James Road (S119)

Para chegar a Gardenia Hide, fomos pela James Road (S119), uma estrada de terra curta que, como a Mlambane Road, segue ao longo do Rio Mlambane. A ansiedade de alcançar o primeiro abrigo que visitaríamos no Kruger era palpável, mas a própria estada nos reservou bons avistamentos de animais. Nela, vimos e fotografamos as seguintes aves, não somente bonitas, mas também comportamental e morfologicamente interessantes:

1 Arlequim (Bateleur) (Terathopius ecaudatus).

1 Francolim-de-poupa (Crested Francolin) (Peliperdix sephaena)

1 Viúva-do-paraíso-de-cauda-longa (Oriental) (Long-tailed (Eastern) Paradise-wydah) (Vidua paradisaea)

1 Calau-de-bico-vermelho (Red-Billed Hornbill) (Tockus erythrorhynchus)

1 Calau-trompeteiro (Trumpeter Hornbill) (Bycanistes bucinator)

To reach Gardenia Hide, we followed James Road (S119), a short gravel road which, as Mlambane Road, runs along Mlambane River. The anxiety to arrive at the first hide we would visit in Kruger was tangible, but the road itself reserved to us good sightings of animals. In it we saw and photographed the following birds, not only beautiful, but also behaviorally and morphologically interesting:

1 Bateleur (Terathopius ecaudatus).

1 Crested Francolin (Peliperdix sephaena)

1 Long-tailed (Eastern) Paradise-wydah (Vidua paradisaea)

1 Red-Billed Hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus)

1 Trumpeter Hornbill (Bycanistes bucinator)