In June 2024 we visited this beautiful little reserve where we stayed in a delightful camp overlooking a waterhole.
Impala drinking at the waterhole at Thawale Lodge
Giraffes are apparently an unusual sight in this park - this is the South African subspecies.
Is this my best side? A hippo in Shire River
Our tent at Thawale Lodge
African Darter
Nile Crocodile
Böhm's Bee Eater
Cheetah
Pied Kingfisher just about to dive into the river
Little Bee Eater
Hippo out of water
ASrnot's Chat
Fork Tailed Drongo
Warthog
Warthog drinking
Nyala at the waterhole
Nyala drinking
Nyala suckling
Young Waterbuck
Waterbuck drinking
Close-up of Waterbuck
Elephants
Greater Kudu
Lion seen on a night drive
Marabou Stork
Nyala with wonky horns
Nyala with perfect horns
Nyala - a tender moment
Verreaux's Eagler Owl
Yellow Baboon
A young Yellow Baboon drinking
A very young baby baboon
Bateleur Eagle with nest
