South Africa - Kruger

We arrived at Kruger as the sun was rising. Within 10 minutes, we had already spotted impala, a jackal, and lions! 

As someone that goes out searching for wildlife often, I have a general sense for the usual cadence that I might come across any given bird or animal. On a normal day, the sightings are well spaced out, and there is a sense of excitement with each opportunity. On a lucky day, the sightings might be a little less spaced out.

Kruger was something else. It was almost overwhelming - in a good way! There wasn't any downtime between sightings. The beats were faster - just animal after animal. Yet somehow, each encounter still brought the same sense of excitement. 

The park is teeming with so many animals that, personally, I could not keep up! I found myself having to make split second choices about what shots to take! It is fortunate that we had a driver, because I could have spent hours in just a small area of the park. Of course, these are great problems to have as a wildlife photographer.

As I reflect, I wonder if I will ever experience something like Kruger again. It was truly awesome - and I'm kind of addicted.