Start of a wonderful day!
It was our fifth day out, travelling through the Kruger National Park, South Africa.
Our planned route for the day:
We had planned to travel from Mopani to Phalaborwa, which is just outside the Kruger Park. Planning to stay the night in Phalaborwa and then the next day returning back into the Kruger Park.
Leaving Mopani:
We came across this Impala buck alongside a wide expanse of river:
Then we noticed some hippos also, lounging along that river:
Moving on:
We stopped the car to watch these two elephants for a while around a man-made waterhole.
And a little further on, we spied this elephant in low bushes:
Handsome huge fellow isn’t he?!
Been adventurous:
We decided to explore a side road and landed up in an open parking spot, which faced a panoramic view of animals grazing in a wide open field, with bush in the distance:
Elephants in the background:
Then some zebra grazing closer (in the middle ground):
And then there was this herd of buffalo in the foreground:
Aaah, then we noticed:
One bull buffalo, which came out from the rest of the herd.
He came and stood in front of our car! Not so far from where we were parked in the dusty parking lot.
He confronted us looking so fierce. I suppose he was only doing his job of protecting his herd. But even so, he made us nervous looking so mean, with his eye direct on us.
It was when he looked like he would charge us that we decided to start the car and get right out of there, before he had any ideas of rushing at our car!
You can see how nervous I was... I took this photo quickly, by the foreground blur!
PS: That buffalo looked so mean, I used him later in an oil painting… you will see that later in this Kruger travel series.
I wish i could be with you to enjoy these lovely travels.
Sorry I was late in posting this blog. I had to be out all day unexpectedly.
So I'm pleased you were able to find it and come around to see it.
No need to say sorry. Keep posting!
HI dear @artguru, your post is really very interesting your travel of Kruger National Park, South Africa, is looking splendid, the Elephant's & the buffalo in the foreground & zebra's that grassing present the natural beautiful view....:)
It's lovely to have you come around to see what is happening with our Kruger Park travel series.
You are very welcome.
I hope that at the beginning it will always be beautiful with the day passed
Glad you found today's travel post. Sorry it was late in posting.
Yes, we saw more that 5th day. And there will be some oil paintings included too.
Have a great day everybody
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South africa kruger park is my favourite. It is very beautiful and wonderful park. You are so enjoying your travel. Ambala buck looks very beautiful. All animals are also looks wonderful. River looks so amazing. I m so enjoying your travel. Thanks for sharing. @artguru.
Also happy you were able to find my post today, considering I could only post it late in the day.
Thank you for been such a loyal visitor and commentor.
Hello artguru, how are you? It is really a great trip to the national park to be able to see and take a picture animals directly there. But ... is there no barrier between visitors and animals there? Is it harmless, friend? Enjoy your day.
No barriers at water holes, etc. But at camp sites there is `cattle' grids (that is metal poles strung within shallow ditches across the road between gateposts) at entrance gates. If the animals step on the metal poles, the poles move and the animals jump back, afraid to pass over something that seems unsafe for the..