Monday, December 24, 2018

Lower Sabie, Kruger

This was one of the best camps for big cat sightings, a popular camp that was very busy. We stayed here for 3 nights and had 3 different rooms. We couldn't get in the first one for the overpowering stench of bat urine that was running down the walls. The rooms were also covered in bat poo. It was vile. So we were given an alternative room that was fine. but just for one night. We then had the verbal tussle with the receptionist who couldn't find us an alternative room for the remaining 2 nights. After a few words were exchanged, another bungalow was found but this one again had an aroma, although no where near as bad as the first one. They have a massive bat infestation that needs attention, everyone was complaining about the smell of bat wee ! But the cat sightings from this camp were something else !  


 African Long-tailed Shrike

Young Bateleur 

Brown-headed Kingfisher 


Burchell's Coucal

Resident pair of Barn Owls in the restaurant roof at Lower Sabie. They were catching and eating bats the night that we ate in there. Diners were moved from below the owls because of them dropping bits of bat onto the restaurant tables!


Chacma Baboons 

Cinnamon-breasted Rock Bunting 


Martial Eagle with an impala leg 




Sunbathing glossy starling 


Hyena 


Impala 


Red-backed Shrike 

Sunset Dam 

'Tusker' 

Vervet Monkey 


Vulture 



Wire Tailed Swallow 




Woodland Kingfisher 

Yellow Canary 

Yellow-billed Stork

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