve, SA
8/31/2012
Yes, it means hammer head in Afrikaans and is part of the heron clan.
Cheetah
Olifants River Game Reserve, SA
8/31/2012
She had made a kill, eaten her fill, and hidden what was left. But she was nervous about something and soon slipped away. The next day we found what was left of the kill high up in a tree; a Leopard had been there too and stollen it.
Cheetah
Olifants River Game Reserve, SA
8/31/2012
Cheetah
Olifants River Game Reserve, SA
8/31/2012
Steenbok
Olifants River Game Reserve, SA
9/1/2012
Grey Go-away-bird
Olifants River Game Reserve, SA
9/1/2012
The frequent call of the Grey Go-away-bird is literally goway.
Southern White-crowned Shrike
Olifants River Game Reserve, SA
9/1/2012
Plains Zebra
Olifants River Game Reserve
9/1/2012
Helmeted Guineafowl
Olifants River Game Reserve, SA
9/1/2012
Domesticated Guineafowl were common on Pennsylvania farms 50 years ago and served as reliable watch "dogs" by making a ruckus anytime someone approached the house or barn.
Lion
Olifants River Game Preserve, SA
9/1/2012
Lion
Olifants River Game Preserve, SA
9/1/2012
Red-billed Oxpecker
Olifants River Game Preserve, SA
9/8/2012
Oxpeckers feed entirely on the insects they can find on the large mammals.
Hooked-lipped (Black) Rhinoceros
Olifants River Game Preserve, SA
9/8/2012
Here you can see the hooked lip which they use to gather clumps of grass, tear them off and eat them. They are best suited for partially wooded country, While the White Rhinoceros is best suited for open plans, where it eats like a lawn mower.
Hooked-lipped (Black) Rhinoceros
Olifants River Game Preserve, SA
9/8/2012
Greater Kudu
Olifants River Game Preserve, SA
9/8/2012
Red-crested Korhaan
Olifants River Game Preserve, SA
9/8/2012
Blue Wildebeest
Olifants River Game Preserve, SA
9/8/2012