Dale & Lucinda Cockrell’s adventures with animals in Africa, part 3

The Secretarybird. If a Park visitor is lucky they will get to see one of these striking birds, for they aren’t common. We were extraordinarily lucky on this day, for not only did we see one, but it strode along (at about 2 mph) in close parallel to our car for more than 11 minutes.

We packed up early on this relatively cool day and headed the 72 km (45 miles) to Punda Maria, a trip that takes about three hours. Punda Maria is our favorite camp. It’s smaller than any of the others, more out-of-the-way, quieter, hilly, with fewer visi … (read more)

In the fall of 2024, Dale and Lucinda Cockrell of Lincoln traveled to South Africa for a five-week stay in Kruger National Park. Over the course of the trip, Dale Cockrell snapped more than 18,000 photos.