September 12, 2012

Not a single leaf on this tree, but an abundance of green/yellowish flowers clearly rich in nectar.
It was amazing to watch the Sun-birds fighting each other off to get the first sweet morning drink.
Although not the "perfect" shot,  I love the soft pastels and think it would make a beautiful painting.

September 11, 2012

The last of the collages celebrating my 40th visit to the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park so far this year!
We were very fortunate to find the Lions still lazing on the hill after we heard about them an hour earlier.  Although they were not very close I am quite pleased with what I managed to captured with my SX40. We could see only three Lions but were convinced that there were more just over the ridge because a female was only just visible. (lower small photo to the right) She was lying with her back towards us and an occasional twitch of her ear was all we got from her!  The one male however, was very co-operative - posing this way and that - but unfortunately did not give us the yawn that we were hoping for! It would have been great to see his teeth! 

September 10, 2012

A collage of the pack of Wild Dogs seen in Hluhluwe Imfolozi Park yesterday.
They loved the water and as you can see would even lie down in it.
I found it very strange that they took turns to urinate in different puddles
asif marking it as their property.
The number of Wild Dogs are declining and there are approximately 4 500 surviving in protected areas in Africa. The largest population of Wild Dogs in South Africa, is in the Kruger National Park, although, sadly they are one of the only three mammals in South Africa that are endangered.