Hluhluwe NR

Typical landscape at Hluhluwe

 

Driving down to Umfolozi on my last full day I spotted 3 Cheetah cubs at the side of the road. They were quite unconcerned by my presence.

                                           Black-backed Puffback                                                   Crowned Lapwing                                                 Fork-tailed Drongo

                                                                    Impala, very common at Hluhluwe                                                                      Nyala female, another common inhabitant

The fig trees near the campsite at Hilltop, a prime site for Purple-crested Turacos

                                                               Black-bellied Bustard                                                                                             Helmeted Guineafowl

White Rhino on the road to Centenary Gate.  Over 1400 at Hluhluwe now

Giraffe

Waterhole at Hluhluwe in 2003.  This is springtime and it should be full of water.  A worrying time for Africa's wildlife.

                                              Red-winged Starling                                                        Cape vulture's eyrie                                                                Rattling Cisticola

 

Centenary Gate at Hluhluwe

 

                                                              Red-breasted Swallow                                                           White-browed Scrub Robin