From Floods and Surprises in River beds

[RogerFraser]

Love the Bishop .The Buffs in water look very

[Alf]

We also drove this road to camp a few years ago and also found the bush very dense and every now and again you find yourself in between a herd of elephants

[Flutterby]

You still managed to see a lot for such a hot day.

[Lisbeth]

Lovely pic of the giraffes

Elephants covered completely in mud look like tin statues

Nice spot of orange

[Richprins]

Good selection. Pumbaa, with 3 of the big 5!

It does look very dense!

Biyamiti weir is always nice!

[Pumbaa]

Great ellie photos!!! Same goes for the crested barbet. I still remember the time when you said you would so want to see them

Almost a perfect symmetry on that impala of 5 shot

Yes, you are right and luckily during our last trips we were able to at least saw one of them

Love the Bishop .The Buffs in water look very

It was lovely to see the buffaloes so close

We also drove this road to camp a few years ago and also found the bush very dense and every now and again you find yourself in between a herd of elephants

Totally right - Always a nice surprise to found the ellies that close for me partly far too close

[Pumbaa]

You still managed to see a lot for such a hot day.

At least I did not mention the many kilos we drove without seeing anything

Lovely pic of the giraffes

Elephants covered completely in mud look like tin statues

Nice spot of orange

Totally right, Lisbeth

Good selection. Pumbaa, with 3 of the big 5!

It does look very dense1

Biyamiti weir is always nice!

Your forgot the lions we saw earlier that day and it was extreme dense

[Pumbaa]

At the look out point we for sure left the car to stretch the legs and to look a bit around and we even had luck as a white bellied sunbird arrived and sat still enough for a couple of shots



and so did one of the many grey louries we saw there



as well as a red billed hornbill who were feeding on some berries.



We enjoyed the view and the light breeze which was blowing on such a hot day – We spotted a grey heron in the distance, two waterbuck ladies were resting in the shade,



the view is always anyway breath taking



and after a while a large group of impalas arrived to quench their thirst in one of the many puddles.



We arrived right in time to check in and this year we were accommodated in No. 3 – Soon everything was packed away and the bird bath filled and so our verandah was our place for the next hour but somehow it was obviously still too hot and not so many birdies were willing to arrive. at least a black headed oriole arrived



and a thirsty squirrel.



Due to the heat and nearly the whole time on the road that day we simply were in the mood for only a short afternoon drive and so we left camp quite late and only wanted to drive to the causeway across the Biyamiti on the S25. The sun illuminated already everything in the best colours



and we spotted white backed vultures,



a pair of bateleurs

[Pumbaa]

and a cute and nicely posing black shouldered kite in a tree.





A group of male waterbucks was on their way to the river and allowed us a couple of shots



as they simply posed so nicely for us



and then it was already time for us to return back to camp but we allowed us enough time and stopped for the awesome sunset,



one of the many beautiful trees in the riverbed



and for one of the bateleurs who still was sitting in the same tree.



With another more and amazing braai the day ended and we enjoyed so much the night sound of the bush in one hand and the silence on the other hand.

Tuesday, 12. February 2019 – Biyamiti

Our roads we explored that day: S139 – S25 – S27 – H4-2 – S28 – S137 – H4-2 – S82 – S130 – H5 – S108 – S25 – S139 – S25

Although it did not cool down properly that night we could sleep very well and so we were full of thirst for action and so we decided to drive already for the very last time during that holiday our beloved S28 and pay a final visit to Sunset dam.

Obviously the bateleur couple from last evening was still around



also the giraffes were already busy with their breakfast





and so was an impressive kudu.



to be continued…….

[Richprins]

A birdie evening and a mammal morning, with stunning scenery inbetween, Pumbaa!

Interesting you say you slept well despite there being no aircon?

The sunbirds are difficult to photograph, for some reason, so my favourite!