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.

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

Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill, Tockus leucomelas
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/4000 s. f/5 iso200 EF500mm f/4L IS USM

Eurasian Roller, Coracias garrulus
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/1600 s. f/5 iso200 EF500mm f/4L IS USM

Wattled Starling, Creatophora cinerea
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/1000 s. f/5 iso200 EF500mm f/4L IS USM

White-fronted Bee-eater, Merops bullockoides
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/320 s. f/5 iso200 EF500mm f/4L IS USM

Impala
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/800 s. f/5 iso200 EF500mm f/4L IS USM

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

Natal Spurfowl, Pternistis natalensis
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/200 s. f/5 iso200 EF500mm f/4L IS USM

Eurasian Roller, Coracias garrulus
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/1250 s. f/5 iso200 EF500mm f/4L IS USM

Eurasian Roller, Coracias garrulus
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/1000 s. f/5 iso200 EF500mm f/4L IS USM

Blue Wildebeest, Connochaetes taurinus taurinus
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/40 s. f/4 iso1600 EF500mm f/4L IS USM

Burchell's Zebra, Equus burchelli
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/50 s. f/4 iso1600 EF500mm f/4L IS USM

Elephant, Loxodonta africana
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/160 s. f/4 iso1600 EF500mm f/4L IS USM

Waterbuck, Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/500 s. f/4 iso1600 EF500mm f/4L IS USM

Blacksmith Lapwing, Vanellus armatus
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/1250 s. f/5.6 iso1600 EF500mm f/4L IS USM

Southern Carmine Bee-eater, Merops nubicoides
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/250 s. f/5.6 iso1600 EF500mm f/4L IS USM

Brown-hooded Kingfisher, Halcyon albiventris
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/320 s. f/4.5 iso1600 EF500mm f/4L IS USM

Southern Carmine Bee-eater, Merops nubicoides
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/320 s. f/4.5 iso1600 EF500mm f/4L IS USM

Lilac-breasted Roller, Coracias caudatus
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/5000 s. f/4.5 iso1600 EF500mm f/4L IS USM

Lilac-breasted Roller, Coracias caudatus
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/1600 s. f/8 iso1600 EF500mm f/4L IS USM

Hyena, Crocuta crocuta
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/4000 s. f/5 iso1600 EF500mm f/4L IS USM

Saddle-billed Stork, Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/1250 s. f/7.1 iso400 EF500mm f/4L IS USM

Yellow-billed Stork, Mycteria ibis
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/2500 s. f/7.1 iso400 EF500mm f/4L IS USM

Southern Grey-headed Sparrow, Passer diffusus
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/3200 s. f/4.5 iso400 EF500mm f/4L IS USM

Woodland Kingfisher, Halcyon senegalensis
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/6400 s. f/4.5 iso400 EF500mm f/4L IS USM

Black-shouldered Kite, Elanus caeruleus
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/2500 s. f/5.6 iso400 EF500mm f/4L IS USM

White-backed Vulture, Gyps africanus
Canon EOS 7D Mark II 1/2000 s. f/6.3 iso400 EF500mm f/4L IS USM

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