Elephant after a few days. (if you're squeamish, don't look) 
Simon you asked to see these photos. The quality is poor, and you can be thankfull there is no way to transmit the odor. The trees around this location ...

More 'out of focus' images 
There seems to be some intrest in manipulated photos. So here are a few more. Also in answer to Wayne's question. Yes it is a plug in that is used. It'...

Lions on a rock 
Sherry and I were driving south on the H10 about 1K past the Nkumbe lookout when Sherry noticed a group of lions on some rocks quite a ways out. She took ...

Lions on Elephant 
In 2009 while on a trip to Sabi Sands in the greater Kruger area, our guides took us to an elephant that had died of constipation. Yes constipation!

A ...

Wild Dogs or should I better say Painted Dogs! 
It was on our last trip to KNP in July/August that we found these incredible and rare animals. We were really lucky to see them on two occasions. First ...

Leopard and Elephant 
Ever seen an elephant and a leopard in the same frame?

Sherry and I were driving down the H1-3 just south of Mazithi when she spotted a leopard moving ...

Bateleur in the Road 
Sherry and I were driving up the the H10 and had just passed the Nkumbe view site thinking about breakfast at Tshokwane, when in the middle of the road ...

Leopard and Cub 
In October of 2009 sherry and I were driving the H4 from Lower Sabie to Crocodile Bridge when we noticed a mother leopard with her cub down in some rocks ...

Kruger - November 2010 - the Super-Seven Part-2 
We then saw a hyena mother and pup close to Mopani and another pup near Letaba. Another 2 hyena's on the H1 - 1 near Pretoriuskop.

It was also near ...

Kruger - November 2010 - the Super-Seven Part-1 
I'd not been to Kruger in years and then in 2010 was lucky enough to visit in April and November.

November was beautiful with the bush being lush and ...

Hot Summer Days 
Cooling off, this is the best way to do it! We saw these animals at different spots and we realy felt like joining them!

Spoonbills Fighting  
One morning we were at the Mazithi dam watching these two spoonbills fighting.

Sleeping beauty 
This little owl was found in a tree at Satara Main Camp where they are often found in different spots.

Heading in the wrong direction 
We found this water turtle next to the olifants river not far from olifants camp in the Kruger. It was heading inland and was moving away from the river ...

Lion kill on S114 
On one of my drives I saw this giraffe that was killed by lions during the night. The giraffe was right next to the road and I could see the scrape marks ...

Cheetahs and Vultures 
You can be sure to see something awesome anywhere in the area between Crocodile Bridge and Lower Sabie, especially on the S28. We followed the Vultures ...

Wilddogs on the Sabie River Road. 
We were staying at Skukuza and for a few days in a row we saw on the viewing map that people saw the Wilddogs on that road. The next morning we went that ...

Elephants Everywhere 
We have had a great number of Elephant encounters in the Park. We have also been chased once or twice. We always give them plenty of room because they ...

Bush TV 
Whenever we see a troop of Baboons or Vervet Monkeys, we always feel as though we are watching the television. We have been entertained for hours on end ...

Birds of the Kruger 
What can I say? I just LOVE birds! They are all so beautiful, how could you not love them? There is such a variety in Southern Africa, especially in ...

Magnificent Lions 
We were in the Kruger, at Skukuza, in December 2008 when we came upon a honeymoon couple going about their business.
It was two beautiful young lions ...

Saddlebilled Stork 
We came across a shrinking pool and there were several birds in attendance, including 2 Hammerkops, a Woolyneck Stork, a Grey Heron, 2 African Jacanas,...

Duiker meets Python 
In October of 2008, Sherry and I were driving the H4 not far from Nkuhlu picnic site when we saw a Duiker looking at the ground about 75 meters out. We ...

Wild Dogs 
In our trips to Kruger we have seen dogs 3 times. One time photographs were not possible. We were able to get some fair photos once near Lower Sabi, but ...

Real Cubs 
Hi Mario we spent a few days at Croc Bridge from the 21st to the 3rd May. While we were there a large pride of 26 odd lions set up camp about 12 km from ...

Visit to Berg-en-dal Feb 2011 
This elephant kept us hostage for one and a half hours on the road alongside the Komati river. He was walking in the road towards us and we had to reverse ...

The heat is on! 
This photo was taken at a water hole between Orpen and Satara. It was so hot that even the hyenas could not resist chilling out.

Waterholes, Dams and Rivers 
We love hanging out at the waterholes in the Park. We like to "pack a snack" and just sit for several hours at a time. There is always something interesting ...

More KNP Birds 
Here are a few more of our feathered friends that we enjoyed seeing on our past trips to the KNP. We are counting the days until May for our next trip ...

Hlanganini - a Tribute 
This old bull unfortuanately passed on in July 2009. It took him so long to cross the road, he had to stop half way and just stood there with his head ...

Spot the difference 
The way these 2 Kudu cows were standing they looked like a mirror image with one slight difference, reminded me of the 'spot the difference' pictures you ...

Go away, I am drinking.... 
While traveling in the Kruger Park in June 2010, we saw this elephant and zebra quarreling around a waterhole and in July 2010 we came across these baboons ...

Breakfast for baby hyena 
When we saw a pride of lions just 10 minutes after we left Pretoriuskop camp, I thought my day was made. Then when what looked like a huge heap of elephant ...

Kruger June 2010 
Visited Kruger during the 2010 soccer world cup, got 3 days in Skukuza/Berg en Dal. Brilliant as usual. Saw Big 5 although leopard 20 m from Skukuza main ...

Kruger Cubs 
I spotted these cubs, with no adults in sight, near Malelane gate on the S119, just past Gardenia Hide. I hope you enjoy these photographs. Please check ...

Leopard & Warthog Standoff 
The leopard and warthog standoff was the best 90minutes I have ever had in the park!

We arrived with 1 warthog in this mud hole (on the S130 between ...

Kruger Trip - 1 
We just got back from Kruger where we took over 2500 pics.
We use Nikon D3100, D5100 and D5000 camera bodies with Sigma and Tamron lenses. The Tamron ...

Lion and Giraffe Stand-off! 
I was travelling along the S-25 dirt road, some 14kms from the Crocodile Bridge camp, when I came upon this male lion and giraffe. I thought there was ...

Cheeky Hornbill 
My wife and I were eating on the deck at Lower Sabie when this cheeky Kokariba (Tswana name) very nonchalantly helped himself to my french fries! In this ...

The Crocodile and the Terrapins 
Recently my husband and I were fortunate enough to be given a holiday in The Kruger National Park and for months we waited with bated breath for the great ...

The big 5 
We visit the Kruger twice a year and Sept 2009 was by far the best year ever.
We were there for 8 days and saw the big 5 every day and sometimes got them ...

Mr. Grumpy  Not rated yet
This Lilac breasted Roller wasn't too pleased that people were admiring him ;-)

Kruger Trip - 3  Not rated yet
And here are a few more pics, including the group of rhinos that came to the waterhole where the leopard was hiding in the bushes.

Kruger Trip - 2  Not rated yet
Here are a few more pics from our recent Kruger trip...

The Loner  Not rated yet
The last day of 2010, was remembered as a beautifull rainy day which was ideal for the elephants of the park. On this day we found the most elephants ...

Saddle-Billed Stork - Male or Female?!  Not rated yet
Hello to all whom are reading my story.
I run my own safari company doing birding safaris into Kruger National Park & the Mpumalanga Province. I had people ...

Hippo at the Sweni Hide  Not rated yet
We were sitting at the Sweni Hide in the Kruger Park and we could not see any animals. We could not even see fish, crocs or terrapins as the water had ...

Elephant bathing  Not rated yet
We saw some elephants walking through the bush near Skukuza. We were going to drive past them as pictures of walking elephants are not great and there ...