We have come to greatly enjoy Shimungwe Lodge. It's homey, comfortable, and has really nice food. These are a couple of high teas.
We went to see if the Southern Pride were still eating the Cape Buffalo. They were and these guys were waiting for them to finish.
Nothing goes to waste in the bush. It was kind of amazing to see how much the lions had eaten since morning. The buffalo was huge. Another gore alert.
The cub was right in there with the rest of the pride. it's still nursing, but I'm guessing not for long.
We came across a beautiful black-headed oriole.
Our last sunset in the bush for this year.
We got up bright and early for our last game drive of this trip. We started out checking if the Lions had anything left of the buffalo--nothing. The vultures were looking around, but no food.
Then Lucan tracked the pride on the move. Looking for their next meal.
I know this doesn't look like much. There are huge termite mounds all over the bush. I wanted to find out how to tell if they are active. Here you see the dark earth the termites bring to the surface.
And finally an African Hoopoe held still long enough for a photo.
We stopped for coffee at a dam where these Egyptian Geese were really noisy.
And a crocodile swam very near to where we were having coffee.
The was also an African Spoonbill and Guineafowl.
As we drove back to the lodge we saw all of the usual suspects.
Back at the airport. What a marvelous trip.
South Africa--we will miss you!!
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