Some days are diamonds
Have you ever had one of those days when just about everything goes wrong? I’m sure you have. How about one when absolutely everything goes right? We recently had a diamond day in Kruger...
Tagged: Kruger National Park
An Obliging Cuckoo
Birds are difficult to photograph. They are, with a few exceptions, small and nervous, and they move quickly. They fly. They hide in thickets. They can disappear in a flash. Just sitting still they...
Tour Guides – A Curse in the Parks?
I often think that the blogs I’ve written for Wilkinsonsworld make me sound a bit like Pollyanna – always enthusing about the fabulous times that we’ve had and the wonderful birds and animals we’ve...
Meet Stoffel Two – Honey Badger in KNP
We have recently returned from our annual visit to South Africa’s flagship game reserve, the Kruger National Park. What an incredible experience awaits those who visit the park for the first time – and...
Inquisitive Burchell’s Coucal
When Rob and I were in the Kruger National Park earlier this year we came across a number of Burchell’s Coucals. It was the rainy season and there were more about than usual. The...
Rhinos – Rare and Poached
I’m sure that most of the folks who read our blogs are animal and bird lovers, so I guess I’m preaching to the converted here when I say that our war against rhino poachers...
Leopard Sighting in Kruger National Park
Have you ever visited a game reserve and had one of those days when you drive around for hours and see very little in the way of animals? We had such a morning on...
KNP – Punda Maria and Pafuri
Punda Maria, on the north-western edge of the Kruger National Park, is definitely worth a visit if you’re into bird watching. We’d heard many times that it was a bird lover’s paradise in summer...
KNP – Hyenas well spotted!
Anyone who knows me, knows that apart from birds and animals, the next great passion in my life (apart from Rob of course) is playing the card game of Bridge. In case you’re wondering...
KNP – The Drive from Satara to Punda Maria
Most people who visit Kruger National Park make a point of going to the southern part because of its accessibility and proximity to international airports and the main centres of the region. Fortunately the...
Birding Weekend at Kruger
We’ve been silent on Wilkinson’s World for a while now, but that’s only because we’ve been away having a number of adventures. A visit to Kruger National Park is always a treat for us,...
Elephants and Idiots
I don’t know about you, but I think the world is going a bit loopy at the moment. Perhaps I should check out the phase of the moon because it’s usually the cause of...
Only fools and elephants
Having lived in a region where there are lots of elephants, I do tend to blog about them rather a lot. Forgive me for this indulgence, but they are such beautiful animals and I...
Waterbuck – A shaggy buck story
Visit any of the game reserves in southern Africa and you are sure to see loads of buck of every description, especially impala and springbok. Whilst it’s great to see the common buck, it’s...
All creatures great and small
My previous blog was about the spotted hyenas that we saw on a visit to the Kruger National Park. I also spoke about the majority of people wanting to see the Big 5. It...
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