FRIDAY MORNING: A huge range of sightings
Typically you do two game drives per day. The morning starts around 5:30, the evening one late afternoon. What I put together here is an amazing array of sightings all from one drive. I hope that you enjoy as I sure did.
The day’s first sighting, from my room! A genet (mongoose) using my little plunge pool for a morning drink.
Great close up of a hippo, by far the biggest killer of humans of all of the big game. Do not be walking between a hippo and the water they crave. And forget about outrunning it. they can get close to 20 miles per hour, believe or or not.
Don’t want to depart this life via a hippo attack? How about a crocodile? As I shot the hippo, I just turned 90 degrees and here were these guys. Sort of like being surrounded.
At least you do not have to worry about the hyena attaching you. They do not bother with that hard work. They will wait for the hippo or crocodile to do the kill, and then they come in to take over the eating of the kill. Trying to get done before the vultures arrive.
A hyena starting to go looking around for breakfast.
African road block. Quite effective wouldn’t you say? The birds are there to see what his shuffling along churns up in the dirt.
A steenbok, one of the smallest of the antelopes, maybe 3′ tall at the most. And super hard to photograph as they never stand still. They travel in pairs at the most, unlike the giant Impala herds you see all the time.
The social animal aspect of elephants on display here. This went on for about 10 minutes back and forth. Always gently, unaggressive.
Dramatic bird, about 3′ tall. Name unknown to me, sorry!
Young lions, doing what all cats do. Sleep
Another tired cat, a nice leopard shot. Resting in a tree as the day gets hotter.
And, finally, a baboon. Quite a 3 hour experience!