Woke before sunrise to witness sunrise! (me thinks that's the only way you can do it?) Best vantage point was near the waterhole so I trundled off in the (mostly) dark night. Taking pics and an Ellie came to join me. Got quite a fright as I was all alone with nowhere to go! Fortunately I was downwind and he was more interested in water! I don't think I've mentioned that the waterhole is a mere 20 paces from where you stand and no barrier between you and the wildlife. Awesome!
First sighting of Bradfield's Hornbill:
The "resident" yellow billed kite - he's the same one who was dive bombing the work crew on our first day here:
Patience rewarded after all those years, a relatively unimpeded shot of "Spookie":
Splish, splash I was taking a bath (under the watchful eye of the family):
Remember, there is no fence. While I was filming this water celebration on video, I was keeping a wary eye on the sentinels. I noticed one coming very close so I backed off behind a bush. Won't make for steady video footage, I'm sure!
C'mon ellies, you do NOT own the mud patch:
Tropical Boubou - pretty bird but his call sounds like a bullfrog:
Luis is out tiger fishing with Christo. The staff seem to have gone off for the afternoon. Noticed a lot of smoke coming from the back of a unit close to us. Turned out to be a fire starting. I rushed backwards and forwards with water and managed to put it out.
While sitting here, all alone, minding my own business, I hear a slow rustling among the root growth and dead leaves at the foot of the tree next to me. Managed to convince myself it was a snake and sat for ages, intensely watching, waiting for him to pop out somewhere. Eventually plucked up the courage to investigate and it turns out to be a tiny tortoise!
Luis has just returned - proud "catcher" of 3 x tiger fish. Largest was 1.8kg
He also managed to "catch" (capture) some lovely pics of the sun going down on Chobe river. This is my favourite:
Chobe river is very wide. Luis ended up fishing in Botswana, Namibian and Zimbabwean waters.
It's currently 19h30 and the elephant are very vocal!
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