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SÜDAFRIKA( South-Africa) - (Swasiland ) heute "Königreich "Eswatini, rund um das Mkhaya/Mlilwane - Game-Reserve -(Privatgeführter Nationalpark),
Das Mkhaya Game Reserve (Mkhaya ist der lokale Name der Baumart Senegalia nigrescens) ist seit 1985 einer von sechs Nationalparks in Eswatini. Er wird in öffentlich-privater Partnerschaft durch Big Game Parks betrieben, das auf Ted Reilly zurückgeht. Es wurde ursprünglich zum Schutz der Nguni-Rinder eingerichtet.
Zu den wichtigsten und größten Tierarten im Schutzgebiet gehören Spitzmaulnashorn, Warzenschwein, Nyala, Suni und Duiker.
SÜDAFRIKA ( South-Africa) -Rund um das Mkhaya Game-Reserve -(Privatgeführter Nationalpark),Hübsche Gegend mit Ausblick .
SÜDAFRIKA( South-Africa) - (Swasiland ) heute "Königreich "Eswatini, rund um das Mkhaya- Game-Reserve- Nationalpark),
mit schönen Naturseen .
SÜDAFRIKA( South-Africa) -Rund um das Mkhaya Game-Reserve -(Privatgeführter Nationalpark), Schöne Landschaft .
SÜDAFRIKA( South- Africa) Mkhaya Game-Reserve -(Privatgeführter Nationalpark), . Unsere Hütten-Domizile. putzig und urig.
SÃœDAFRIKA( South-Africa), Im Kruger-Nationalpark.
Der Kruger-Nationalpark (deutsch häufig falsch Krüger-Nationalpark, englisch Kruger National Park) ist das größte Wildschutzgebiet Südafrikas. Er liegt im Nordosten des Landes in der Landschaft des Lowveld auf dem Gebiet der Provinz Limpopo sowie des östlichen Abschnitts von Mpumalanga. Seine Fläche erstreckt sich vom Crocodile-River im Süden bis zum Limpopo, dem Grenzfluss zu Simbabwe, im Norden. Die Nord-Süd-Ausdehnung beträgt etwa 350 km, in Ost-West-Richtung ist der Park durchschnittlich 54 km breit und umfasst eine Fläche von rund 20.000 Quadratkilometern. Damit gehört er zu den größten Nationalparks in Afrika.
Das Schutzgebiet wurde am 26. März 1898 unter dem Präsidenten Paul Kruger als Sabie Game Reserve zum Schutz der Wildnis gegründet. 1926 erhielt das Gebiet den Status Nationalpark und wurde in seinen heutigen Namen umbenannt. Im Park leben 147 Säugetierarten inklusive der „Big Five“, außerdem etwa 507 Vogelarten und 114 Reptilienarten, 49 Fischarten und 34 Amphibienarten. Die traditionelle Aufzählung der „Großen Fünf“ Tierarten (Elefant, Nashorn, Büffel, Löwe, Leopard) bezog sich vor allem auf die Wünsche und Risiken der dazu angereisten Jäger.
SÜDAFRIKA( South-Africa) -Rund um das Mkhaya Game-Reserve -(Privatgeführter Nationalpark),
Versteckt im hohen Gras
SÜDAFRIKA( South-Africa) - (Swasiland ) heute "Königreich "Eswatini, rund um das Mkhaya/Mlilwane - Game-Reserve -(Privatgeführter Nationalpark),
Das Mkhaya Game Reserve (Mkhaya ist der lokale Name der Baumart Senegalia nigrescens) ist seit 1985 einer von sechs Nationalparks in Eswatini. Er wird in öffentlich-privater Partnerschaft durch Big Game Parks betrieben, das auf Ted Reilly zurückgeht. Es wurde ursprünglich zum Schutz der Nguni-Rinder eingerichtet.
Zu den wichtigsten und größten Tierarten im Schutzgebiet gehören Spitzmaulnashorn, Warzenschwein, Nyala, Suni und Duiker.
Heavy Mist This Morning at the Ngorongoro Crater
It did not last long, but i love the look while it lasted. Kind of spooky.
SÃœDAFRIKA( South-Africa), Im Kruger-Nationalpark.
Der Kruger-Nationalpark (deutsch häufig falsch Krüger-Nationalpark, englisch Kruger National Park) ist das größte Wildschutzgebiet Südafrikas. Er liegt im Nordosten des Landes in der Landschaft des Lowveld auf dem Gebiet der Provinz Limpopo sowie des östlichen Abschnitts von Mpumalanga. Seine Fläche erstreckt sich vom Crocodile-River im Süden bis zum Limpopo, dem Grenzfluss zu Simbabwe, im Norden. Die Nord-Süd-Ausdehnung beträgt etwa 350 km, in Ost-West-Richtung ist der Park durchschnittlich 54 km breit und umfasst eine Fläche von rund 20.000 Quadratkilometern. Damit gehört er zu den größten Nationalparks in Afrika.
Das Schutzgebiet wurde am 26. März 1898 unter dem Präsidenten Paul Kruger als Sabie Game Reserve zum Schutz der Wildnis gegründet. 1926 erhielt das Gebiet den Status Nationalpark und wurde in seinen heutigen Namen umbenannt. Im Park leben 147 Säugetierarten inklusive der „Big Five“, außerdem etwa 507 Vogelarten und 114 Reptilienarten, 49 Fischarten und 34 Amphibienarten. Die traditionelle Aufzählung der „Großen Fünf“ Tierarten (Elefant, Nashorn, Büffel, Löwe, Leopard) bezog sich vor allem auf die Wünsche und Risiken der dazu angereisten Jäger.
Taken in Botswana when this little one didn't have to worry about hunters and poachers. Sadly, this is no longer the case. Once a safe heaven for elephants and a great example for the rest of the African countries, their new leader has changed course. Such a disappointing move.
The jewel in Ngorongoro crown is a deep, volcanic crater, the largest unflooded and unbroken caldera in the world. About 20kms across, 600 meters deep and 300 sq kms in area, the Ngorongoro Crater is a breathtaking natural wonder filled with african animals.
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October 3, 2016
A great way to start a game drive in the Madikwe Game Reserve. With a wonderous mood like this, what will we see today?
All of the herd's hens place their eggs in the dominant hen's nest, though her own are given the prominent center place; each female can determine her own eggs among others.
Ngorongoro Crater
This is so nosy with all the grunts the wildebeest make while eating grass!
While everyone else is enjoying their sundowner drinks at the end of the day on safari, I chose to watch the sun slowly set over the wild untamed land of Africa.
When I first started to go on safari, the game drives were just game drives. No coffee and treats in the morning and no sunset cocktails. I prefer my game drives like that, but when forced to share a vehicle with others one has to accommodate everyone. A sunset is the only treat I need.
I end my safari experience in Madikwe, South Africa with this unusual tree captured at sunset. Marie, my guide, just knew I would be thrilled when i saw this unusual wild creation of nature. i am sorry to say that she didn't tell me the story behind how it was created. Maybe having it be a mystery is more appropriate for such a wild thing.
in future days, I'll start adding pictures of Mozambique and when they are completed we will return to South Africa with more safari scenes.
Photography is really quite magical, isn't it? Here the giant giraffes and acacia trees are dwarfed by the elephant. The results brought a smile to my face.
I must admit that I am not certain that this grouping is a family or not, but the title popped into my head. The early morning hours were wonderful to catch the wildlife in Masai Mara going about their lives. The light was always superb as well.
I was over-joyed when Kilimanjaro left the clouds behind and made a grand appearance one morning. The animals on the other hand seemed not to notice and just kept of eating like this Wildebeest.
Game drives on this safari yielded many scenes where different species were in close proximentry and interacting with each other. It made for some very special sightings.
On my first day at Amboseli Park, my guide and I saw this bull elephant and one of his pals near the entrance. We were engaged with these magnificent animals for quite some time. They seemed to be as interested in us and we were with them. The animals seemed to be posing for me during most of this safari.
One evening in the Okavango Delta in Botswana. It was such a peaceful and relaxing safari. I felt joy in experiencing such a progressive African country and was pleased for the people of Botswana. They were living quite well and were at the same time protecting the wildlife around them. Now things have changed and hunting wildlife is permitted. I wonder what else has changed.
On a personal note, thank you for all of the well wishes and I am mending, but quite behind in admiring your new images.
I have replaced my original post with newly edited version. Even though the giraffe positioned himself in an ideal location for a picture, the lighting wasn't the best. the full story of our race with the giraffe is in the narrative of a previous post entitled "The Tale of the Giraffe."
Rarely, have I seen a giraffe on a hill. I add this image after learning that they are now among the growing number of endangered African species. They seem to be the target of hunters now especially from America and their guns and bullets can kill from quite a long distance. I feel contempt and disgust for these folks who find it sporting to kill wildlife.
I took many images of this giraffe that day and have added different editions of this lovely animal enjoying the sunlight. This is the latest.
I don't believe it. The first person to like this has a huge number of guns and rifles as subjects of his post. Guess who just got blocked. Good news for me was that he wasn't from America. He the first gun enthusiast that I know of to like one of my images of endangered species. Perhaps he learned something positive by reading my post, but probably not.
The amazing giraffe can satisfy his appetite by going directly to the source of food whether it is high off the ground or in ths case very low to the ground.
The camp where I stayed in Masai Mara hosted balloon rides. I would walk by the busy sight every morning to my awaiting vehicle and guide. We would go off to find the wildlife our way and while others took to the air to spot them another way. Though a controversial addition to the pristine environment and the well-being of the animals, this method of going on safari had its following. I always stayed on the ground.
It was early in the morning and maybe even giraffes move more slowly then and stop to contemplate what to do next.
Look at the antlers on this male Chital. The antlers are slightly lost among the forest of trees, but not all of his markings. I loved spotting these beautiful creatures in Ranthambore National Park in India.
Unfortunately, the animals disappeared as the sun was setting in Masai Mara during my game drives. African sunsets are always quite spectacular so I found an acacia tree to focus in on. It was so quiet and peaceful watching the day come to a close.
Raising the young in Africa is a full time job for wildlife, The little ones always stay close to their protectors, usually following their every move. Taken in the lovely area of the conservatory where my camp was situated and where I could watch the animals come to the water hole from my table at lunch time.
In my travels, I have come to believe that you can tell when elephants are happy. One of the times is when they are surrounded by grasses and water.
This swampy looking place is in Amboseli and is created by the run off of the snow on top of Kilimanjaro. This area and the mountain are truly masterpieces of nature.
During our game drive in Masai Mara National Park we will have 2 breaks, one for breakfast and one for lunch. The lunch break is longer as there is not much animal activity during this time of the day. I took this shot on one of the lunch break. These are tiny bush blooms about 1cm across under the shade of a tree.
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Another rare sighting for me. This was a special moment when I was able to witness the interaction between a lioness and her cubs and elephants. The elephants look quite intimidating don't they? The lioness seems to be encouraging her little ones to hurry on by and not to make trouble.
I have been told, both in Tanzania and Kenya, that the cloud cover surrounding Kilimanjaro lifts only in the early morning hours, if at all. I was lucky on one of the days I was staying in Amboseli National Park that the mountain stood, in all of its glory, cloud-free, for most of the morning. This "sighting" made the long miles I travelled all worth the effort!
One has to have sharp eyes when on safari. My old eyes are dimming, but my guide in the Mara had excellent eyes and a great set of binoculars. He was quite remarkable. On two separate mornings, he casually said to me, "I see a lioness in a tree." and then we drive quite a distance. It was then that I saw this lioness. It was a thrill of a lifetime. What a rare sighting for me.
Don't worry. I'll post a close up.
The light in Timbavati Game Reserve was so unusual while I was there. It was just the beginning the season when rain is expected. Luckily no showers fell on us, but the sky was ominous during some of the morning hours.
It is so peaceful to watch the animals go about their lives among the majestic landscapes of Kenya. The young elephant was trying to keep up with its protectors.
Humans are not the only creatures who seek out the warm light of the sun. And it looks like we are not the only ones who sit quietly and reflect. it is so enjoyable and comforting to feel the warmth of sun. The world stops for a moment.
I have shown this image before but re-edited it to show even more light in the monkey's eyes. It is one of my favorite wildlife portraits.
When I think of Africa, I think of acacia trees. They are huge natural umbrellas for the wildlife protecting them from the elements. They also provide food for many of the very large animals. The animals had not yet started to stir this quiet morning in Amboseli, so it was just the acacias, my guide and me, waiting for the sun to rise.
I love this pose that a lioness offered in Masai Mara. So non- threatening, so non- lethal and almost melancholy, docile and vulnerable. One can be so fooled by the animals in Africa. One can be so surprised by the animals as well. Just stop and linger and watch. They will show you that they have moods and emotions.
Another day, another antelope. In a staring 'contest", the animal always wins. I am too busy fumbling with my camera and marveling at their beauty. Antelopes always look so unusual when captured from the front. The park in Nairobi was a great way to start off a safari.
As most of you know Simba is Swahili for lion. I guess movies can be educational as well as entertaining. Swahili is such a simple, but descriptive language. Simba shows off her hunting skills as she stealthfullly navigates the high green grasses created by the rains.
Where else would this waterbuck feel at home. He looks like he is guarding his lake side property so who would go near. Oh, the lake is on the other side of the tall grasses.
tourism is the largest earner of foreign exchange in Kenya. The Masai Mara Game Reserve is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Kenya as visitors are guaranteed to see lions, buffalo, elephants, and other wildlife roaming the area.
This was my second trip to Kenya. The first one entailed going to both Kenya and Tanzania which is common. One of the options was to see Lake Nakuru and the flamingos. I didn't see it on my first trip and I didn't want to miss it this time.
In person, the lake doesn't appear this dreamlike, but in a photograph is appears almost like a heavenly body fit for the beautiful flamingos.