And then the rain set in or at dusk the bush comes alive

[Richprins]

Exquisite coloration on the monitor, what a specimen!

And the hornbill looks like a vampire or something - unique!

Lots of babies too!

Love the waterbuck as well, Pumbaa!

[Flutterby]

Lots of birds and animals out and about after the rain!

[Pumbaa]

The monitor looks quite big, but it is difficult to judge from a photo if you do not know how tall the grass is

Nice pics of the wildebeest and calf

Also some nice birds

It was indeed one of the larger monitors we so far saw

[Pumbaa]

Great again! All of it... well, minus the wildebeest… I get to see them often too.
Not the rest though! And the hornbill captures are particularly nice

Well when there is nothing you have to be satisfied even with wildebeest - Although must say I love to watch them they can sometimes be so comical

[Pumbaa]

Exquisite coloration on the monitor, what a specimen!

And the hornbill looks like a vampire or something - unique!

Lots of babies too!

Love the waterbuck as well, Pumbaa!

We had such a laugh when we noticed that ground hornbill - Obviously same was so tired and wet

[Pumbaa]

Lots of birds and animals out and about after the rain!

Great for us that the heavy rain stopped and the animals came out again

[Pumbaa]

We then met again one of the breeding brown snake eagles we already saw yesterday,





a thrush



and on the corner with the S90 a family of kudus came along



and finally posed extreme nicely for us. The start was made by one of the females,





followed by an extreme cute youngster





and finally dad came along as well.





We stayed with them until they were no longer to be seen and were glad when we could capture another red billed quelea



and one of the many territorial wildebeest bulls we do always met along this road.

[Pumbaa]

We then made a longer break in camp as it heated up even more but for sure were still in the mood for an afternoon drive which led us again into the direction of Nsemani dam but before we reached same we stopped for lots of carmine bee eaters,



European bee eaters



and a kudu lady.



At Nsemani dam we were told about a dead elephant where some lions only fed earlier but where now gone - We neither saw the lions nor the elephant carcass but the smell was unmistakably and noticed a lot of vultures where we supposed the carcass must have been.



In the distance we noted a beautiful rainbow





and then we decided to pay another visit at Girivana where once again a troop of baboons



could be met - "This is my mom!"



All the rain that had fallen early that day could not be noticed any more



and as nothing else could be seen we returned to Nsemani dam where we now spotted waterbucks and lot of hippos outside the water



mainly those cute youngsters dared to leave the water and had a great time together



to be continued.....

[Alf]

Stunning bird pictures

That little baboon looks so naughty

Love the rainbow

[Flutterby]

Nice pics of the kudu family.

The ground was definitely thirsty! It drinks up the rain water immmediately.