Also intriguing are the Sausage Trees (Kigelia africana) so named because of the shape of the tree’s fruit which can weigh up to 10kg and cause some severe damage to anything down below when it falls from its peduncle.
While I was looking at the sausage trees, our driver, Emeleon – an excellent birder in his own right, was trying to get me to look up ahead at a large owl. The Verreaux’s Eagle Owl is one of the largest owl species in the world (I think that I read somewhere that it is third largest).
The road from the park gate down to the lake area was heavily wooded so great for bird species but somewhat difficult for spotting animals.
Klipspringers (Oreotragus oreotragus)
I had seen pictures of hornbills in books and seen some species in zoos but seeing them flying in their natural surrounding was a real thrill.
Crowned Hornbill (Tockus alboterminatus) 
