I didn’t see the lions I’d hoped for here (Satara is famous for them) but had plenty of other sightings while driving by day and with a ranger on a sunset drive
Day time
The sun was still rising as I headed out of camp
Elephants have right of way! Well, so do all wildlife in Kruger, but some elephants really know how t enforce it.
Male ostrich
His mate nearby seemed intent on watching an apparent play fight between two wildebeest
Zebra suckling
A very colourful barbet came hopping right up to my car
A fish eagle arrives at a dam near Satara
Elephants come to drink at the dam. This is part of a breeding herd of about 20 elephants
Many others, including these baboons, came down for a drink – also giraffes zebras wildebeest, waterbucks and impalas
Sunset Drive
Buffalo, towards sunset
We saw porcupine. civet and a pair of bull elephants fighting, but not enough light to take good photos
A marula tree in the sunset