Our game drive started out with the sunrise as usual. The animals were lit up by the rising sun and it was super cool. We saw hippos, more elephants and more antelopes. The three small lion cubs were out with their uncles getting their morning drinks. The baboons were calling again, they just don't like lions. We carried on past more elephants to get to the river where we saw crocodiles and water birds. The paradise flycatcher was a stinker. For a bird with such a long tail, it was hard to get a photograph. I took 10 or so shots but got two good pictures. The Malachite Kingfisher pictured above was a real treat. It is a rare bird to begin with and this one sat for us as if it was a portrait session. What a great opportunity. It will smack the fish on a branch before swallowing it whole. This day was filled with such great animal sightings. We spent 10 minutes or more watching a young leopard. We were 6 feet away and he did not leave the entire time we were watching.
From our deck I see the sun inthe sky and on the river
Fish Eagle at breakfast. We joked that the Belmond worker had to wade into the river and place it there for the guests to see
Birds playing soccer
Giant Eagle Owl
Red eyed and sleepy like us
Sunrise with the Hippos
This little guy is still wet from catching the little fish
The beak is glowing from the sunlight
His little red feet are so cute
What a beauty
African Jacana
Long Toed Lapwing
Emerald Spotted Wood Dove
Swamp Boubou
Yellow Billed Oxpecker on the side of a hippo
And the hippo eating. He is still out of the water as it is still early in the day
Baboons
With a small one
And a bigger guy
We have found the lions
Everybody gets a drink
One cub is done
Two cubs are done
They are so funny how they work together as a team
Still dripping from their drinks
The three cub-mateers
Buffalo weavers make a communal nest
Big big termite nests
Broad Billed Roller
Ms Girrafe
Is she camera shy?
The Target on the butst is how you identify the waterbuck
The waterbucks are surprisingly hairy
With magnificent horns
We came upon a juvenile leopard.
He is around one year old
Old enough to fend for himself
But not skilled enough at hunting to be totally free from his mom
Different color crocs
Nice white teeth, do they put fluoride in the antelope?
Grey Heron
African Darter
Lots of Croccs
The Vervet
Vervet Monkey also known as the blue balled monkey, I wonder why?
Paradise Flycatcher
A magnificent tail
Michael from Switzerland
Young Vervet
Is it safe for a nap?
yes it is.
Best shot of the fish eagle
African Grey Hornbill
It has been 127 Days since we began our Migration
