The boys decided they needed to sleep in, so just Charlie and I headed out with Alick for the morning game drive after enjoying a small breakfast with the sunrise.
Sun rising (red ball on the horizon) as Charlie and I ate an early breakfast.
Sunrise over the watering hole in front of Puku Ridge
We went searching for the wild dog but they eluded us. However, we did find the same lions we had seen the day before. Garlic and his mate put on a show for us.
Female lion (mate to Ginger’s brother Garlic).
Garlic (male lion) in the mating pair we saw the day before
Garlic posing
the pair together
his huge paws
resting
Garlic’s profile
mating
she’s done
resting
We found Ginger and his mate, but they were sleeping again so we set off to see what else we could find.
rear view of a mother elephant and baby walking
Male elephant enjoying some winter thorn pod (red pods on the ground) which he would vacumn up with his trunk and then put in his mouth.
Male elephant eatting the pod. He ate all of them below the tree.
a happy elephant
a leopard resting in the tree
the leopard’s kill (an impala) hanging in a nearby tree
hippo with 2 babies on the side of the river
week old baby zebra which we had seen the day before with some birds on it
baby zebra gets startled and scampers around. the birds get thrown off (see the bird flying near it’s rear)
two fish eagles perched in a tree
We headed back to camp to find the boys who were enjoying some breakfast.
one of the decks at Puku Ridge
Tyler in the swing at Puku Ridge
Casey drinking his morning coffee in the swing
We had a restful afternoon at camp before heading out for an afternoon/night game drive.
one of the giraffes we saw
all three giraffes together (a male trying to pick up 2 females)
We brought the boys back to check out the leopard who was still in the tree.
leopard panting
leopard resting
He/she had snacked on the impala during the middle of the day. Note rear leg of the impala is now missing.
elephant
setting sun
Casey pouting at sunset
a happier face
Charlie with the boys at our “sundowner” stop by the river
family shot by the river at sunset
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