Nerding & Birding In Mkuze Game Reserve | South Africa (Vlog 2/3)
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- Опубліковано 28 чер 2024
- After a rocky flight into Durban and settling into our chalet at Mantuma Rest Camp, we spend the next couple of days driving around Mkuze Game Reserve in search of birds and animals. Let's just say that the lions were a lot closer than what we thought...
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Awwww that cool spot with the Hippo, so tranquil!!!
Very informative! Mkuze is now on my list of bush breaks!!
Thank you - it's a great little spot!
Great video again nicole! Very relax to watch! Looking forward to next adventure! Greetings Elroy
Thanks so much Elroy :)
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Mkhuze is our main stomping ground. Seen lions, loads of wild dogs, huge herds of ellies, saw a lorry crash because it was chased by a male ellie! Plus if you camp, not sure if the camp site is open yet, you always It's a very special place. Thanks very much for the vlog xxxxx
Woah, that's incredible! So it didn't look like the campsite was open when we were there - perhaps undergoing renovation. We unfortunately didn't seen any Ellies but saw that they had been around, and got lucky with a leopard sighting :)
We did however bump into a ranger and he said that unfortunately there are only 2 dogs left due to poaching (getting caught in snares etc.) which is a bit of a pity.
But nevertheless, so glad that we decided to visit & I have no doubt that we will be back soon :) Very special place indeed! x
@@NicoleEddy1 Oh no, that's so sad about the dogs. We had one of our best elly sightings at the pan. It was just my hubby and I we were in one of those hides and this elly paddled through the water right in front of us. He was so calm we could have reached out and touched him. Lucky you with the leopard xxx
Amazing!!
Thank you!
Loved Mkuze. Our first African birding site. Staying in a tent "cabin". Wife woke me up in the middle of the night. "There is something right outside pushing against the tent wall. The "tent" was heavy plastic. You could see through the walls. I turned on a flashlight and it was a huge Nyala bull munching on the foliage beside our wall. He was about 2' away. Quite a sight.
Haha, and at night everything sound 10x bigger and scarier than during the day...must have certainly got the heart racing!
I have a great picture of my late wife crossing that bridge.
Oh wow, what a special memory and place!
Thanks for this vlog. I’ve spent time at Mkhuze volunteering with WildlifeACT monitoring wild dogs, lion and cheetah for several years. Obviously 2020 was a miss..as will 2021 likely be. I loved seeing all the familiar places in your vlog. Thanks for taking me back.....until I can return in person.
Oh wow! That's amazing - unfortunately the wild dog population has depleted (I think that they're down to two males), but what a special place :) Hopefully you can return sometime soon!
@@NicoleEddy1 yes Mkhuze is my fave reserve to work at in KZN but the most heartbreaking (and most difficult work) because the poaching is so bad. Last time I was there we lost 3 dogs to snares within a couple of days. So pleased you visited and enjoyed it.
Great video Nicole! What a beautiful place!!
Thanks so much :)
Just amazing...💕 just love how u capture the surroundings. Your photography skills are just out of this world. Look forward to the next vlog. Take care be safe.
Thanks so much Stuart ☺️
Is that a rock pigeon 😁that last bit of a bird screaming sounded like a child. It was loud through my near phones. Some beautiful places there to walk around.
Nicole. I am sooooo here for this birding content! Love love love it!
Thanks so much Olivia, I didn't think that it would be much of a hit, haha but I'm glad that you're enjoying the birding bits. Lots more birds to come in the next epidose!
Always want more of your vlogs, especially being in the bush. What an awesome park. I had a vision of you and Blair in your 80s. I overheard a snippet of a conversation between you two. You’re in a park bird watching. Blair says lovingly, “That’s not a rock, Pigeon. It’s a tortoise!” Inspired by a sentence spoken at the beginning of this vlog about a Rock Pigeon. Sorry. I just woke up. 😉😂😎☕️
Hahaha, I hope that my eyes won't be that bad but at the rate that they're deteriorating I might be confusing elephants with rock pigeons :)
I enjoyed watching your guys birding vlog it's nice way to follow along. Thanks 😊 Greetings from Florida!
Thanks so much :)
Thx Nicole and Blair. When we get back to SA we’re definitely going to visit Mkhuze , this reserve looks awesome.
I would definitely recommend it :) Thanks for the watching!
Such great editing, with great music for the content; I feel so chilled out watching this!
Thanks so much Elise :)
Looks a great place
Amazing as always ❤️
Thank you ☺️
Killin it since day 1🙏👌
So nice! Thanks for taking us along - and even I 4K :D Makes me miss the bush so much, but glad you get to enjoy it and sharing the experience... Had my Newman`s open, reading a bit about the species. So now Im excited for what's to come in the next vlog
Ah, that's so great to hear that you had your reference guide open - there's a lot more birds in the next vlog so keep that Newman's in arms reach :) Thanks for the comment!
We were lucky enough to see black rhino there a few months ago
Oh wow! Incredible sighting 🙌🏼 We didn’t see too much, but I’m so glad that you saw some.
VERY COOL darren Northampton England
Thanks Darren :)
Have same coffee mugs than you. My coffee must be hot hot.
Yes, that fig forest walk one of my all time top 10
That fig forest walk is so beautiful :) So glad that we did it - unfortunately we didn't see the Pel's Fishing Owl properly, but the area itself is remarkable.
Thanks for the vlog! After a few days getting away and just chilling like that i wouldn't want to go back to the city 😬 We were in the Sudwala area a week ago and i could've stayed a few more days.
Nicole, beautiful scenery and captured brilliantly. Only problem, is that your sound quality keeps fluctuating,, ,I have to keep turning the sound up when you are talking together in the car.
Thanks Duncan :) I know, the audio on the GoPro is terrible & I do need to solve the issue when we're recording audio in the car in the future, so will come up with a solution for the next trip. Thanks for pointing it out - I know that it is irritating to have to keep on adjusting your volume the whole video.
enter the chill, gentle breeze with nicole and blair
I look forward to NicGeo episodes more than I used to Casey.
Sho, the ultimate compliment! Thanks so much :)
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Kinda random but what brand of shoes do you have at 2:04 ?
Those are the Ladies Salomon's Speed Cross :)
So there's about one minute showing birds and the rest is of you making your coffee, drinking your coffee.....
A little bit of a nasty comment, but there is a third episode in this series that I'm currently editing which has a whole lot more featured birds which we encountered on our last day. Sorry that the video disappointed you, but hopefully there's some other good content on UA-cam that you can watch about birding.
@@NicoleEddy1 Looking forward to the third episode!