In July this year I went back to South Africa for a couple of weeks to catch-up with family primarily but also managed to see a few friends. There is never enough time to do everything!! While there I managed a few short days in various parks and reserves. I realised today that I have no idea why I have not shared some of the resulting images with you .........
A lovely small reserve I visited was the Enseleni Nature Reserve and it is only 293 hectares in size. This reserve is about 10 km north of Empangeni on the N2 - there is a nominal entrance fee and it is managed by Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife. There are two walking trails of 5 and 7 kilometres each that cover a number of different habitats and safe as there are no cats, elephant or rhino. However, there are crocodiles in the Nseleni River, so beware!!
I arrived soon after the gates opened and spent most of the morning there. It was great to get close to a few zebra ...... such beautiful animals.
However, the real attraction for me was the birds - some unusual birds can be found here e.g. Pels Fishing Owl and African Finfoot. I dipped on the owl but did get a reasonable view of the finfoot (and a very poor picture or two). Some of the photography was within the forest and was challenging. However, here are a few of the images I did manage - birds and otherwise.
A lovely small reserve I visited was the Enseleni Nature Reserve and it is only 293 hectares in size. This reserve is about 10 km north of Empangeni on the N2 - there is a nominal entrance fee and it is managed by Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife. There are two walking trails of 5 and 7 kilometres each that cover a number of different habitats and safe as there are no cats, elephant or rhino. However, there are crocodiles in the Nseleni River, so beware!!
I arrived soon after the gates opened and spent most of the morning there. It was great to get close to a few zebra ...... such beautiful animals.
However, the real attraction for me was the birds - some unusual birds can be found here e.g. Pels Fishing Owl and African Finfoot. I dipped on the owl but did get a reasonable view of the finfoot (and a very poor picture or two). Some of the photography was within the forest and was challenging. However, here are a few of the images I did manage - birds and otherwise.
If you are ever in the area and have some time, think about stopping here - there are some great picnic spots as well.
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