4 May 2015
The start of
this mornings drive was extremely quiet but as time went by we started to fine
more and more.
Our first
highlight was a small bit of standing water where we found a hippo and a tiny
crocodile, well two foot is tiny by some standards. That in its self is
not so unusual as we often see this pair in close proximity. What made this
sighting interesting was the arrival of an impala, obviously wanting to drink
it was stuck between a rock and a hard place. Who to choose the hippo or the
Croc!!! It slowly ambled up to the waters edge towards the hippo but the hippo
moved and the impala scuttled away, it then decided to drink near to the croc.
Now the little crocodile is nowhere near big enough to tackle a fully grown
impala ( well not yet!!) but rows of razor sharp teeth should always be
respected and this impala did just that edging closer to the water and finally
getting a much deserved drink.
Our second
highlight was a herd of about thirty blue wildebeest, again all coming down to
drink from a small body of water ( no crocodile in this one.)
A couple of
them even went for a deeper soak in the water before one took fright and the
whole herd bolted.
Other animals
seen today included kudu, waterbuck, warthog, giraffe, zebra, impala, vervets,
lion, rhino, a big herd of buffalo crossing the road, elephant, tree squirrel,
two leopard sightings and a hyena having a bath.
Birds included
white backed vulture, southern ground hornbills, saddle billed stork, tawny
eagle, magpie shrikes and pied kingfisher.
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