5 January 2016
Our morning drive was short but sweet as we sat and watched a herd of buffalos passing by.
There was lots of action as some buffalos were eating, there was a lot of
moo-ing and animals crossed in front and behind us. One cow decided to take a
break and have a short mud bath while the rest passed her by and only getting
up just when the herd was leaving. We were watched by plenty of buffalo which
stopped chewing mid-chew just to check us out. And we even saw mating buffalos
(although she wasn't too keen and didn't want to stand still).
The fact that
there was a white rhino watching close by made it even more interesting. She
looked like she was protecting a youngster that was still snoozing and
therefore lying down. She didn't waver far from the other rhino, but kept a
close watch on the passing herd of buffalo. They came within 5 meters of each
other but they just passed by.
In the
afternoon we saw the first giraffe for some guests and it was high on their
"want-to-see"-list. It was a small group of 5 giraffes with four of
them hiding in the bush, and 1 standing in the road. This young lady decided to
pose and then make some room on the road and stand in the shade under a tree
for a while. It was thoroughly enjoyed as she gave us many great pictures!
Other
interesting sightings: a crocodile, a hippo head, impalas, waterbucks,
elephants, zebras, kudus, a sable bull, tsessebe and vervet monkeys.
Birds included a
tawny eagle, blacksmith lapwings, yellow-billed kite, European rollers, African
fish eagles, grey heron, white-breasted cormorants, yellow-billed stork, wooly
necked stork and goliath heron.
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