An impala with a herd of wildebeest in Kruger National Park, South Africa. Everybody talks about the “Big Five” (elephants, rhinos, lions, leopards and Cape buffalo) but there are plenty of antelope, kudu, impala, wart hogs, zebras, wildebeests and giraffes that also make the safari experience incredibly worthwhile. A sole kudu encountered only minutes afterContinue reading “Todays Image • An Impala Approaches Wildebeests In Kruger”
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Todays Image • The Lilac-Breasted Roller
The lilac-breasted roller is found mostly in Africa south of the Sahara. It is a medium-sized bird with a long tail with a lilac-colored breast and belly, a blue head and back, and a black eye stripe. Often referred to by common names in South Africa like “rainbow bird” its name in Afrikaans is bloukuifrolletjieContinue reading “Todays Image • The Lilac-Breasted Roller”