Harrow School Photographic Safari at Leopard's View

Leaving the lodge for an afternoon game drive

Lions - winner of Most Atmospheric Picture
Charlie Biddle                                     Balule Nature Reserve

We have just entertained a party of pupils and staff from Harrow School, England, who were here on a photographic safari.

Red-Headed Weaver - winner of the Best Bird Category
Mark Ridgeway                               Leopard' View Game Lodge

Burchell's Zebra - winner of Best Mammal/Best Overall Shot
Ted Ratcliffe                           Balule Nature Reserve               

In a week of varied activities in and around Balule, they visited Blyde Canyon Dam, Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre and The Kruger National Park.  In the course of their drives and walks both here in Balule and in the Kruger Park they had amazing sightings, which included all of the Big 5. At the end of the week we held an informal photographic competition for pupils and staff to enter with their five best photographs.  Prizes were awarded in a range of categories and the winning pictures shown here on the blog page.  

Leopard                                                     Highly Commended
Henry Kenyon                                          Kruger National Park

On their last morning here at Leopard’s View a large herd of buffalo came past and they were able to finish the week with some beautiful misty early-morning shots of the buffalo grazing just below the deck and drinking at the waterhole.   

  

Buffalo in the early-morning mist taken from the deck at Leopard's View