Last Updated on December 20, 2021 by Kevin Agar
From the Panorama Route we travelled to Kruger National Park. We had 4 nights in the park and stayed at 2 different camps. The 1st camp was Oliphants overlooking the Oliphants river. It would have been great to sit and eat overlooking the river but this wasn’t possible due to the unusually high winds whilst we were there, but we still managed to do a braii (BBQ). We had an early morning game drive here as well as the self driving that we did everywhere. Here are a few of the shots I took.
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Black Kite, Milvus migrans
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/3200 s. f/5.6 iso400 EF500mm f/4L IS USM
A very poor shot but at least it was possible to ID the bird
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Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill, Tockus leucomelas
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/4000 s. f/5 iso200 EF500mm f/4L IS USM
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Eurasian Roller, Coracias garrulus
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/1600 s. f/5 iso200 EF500mm f/4L IS USM
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Wattled Starling, Creatophora cinerea
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/1000 s. f/5 iso200 EF500mm f/4L IS USM
![7D2_5803.jpg 7D2_5803.jpg](https://kevinagar.uk/wp-content/uploads/wppa/11406.jpg?ver=563)
White-fronted Bee-eater, Merops bullockoides
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/320 s. f/5 iso200 EF500mm f/4L IS USM
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Impala
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/800 s. f/5 iso200 EF500mm f/4L IS USM
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Red-billed Oxpecker, Buphagus erythrorhynchus on a Cape Giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/4000 s. f/5 iso200 EF500mm f/4L IS USM
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Natal Spurfowl, Pternistis natalensis
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/200 s. f/5 iso200 EF500mm f/4L IS USM
![7D2_5853.jpg 7D2_5853.jpg](https://kevinagar.uk/wp-content/uploads/wppa/11436.jpg?ver=563)
Eurasian Roller, Coracias garrulus
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/1250 s. f/5 iso200 EF500mm f/4L IS USM
![7D2_5859.jpg 7D2_5859.jpg](https://kevinagar.uk/wp-content/uploads/wppa/11409.jpg?ver=563)
Eurasian Roller, Coracias garrulus
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/1000 s. f/5 iso200 EF500mm f/4L IS USM
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Blue Wildebeest, Connochaetes taurinus taurinus
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/40 s. f/4 iso1600 EF500mm f/4L IS USM
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Burchell's Zebra, Equus burchelli
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/50 s. f/4 iso1600 EF500mm f/4L IS USM
![7D2_5910.jpg 7D2_5910.jpg](https://kevinagar.uk/wp-content/uploads/wppa/11439.jpg?ver=563)
Elephant, Loxodonta africana
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/160 s. f/4 iso1600 EF500mm f/4L IS USM
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Waterbuck, Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/500 s. f/4 iso1600 EF500mm f/4L IS USM
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Blacksmith Lapwing, Vanellus armatus
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/1250 s. f/5.6 iso1600 EF500mm f/4L IS USM
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Southern Carmine Bee-eater, Merops nubicoides
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/250 s. f/5.6 iso1600 EF500mm f/4L IS USM
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Brown-hooded Kingfisher, Halcyon albiventris
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/320 s. f/4.5 iso1600 EF500mm f/4L IS USM
![7D2_5954.jpg 7D2_5954.jpg](https://kevinagar.uk/wp-content/uploads/wppa/11444.jpg?ver=563)
Southern Carmine Bee-eater, Merops nubicoides
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/320 s. f/4.5 iso1600 EF500mm f/4L IS USM
![7D2_5963.jpg 7D2_5963.jpg](https://kevinagar.uk/wp-content/uploads/wppa/11445.jpg?ver=563)
Lilac-breasted Roller, Coracias caudatus
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/5000 s. f/4.5 iso1600 EF500mm f/4L IS USM
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Lilac-breasted Roller, Coracias caudatus
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/1600 s. f/8 iso1600 EF500mm f/4L IS USM
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Hyena, Crocuta crocuta
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/4000 s. f/5 iso1600 EF500mm f/4L IS USM
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Saddle-billed Stork, Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/1250 s. f/7.1 iso400 EF500mm f/4L IS USM
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Yellow-billed Stork, Mycteria ibis
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/2500 s. f/7.1 iso400 EF500mm f/4L IS USM
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Southern Grey-headed Sparrow, Passer diffusus
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/3200 s. f/4.5 iso400 EF500mm f/4L IS USM
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Woodland Kingfisher, Halcyon senegalensis
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/6400 s. f/4.5 iso400 EF500mm f/4L IS USM
![7D2_6338.jpg 7D2_6338.jpg](https://kevinagar.uk/wp-content/uploads/wppa/11470.jpg?ver=563)
Black-shouldered Kite, Elanus caeruleus
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/2500 s. f/5.6 iso400 EF500mm f/4L IS USM
![7D2_6525.jpg 7D2_6525.jpg](https://kevinagar.uk/wp-content/uploads/wppa/11464.jpg?ver=563)
White-backed Vulture, Gyps africanus
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/2000 s. f/6.3 iso400 EF500mm f/4L IS USM
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Southern Red-billed Hornbill, Tockus rufirostris
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/1000 s. f/7.1 iso400 EF500mm f/4L IS USM
Next it’s on to Lower Sabie Camp, in the South of Kruger National Park