From Floods and Surprises in River beds

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Photoloadshedding!

You can upload direct too, Pumbaa?

I know but I meanwhile had already prepared via photobucket - Maybe when I will start my new trip report I will try that way

[Richprins]

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a European roller with kill,

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waterbucks resting in the riverbed

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and a cute couple of steenboks.

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to be continued…..

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The Balule causeway looked as if same was only opened shortly as still a lot debris was lying on the bridge and the water was still extreme high and muddy but we discovered an African spoonbill and a yellow billed stork foraging together

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but not much else so as we still had time before we could check in drove the small detour to the high water bridge where you are allowed to leave the car but before we reached same we spotted a couple of giraffes.

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At the high water bridge a lot of cars and people had already piled up and we discovered in the distance a lot of crocodiles on an island or even in the water.

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There was quite a commotion between the crocodiles

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who obviously were feeding on something which we could not identify maybe it was even a confederate?

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At least it was interesting but for sure cruel to watch and so we forgot again the time and after everything calmed down after more than half an hour we drove to Olifants camp and checked in. Bungalow No. 12 was ours for the next two days and this was the breathtaking view.

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The bungalows No. 9 + 10 only burnt down recently and whilst No. 9 was completely destroyed by the fire it looked as if from bungalow No. 10 only the thatch roof was affected by the fire but at least both bungalows had been blocked spaciously.

After we have moved in and enjoyed the view quite a while from our verandah we decided to do a short afternoon drive which leaded us first to the high water bridge where from the crocodiles nothing was longer to be seen but we spotted a couple of hippos grazing in the afternoon heat

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but we stayed not that long and came across waterbucks, grey herons and more giraffes

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whilst some of them where enjoying the view into the riverbed as well.

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The European rollers all over the place were busy in catching their supper and some of them were quite successful

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and played with the juicy gobbet before swallowing same.

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In the best evening light we then even spotted a kori bustard

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who also caught something for dinner.

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to be continued……………….

[Lisbeth]

Great pics of the rollers with creepy crawlies