We saw an astounding array of birds. Needless to say, more than we were able to capture in a photograph. We found all the wildlife in the Park to be pretty skittish and, thus, have many photos of the rears of animals. The reasons seem to be that away from the quite busy (by their standards) central area there are relatively few visitors, and it was quite early in the season after most of the camps had been closed for 2-3 months during the rainy season.
Maribou Stork Blacksmith Lapwing White-browed Coucal Lilac Breasted Roller Brown-hooded Kingfisher Fish Eagle Malachite Kingfisher Black-winged Stilt Little Bee-eater Helmeted Guineafowl Hamerkop African Spoonbill Wire-tailed Swallow White-fronted Bee-eater White-fronted Bee-eaters Sacred Ibis White-fronted Bee-eater (with bee) Yellow-billed Stork Swainson’s Surfowl Tawny Eagle Grey Heron White-crowned Lapwing Pied Kingfisher African Spoonbills Grey Heron Squacco Heron Spotted Thick-knee Sparrow Weaver Nest African Harrier-Hawk (Gymnogene) Namaqualand Doves
We had good sightings of a number of antelope species including impala, puku, common water buck, kudu and bush buck. We even saw the rear of an eland in the distance! The impala and puku are the most heavily predated by the big cats.
Impala Practice Sparring Water Buck Water Bucks Puku Puku Baby Puku Greater Kudu Female Greater Kudus Greater Kudu Greater Kudus