Oct 16th
We decided to drive to the causeway over the Letaba River on the H1- and take a picnic with us.
We saw a few ellies, zebra, warthog and impala on the way there, and finally arrived at the causeway..............as usual to be the only car in sight!!!
We sat surveying the scene, and just marvelled at the beauty and tranquility of this place.
There was our resident giant kingfisher, who was now teaching one of the youngsters to fish!! How amazing is that???
Sadly junior needs a lot more practice!!
There was a huge herd of elephant in the distance, and also a large herd of buffs a bit further on, all scrambling up the bank.
Suddenly a kudu bull walked past us crossing from one side of the causeway to the other...........he was magnificent, and his horns were
He then proceeded to munch on a small bush trhat had sprouted green leaves in the last few days.
(I will mention here that we are witnessing a daily change in the bush. It was very dry and burnt when we arrived, but in three weeks it is starting to change, with more green appearing each day.)
We then spotted a group of waterbuck on the other bank, and they were also contentedly munching away at the grass.
There were two hippos wallowing in the water, and a huge croc who had been lurking in the water, decided to get out and sun himself on the nearby sandbank.
Then a small group of impala arrived, and timidly approached the water's edge, for a welcome drink............... they are so beautiful and I could watch them all day!!
There was a white-fronted bee eater hopping from bush too bush (sadly too quick for a photo!!) but oh what a stunning bird that is!!
All this time we were enjoying our picnic........a "just right to eat" avo, cold chicken, coleslaw and potato salad, followed by fresh fruit salad.......yum, all washed down with ice cold water!!
Just as we were packing up to leave seven giraffe decided to join us. They didn't arrive together, but seemed to appear from different directions, and met in the middle of the dry part of the river bed!!
Then it was time to make the slow drive home, and on the way we saw more ellies, zebra, impala and kudu, as well as several yellow billed hornbills, fork tailed drongos, lilac breated rollers and a few small birds who were too quick to ID!!
We arrived home to the beautiful cottage that we are renting, and just thought "How fortunate are we!!"
Lis,there is an extra photo today, just for you!!!!
More tomorrow.........................
