Africa Wild

leachy wrote: ↑Thu Oct 31, 2013 10:58 am

one night under the boer been tree

heksie and her mummy were telling me about a hippo that they had seen from the lower sabie weir

and that they were concerned about it's well being ........

i spotted the hippo and it was pleasing to see that it was sleeping peacefully in amongst the rocks
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it was also awesome to see how the different species can co-exist in harmony ...
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leachy wrote: ↑Thu Oct 31, 2013 2:20 pm


the resident swallows at the weir.
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and then the dreaded indian myna ...

or as it is now officially called......... the common myna..

i remember how devastated we were when we first saw them in the park a few years ago.....

it was a traumatic event

akin to hearing the recent news about the arrival of the "famous brands" outlets in the camps...



and this too shall pass.......
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leachy wrote: ↑Tue Nov 05, 2013 4:19 pm


back at the weir the crocs were just lying around

and smiling at the prospect of a good feast ......
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while this terrapin was exercising on an airmill

(like a treadmill.. but in the air)
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so...........

i turned my attention to the birds in the vicinity.
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a while later

there was some action in the water

leachy wrote: ↑Tue Nov 26, 2013 11:57 am

so...................

back at the weir....
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my initial question was...

who had the ability

to remove the tender parts of the face

they say that the cheeks are always a delicacy.....
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but the rest of the hippo

had become the focus of attention

of a gathering of crocodiles

(and one frustrated vulture.... )

who were tossing back the meagre morsels ..........
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leachy wrote: ↑Tue Nov 26, 2013 12:45 pm

so...................

my last sunny day at the weir.





the pied kingfisher kept me busy
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and a fish eagle flapping about overhead
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Flutterby wrote: ↑Tue May 08, 2018 10:07 am What a meat fest for the hippos!

And what a stupid woman!