23 September 2015
Setting
out early this morning, we were lucky enough to get 3 Spotted Hyena not far
from camp. They came running out the bush and we followed them down the road
for some time. We then had some wispy cloud cover to dull the effect of the
early morning sun and as a result were also lucky enough to find 2 large male
Lions about 30m of the road basking in a clearing. We watched as they rolled
around, got up a few times to re position and also groomed each other.
Eventually the sun came through in earnest and they moved into the
shade.
Later
on we also found a large male elephant in musth and feeling quite
confrontational, not enjoying all the attention he was getting from some of the
vehicles.
One
of the highlights of the day was watching a herd of about 300 Buffalo crossing
the road ahead of us. It was also a good day for birding, especially raptors
as we had sightings of both Marabou and Saddle-billed Storks, Martial Eagle,
Wahlberg's Eagle, Tawny Eagle, African Hawk Eagle, African Fish Eagle,
Bateleur, White-backed Vulture and a Lizard Buzzard. To top it all I am writing
this as the first real thunderstorm of the season is about to be
unleashed!
24 September 2015
Today
was mostly spent driving along the river and it certainly paid off as it was
also a very hot day.
We
had 5 different lion sightings, including 2 lionesses and a cub walking in the
river bed. We were also lucky enough to encounter a leopard walking along the
road, but he quickly went into hiding not to be seen again... some of the
highlights of the day included many herds of elephant and a few big bulls close
to the road. The most memorable sighting was that of a large male White Rhino
sleeping close to the road, which also completed our Big 5 for the day!
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