At this point we should give people an idea of the enormous variety of animals and birds we have seen.
We have a checklist from the Kruger Park book and have been checking the off since we got to Kapama Game Reserve. It's astonishing the variety we see daily.
Animals and Birds we have seen
Mammals and Reptiles
Banded Mongoose, Black-backed Jackal, Blue Wildebeest, Buffalo, Bushbuck, Chameleon,
Common Duiker, Crocodile, Elephant, Giant Land
Kudu, Leopard Tortoise, Lion, Nyala, Pangolin, Slender Mongoose, Steenbok, Terrapin
Tree Squirrel, Vervet Monkey, Warthog, Waterbuck, White Rhinocerus, Zebra
African Darter, African Fish Eagle, African Hoopoe, African Jacana, Black-collared Barbet,
Blacksmith Lapwing, Blue Waxbill, Brown-hooded Kingfisher, Burchell’s Coucal, Burchell’s Starling,
Egyptian Goose, Goliath Heron, Grebe, Green Wood-Hoopoe, Grey Heron, Grey Lourie,
Hadeda Ibis, Helmeted Guineafowl, Lilac-breasted Roller, Magpie Shrike, Masked Weaver,
Maribu Stork, Marital Eagle, Natal Spurfowl, Pied Kingfisher, Red-billed Buffalo Weaver,
Red-billed Hornbill, Red-billed Oxpecker, Red-crested Korhaan, Striped Kingfisher,
Wahlberg’s Eagle, White-backed Vulture, White-faced Duck, White-fronted Bee-eater,
Wood Sandpiper, Woodland Kingfisher, Yellow-billed Hornbill
What a beautiful day we had in Knysna. We took part in the Featherbed Excursion, which consists of a boat ride on the Knysna Lagoon, a tractor/trailer ride up the mountain to the top of the West Knysna Head, a walk down to the water and to the sea caves, and then an easy walk back along the water to the restaurant for a wonderful buffet lunch of South African specialties.
View with a room! The view from our Candlewood Lodge
Boarding our boat for the ride to the Featherbed Nature Reserve
Ellen, Leora, and Shirley above the mouth of the Knysna Lagoon
View of the Lagoon from one of the Sea Caves
The group climbs down to water level
Dining under the trees in Featherbed Nature Reserve
The ladies are always ready to sell their wares.
No comments:
Post a Comment