"Kyk die Leeus Oom Dewi."

[harrys]

Great photos Dewi especially your sunset and landscape photos , great owl pic and that Toko with it's ''kill'' really good

[Flutterby]

A roadblock? 2 cars? Lovely sighting of the lioness!

Your sunset pics are simply stunning!!

[Super Mongoose]

Awesome and great sightings Dewi with stunning pics to show off....

[pooky]

I have just managed to catch up again.

Awesome pics Dewi

I love all the beautiful sunsets

Super birds and lions and the scenery is superb.

I really enjoy Shingwedzi . I see no mention of the low level bridge - is it still damaged from the flood.

Kanniedood hide seems to have been opened up nicely - it was very overgrown a few years ago and quite scary

[Pumbaa]

These evening impressions are stunning, Dewi

Then love the lions on the road with view and the toko

[Dewi]

Thanks for the comments Mel, H. Erectus, Harrys, Flutterby, Super Mongoose, Pooky & Pumbaa.

Mel - No worries, a smiley handclap or thumbs up keeps me happy.

H.E. - Always sweet dreams after these trips into the wilds.

Harrys - I enjoyed the Toko "kill" as much as seeing the big predators.

Flutt's - It was chaos. A violent roadblock coming up next. We were scared witless.

SM. - Danke.

Pooky - We crossed the low level bridge, but the floods have piled up debris, rocks and sand against it and cleared away some of the vegetation. No water there to attract anything. The hide is much better at the moment with clear views.

Pumbaa. - I love watching sunrises & sunsets.

[Dewi]

A cold, misty morning found Jan and I stomping our feet on the bridge, hands wrapped around mugs of steaming coffee. Nothing much was stirring and it seemed a long wait until the sun cleared the mist to start warming up the day.







We headed in an easterly direction hoping to see if any animals were keeping warm on the tar.

A bundle of excitement was playing in the road, running back and forth, trunk whirling and ears flapping.



After a while, he realised that we were there and went into threat mode. We were terrified.



Feeling very pleased for himself at having scared the big noisy van, he headed off into the bush to gloat to his mates.



Meanwhile, his Mum just ate peacfully at the roadside, more than likely laughing inwardly at his antics as much as we were.





Heading back to camp, a pair of Tree Squirrels were in the process of adding to their numbers on a nearby branch, but he was too camera shy and did a runner before I could focus on them and was left with just a startled female wondering where he had gone.

[Flutterby]

Beautiful sunrise.! Just love those boisterous young ellies...always good for a laugh! Great squirrel pic!

[Dewi]

Thank you for your comments Flutt's.

[Dewi]

Breakfast at the restaurant was interrupted by a Shikra who refused to show himself and remained partly hidden in a tree above the deck.



He took off and headed away upriver.





A drive out produced a lone Baboon exposing himself, so a little editing was called for to censor the pic.



A Yellow-billed Oxpecker was giving an Impala ram a sping clean.





And a Kudu bull gazed at us a little nervously as we took his photo.





After a relaxing afternoon in camp, we headed out to the bridge again at sunset and found a herd of ellies leaving the riverbed.



Our last sunset from this bridge was just as impressive as the previous ones.



And was improved upon by five old Cape Buffalo bulls who came down to drink.



Tomorrow we would be moving on to Bateleur, but not before an outbreak of savage violence in the camp outside my chalet.