This is what we saw on our last day in the Kruger National Park, just before we left and drove west, out the Phalaborwe Gate. 

To catch up with where we left off:

Remember we were at the Masorini Archaeological Site, where I went up the hill, where leopards are supposed to hang out! 

Leaving the leopard rock area, we went back towards the Sable dam site. Check out the map below, to see where we were at the Masorini Site and where the Sable dam area is: 

As we travelled along, we looked around at the scenery: 

Bird watching can be confusing:

Even though I take photos for art, our daughter and my husband watch out for wild birds. When they see a bird they seen before, they mark them off in their bird books and where they found them, etc.  

Sometimes they can’t make out what type of bird they’re looking at, even with their binoculars. So I take photos of the birds too for them. Here is one bird we couldn’t recognize: 

This bird on top of a dry tree was very far away from where we sat in our car. My camera hasn’t a very nice long range zoom, as you can see, so my photo is rather blurred.  

I can’t tell you what type of bird it really is. But because of the shape of the beak it must be a raptor, perhaps a harrier or an eagle.  

The reason we couldn’t find it in the bird books, is maybe it could be a junior. Because young birds have different colouring to their adult parents, and this one looks all fluffed up. 

At the Sable river dam:

This time we checked out the East side the Sable dam. And found the Buffalo were coming down to the water’s edge to drink, mingling around before casually moving off again, back into the bush. 

Notice how the buffalo on the left, and in the foreground, is on guard and checking us out!

This last collage is actually one panoramic scene. See where you can join it up!?

We move our car,

From one area to the next, to get close-ups of the buffalo and different viewpoints of the scene. Insert the collage Buffalo leaving Sable dam: And I’m sure you’re thinking, it’s about time I showed you another of my paintings… 

So here is an oil painting:

Taking all those photos of the buffalo into consideration, I put together this painting: 

Hope you enjoy it. 

Next travel posts:

We left Kruger National park and travelled westward to see more of what the northern part of South Africa had to offer. So from now on, I’ll be inserting a new icon image for those posts: 

 

But remember, it’s still part of our trip of that holiday we had together!