I took it this morning on a short game drive in the rain. As in the last few years I am enjoying the turn of the year with my friends at Pakamisa (www.pakamisa.com).
I hope all of you will have a great evening welcoming 2022!
Today I was the first time out on the reserve after I caught COVID-19 mid of December. I took these short videos today to celebrate the beautiful green reserve after all the recent rains.
Young Elephant bulls often have to think a bit before making up their mind what to do. Shaking their head violently before moving off the road looks intimidating but is nothing to worry about. It just means they are finished thinking.
… at the waterhole! Last night I spent two hours bird watching at one of our waterholes. This Warthog was relaxing at the same time while a Red-billed Oxpecker was looking for food on the pig’s back.
And for the birder’s among you here is a list of all the bird species I spotted: Hadeda Ibis, Yellow-fronted Canary, Spotted Thick-knee, Wattled Lapwing, African Pipit, Buchell’s Coucal, Pin-tailed Whydah, Croaking Cisticola, Jacobin Cuckoo, Three-banded Plover, Red-billed Oxpecker, Blue Waxbill, Egyptian Goose, Cape Turtle Dove, Cape Glossy Starling, Water Thick-knee, Senegal Lapwing and Barn Swallows.
PS: In case you are interested to participate in my daily bird quiz (via WhatsApp) just send me your WhatsApp phone number to +27633294324 🐦
This little baby Rhino boy threw a bit of a tantrum. As he and his mum passed our vehicle next to the road this small creature decided to play ‘big Rhino bull’ and tried to intimidate us.
He got quite upset when neither the vehicle nor my tracker Bheki nor any of us in the game viewer reacted. After a few jumps up and down he sprinted back to his mum. The female Rhino did not even turn a head towards us and was perfectly relaxed as her youngster got to learn that our vehicles are no threat.