There is always something interesting to see along the Mphongolo River, north of Shingwedzi Rest Camp, and the final afternoon of our recent visit to the Kruger National Park delivered another memorable sighting in this area. At one of the few pools remaining in the rived bed, and with temperatures peaking at a sweltering 40°C, a large herd of elephants and an equally sized herd of buffaloes were converging, and jostling for position at the water and mud (with the elephants obviously winning the contest). Hiding in the middle of the pool was a single crocodile, probably hoping and praying that none of the behemoths notice it!
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Beautiful… Animals seem freer than humans…
That’s certainly true, they know better than us what is important in life!
Happy New Year!
Such fun pictures – gorgeous nature – and the photos of the single elephants has a jostling and jovial feel so those are my fav of this post – but what a cool park!!
Thanks very much, Yvette! Glad to know our photos could convey some of what makes Kruger Park so special!
Well not a park we have access to here in the states – oh and I love the colors in the back of the animals – the shapes of their bodies were illuminated almost like a half silhouette –
There’s something very special about an African sunset!
Very – ❤️❤️❤️
And hope you have a very happy new year
And to you Yvette, thank you!
🌸💕🌸
Absolutly wonderful and fascinating views – very well captured… 🙂
Thank you very much for the kind words, Drake!
Pragtig soos gewoonlik!Lyk my die droogte begin sy tol eis.
Die swak kondisie van heelparty seekoeie veral het ons opgeval, langs die standhoudende riviere is die graslaag al baie uitgedun so hulle moet ver weg van die water wei. Nie mooi om te aanskou nie, maar tog ook deel van die natuur se siklusse.
they look happy together.
After a while, after the elephants made clear their dominance, they reached an uneasy truce.
What fun! Hope you had a marvelous Christmas.
janet
We did Janet, and I hope you can say the same?
Thankfully, I can.
Simply glorious! Thanks for sharing! Happy New Year!
And to you Patti, thank you!