12-32 degC
Walk: 5km
Up just before 6am for a quick bite and strong coffee before
starting the morning drive at 6:30am. We were joined by two Germans who did not have a sense of humour at all. We took a similar route to that last
night and saw two lions mating at Big Toms, but from a distance. We were back
at camp for breakfast about 9:30am. Some down time was had until lunch at 1pm –
pasta with meatballs and salad.
Another 3pm drive, complete with a G&T stop closer to
the end of the drive than last night. We were able to get closer to the two mating
lions than last night, so we all got some pretty good photos. We also did the
Croc Pool this afternoon and saw, yes, crocodiles! And also, some hippo, some of
them being HUGE. Dinner was tomato soup, pork chop and vegetables, banana banoffee
pie for pudding. We don’t really need these huge meals after sitting in a vehicle
all day.
Wildlife seen today:
Reedbuck
Long tailed shrike
Giraffe
Elephant
Zebra
Senegal cuckoo
Long tailed mongoose
Lion – mating
Yellow billed hornbill
Lioness with tiny cubs
Kori bustard
Cheetah
Warthog
Hooded vulture
Red billed buffalo weaver
Hippo
Crocodiles
Grey heron
Waterbuck
Tawny eagle
Ostrich
Tsessebe
Sunrise
Guinea fowl, aka chubby chickens
Sand grouse??
Lions
Contrasting landscapes
Yellow-billed hornbill, aka the flying banana!
Lioness guarding her two tiny cubs that cannot be seen
Views of Robins camp from the tower
Croc and grey heron
Waterbuck, characterised by a white circle on his rear end
The two mating lions
The mating lions
CAUTION: video shows lions mating
Sundowners time, again!
Tsessebe
Sunset
Dad and I are very happy and impressed by all your sightings.
ReplyDeleteYou are very lucky as the animals can often be very elusive . Birds not so much so. Glad you said you had seen a lilac- breasted roller !!
Again, timing fortunate ...the driest part of the seasons and nature knowing its soon to be
spring!! Love to you all.