Friday afternoon the Vervet Monkeys were all around our lodge. A few tried to get into my room.
Lucan and Prince said they thought they could find the lion pride again. They followed their tracks and we went off road, plowing down trees with the land cruiser. They said the tracks led to a watering hole, but the lions had already left. Instead we found these critters.
I don't remember seeing a crocodile before. This is one scary looking dude!
We also saw a fresh water terrapin.
And a White-Faced Whistling Duck.
Lucan and Prince were back on the trail. They got out of the cruiser and tracked and tracked, but no lions. Then they found a spot where the pride had killed a male Nyala earlier in the day--but still no pride.
And then finally, all of that tracking work paid off. We found the pride--doing their job. Sleeping!
The cute cub!
Game drive #3 was another fabulous experience.
Game drive #4 started bright and early as usual. We encountered an elephant, which seems to be the first animal we see on many drives.
We came across a few herds of Impala. Finally I got a good shot of this beautiful female. I'm finding that photography is part of the fun of the game drives--even when you don't get the shots you want.
We were able to spot a number of birds on this drive. This is a Dark Chanting Goshawk.
We usually see a few giraffe each day.
And the elusive male Nyala. I've seen a lot of these, but they are always hiding in bushes. Finally one came out in the open.
We then tracked a herd of Cape Buffalo--the same herd as the day before. They were on the move--eating the whole time. It was fascinating watching them walk and eat.
Our next spotting was a female Kudu.
This is a Scimitarbilled Woodhoopoe. It isn't the greatest photo, but this guy was quite a way off.
We spotted a Lilac-Breasted Roller making noises and I caught this one with its beak open.l
The last sighting was a Grey Lourie, also known as the Grey Go-Away Bird.
African wildlife is stunning.
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