The second full day of our safari tour (15 Sep) started with an early morning walk round the Lodge area, led by our guide Tommy. On the way to reception I came across an Impala. During the walk I photographed 9 species of butterflies and saw more, all warmed up and not wanting to pose much.
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Impala, Aepyceros melampus |
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Impala |
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Umkhumbi Lodge reception |
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acacia thorn tree |
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bindweed |
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early morning walkers
Colin, Ina, Vanessa, Chris |
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Nyala ♂, Tragelaphus angasii |
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Monkey Orange, Strychnos spinosa |
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Red Duiker, Cephalophus natalensis |
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Red-veined Darter, Sympetrum fonscolombii |
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safari wagon |
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Tamboti tree, Spirostachys africana
the sap numbs gums |
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termite mound |
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Three-banded Plovers, Charadrius tricollaris |
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Tommy briefs the group |
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Tommy resting on the 'elbow' tree |
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Brown-veined White, Belenois aurota aurota |
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African Veined White, Belenois gidica abyssinica |
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Common Orange Tip, Colotis evenina evenina |
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Common Orange Tip |
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Damara Copper, Aloeides damarensis |
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Dancing Acraea, Acraea serena |
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Dancing Acraea, Acraea serena |
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Ella's Bar, Cigaritis ella |
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Northern Cupreous Blue, Eicochrysops messapus mahallakoaena |
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Scarlet-tip, Colotis danae |
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Scarlet-tip |
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Silver-spotted Grey, Crudaria leroma |
Afternoon tour:
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Greater Kudu, Tragelaphus strepsiceros |
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Greater Kudu |
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African Elephants |
Its feeding time and the rescue elephants Rambo, Rachel and Jabulani know where to come. Their early years made them dependant and as a result they crave human contact and are bonded to their handlers at the reserve.
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Black-collared Barbet, Lybius torquatus |







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Burchell's Zebra, Equus quagga burchellii |
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Greater Kudu, Tragelaphus strepsiceros |
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Impala, Aepyceros melampus |
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Waterbuck, Kobus ellipsiprymnus |
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Nyala ♂, Tragelaphus angasii |
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Lions, Panthera leo |
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African Helmeted Turtle, Pelomedusa subrufa |
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Bateleur, Terathopius ecaudatus |
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Brown-hooded Kingfisher, Halcyon albiventris |
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Egyptian Geese, Alopochen aegyptiacus |
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Giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis |
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Nyala with an Impala |
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Greater Kudu, Tragelaphus strepsiceros |
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Greater Kudu |
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Greater Kudu |
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Nyala with an Impala |
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Grey Heron, Ardea cinerea |
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Hippos, Hippopotamus amphibius |
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Hippo |
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Hoopoe, Upupa epops |
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Impala, Aepyceros melampus |
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Lion, Panthera leo |
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Nile Crocodile, Crocodylus niloticu |
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Nile Crocodile, Crocodylus niloticus and African Helmeted Turtles, Pelomedusa subrufa |
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Three-banded Plover, Charadrius tricollaris |
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Water Thick-knee, Burhinus vermiculatus |
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Woolly-necked Stork, Ciconia episcopus |
night time at the lodge:
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Giant Red-legged African Millipede, Ephibolus pulchripes |
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Praying mantis |
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Raucous Toad, Amietophrynus rangeri |
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Speckled Emperor, Gynasia maia |