First thing in the morning I headed to Sosigi dam to see if I could pick up anything on the weaver colony nesting in Leadwood tree in the middle of the dam.
There was some activity there but not that easy to film. Some building was going on but most of the nests seemed to have chicks, which the adults were coming and going feeding.
Several hippo have taken up residence in the dam and were keen to see this new attraction, me. They spent ages peering along the water surface but that’s where they stayed.
The Pied Kingfishers were really active fishing and catching mainly tadpoles.
And in the same tree that the weavers were nesting the Woodland Kingfisher fledgling was perched and being fed by the parents.
Later on in the day I ventured south onto Banyini where the quelea were again flocking in their thousands.
As usual there were giraffe scattered on the open area browsing on the very thorny Acacias. That stuff must be good eating when you see the thorns they have to contend with.
I was down at the Chimize pans filming the sunset when these rhino arrived. They came to drink and then circled the pan and came up behind me. They had obviously seen me and kept pushing each other closer towards the vehicle until about 10m away when they suddenly bolted – the other way!
Outstanding. You must have a really high quality zoom lens.
What can I say but “Thank you for sharing your photography.” Where else would I see a dragonfly so closely?
I love the part where the young Woodland Kingfisher finally goes to get the food from the adult. After he eats it, he puffs out his chest and looks so proud as if he was the brave hunter that had gone out to capture a meal.
You there at Wildcast should release your great videos as a Podcast! The Wildcast Podcast! I would definitly subscribe.
Hi Tyler. You can download the podcasts from i-tunes.