Calling All Hippos!
As we got down from the car Erick started loading the rifle. He took out three bullets and told me, one is for you, the second is for this lady and the third is for her. Then he turned towards the only...
View ArticleClose Encounters!
At Tintswalo Safari Lodge, three of us stayed at the Manor House. Manor House is about 5 minutes away from the main lodge by the safari jeep. We were always dropped to the lodge and we were severely...
View ArticleThe African Buffalo or the Cape Buffalo
African Buffalo or Cape Buffalo When we asked why the African Buffalo or the Cape Buffalo is the part of the Big 5 rather than the much larger hippo we were told that it was not just size that...
View ArticleLazy Sunday Photo- Wildebeest
When I first say wildebeest I thought it was a close cousin of the bovine family. On reading about Wildebeest later I realized they are from the antelope family. Wildebeest, Manyeleti Game Reserve,...
View ArticleFranklin- A South African Bird
I could see the Franklin quite commonly on my my safaris in the Manyeleti Game Reserve in the Limpopo province in South Africa. Franklin, A South African Bird And it is one noisy bird. It usually stays...
View ArticleToo Close for Comfort?
I expected to see wild animals on a South African safari but I did not let my hopes rise beyond a point. After all my tiger sighting count in India is still stuck at zero after 4 different national...
View ArticleA Record Keeping Shot of an African Lion
The light was way too low but the sight was divine. When the dusk fell at the Manyeleti Game Reserve, our tracker was shining his torch around the bush and soon enough it caught the eye of an animal....
View ArticleLazy Sunday Photo- Vervet Monkey, South Africa
My group was animatedly talking to each-other when we heard a strange voice. It was the Vervet Monkeys in the tree nearby. They don’t like being ignored. Vervet Monkeys, South Africa The lodge staff...
View ArticleIf You Ever Find it Return it to Me!
I lost a piece of heart in these bushes, if you ever find it do return it to me. The South African bush, you never know what delights it has in store for you! The Beautiful South African Bush It is all...
View ArticleLazy Sunday Photo- A Playful South African Elephant
This South African elephant was in a playful mood at the Manyeleti Game Reserve in the Limpopo region. They look so majestic. And all the rangers considered the charge of an elephant extremely...
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