Our day might have started with an encounter with three lions right on the road, but what we’ll remember most from today is the awesome thunderstorm that swept over the plains of Satara this evening just before sunset.
Young lions claiming the road between Satara and Nwanetsi
Very wet pair of young Black-backed Jackals (photo by Joubert)
Impala Ram (photo by Joubert)
Black Crake
Blue Wildebeest
Running Impala (photo by Joubert)
Tawny-flanked Prinia
Orange-breasted Bush Shrike
Scarlet Tip female
Jameson’s Firefinch
Foam Nest Frog
Ground Hornbill
Plains Zebra crossing (… the road) (photo by Joubert)
Fork-tailed Drongo on its (very exposed) nest
Spotted Hyena
Serenity at Welverdiend (Well Deserved) Waterhole
Thunderstorm raging over the central plains of Kruger Park, 27 December 2021
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Those lions are fearsome and that lightning is spectacular! What a trip this has been….
We have been blessed to no end, Lori. We are very grateful.
Hoe mooi kan mens nou daardie leeu se tande sien 😉. Ja, donderstorms is nie iets waaraan ons gewoond is nie, maar het ‘n paar ervaar op ons “road trip” nou onlangs – dit is nogal ‘n kragtige natuur vertoning!
Daar is nou maar min dinge wat krag vertoon soos Afrika se donderstorms!
Love the running impala, Joubert, and that lightning strike is awesome, Dries.
Thank you very much, Janet, from both of us!
Dis ‘n magtige weerligstraal wat jul afgeneem het. Ons hoor en sien mos nie regtig weerlig hier nie. Moes eers gou crake opsoek, sien dis ‘n riethaan. Nie juis bekend nie? Geniet jul laaste paar daggies.
Baie dankie, Ineke. Ja, al die riethaan-soorte is maar sku en word min gesien.
So jy was bevoorreg om die een te sien en af te neem.