Dog Day Afternoons.

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Why would the croc eat grass if there's a huge buffalo right in front of him lol lol

a vegetarian O** -O-


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Alf wrote:Why would the croc eat grass if there's a huge buffalo right in front of him lol lol

a vegetarian O** -O-
to help stomac ;-)


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Thank you for your comments RP, Lis, Nan & Alf. \O X#X

RP & Nan - Not sure if that was because of how much the lions had eaten, or if it was that thin before it died?

Lis - Yes, the light was great that day. \O

Alf - Roughage. ;-) lol


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We checked out of the lodge in the morning & drove the girls to the airport at Vic Falls before heading back through the borders again and crossed into Namibia and the Caprivi Strip. After all the different border & vetinary checks, we headed up to Katima Mulilo and found a place to stay at the Caprivi River Lodge for the night. We relaxed on the deck and enjoyed a beer or two before dining at the restaurant.

A view over the Zambezi River.

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After a hearty breakfast, we started the long drive across the Caprivi and crossed back into Botswana. Just before the border into Botswana, we took a drive through Bwabwata National Park in the Mahango Core Area and the first animals we saw as we drove along the river bed were Roan and Zebra.

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Along with a herd of Sable. O/\

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A lone hippo crossed the road in front of us before heading into one of the pools.

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After crossing the border back into Bots, we made our way to Drotsky's Cabins and set up the tents for the night. We had booked a boat ride in the morning and the two of us set out with Otto, our guide & boat driver, to look for pel's fishing owl. Along the way, we saw the usual birds such as pied kingfishers.

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And the ever present green-backed herons.

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I have tried to book at Trotsky's, but during the high water season they are closed.

The view over the Zambezi is lovely ^Q^ ^Q^

The sables look rather sleepy/tired O**

Great birdie shots \O


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What a treat... sable and roan even together :-0

Like your hippo :-) And the kingfisher and the heron as well :-) Oh, and the Zambesi River :-)

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At least the heron is moving and flying O/\ O/\ Normally they are just stiff, watching the water /fish lol


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Nice Pied Kingfisher photos, woof! \O


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Sables and Roans all together... and a lot of them :-0
like to the Pied Kingfisher and hippo O/\

^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^


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Got left behind a bit...fantastic pics of the crocs feeding and the lions in beautiful light! :yes: \O

Great sighting of roan and sable together! ^Q^ ^Q^


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