Taking it easy.
With the lions so well fed and the wild dogs still next door, we took the night off and had a great rest. (The video clip was from the lions a couple of days ago)
I was out again at dawn, just because I love to be out there. The vultures had eventually finished off the whole buffalo carcass leaving only skin and bones. They had no help from any of the big predators but sure made short work of all that meat.
I was also on the look out to see if the wild dogs had crossed back across the river, but alas, still not.
Banyini was it’s usual hive of activity even with the buffalo carcass and piles of vultures. The giraffe and zebra showed no concern to what was going on there.
Tonight it will be back on the trail of the lions.
The images in this location don’t seem to show any seqence work and all just seem to be images for the sake of drawing images.
These 2 figures, being similar are probably painted by the same artist. But really just 2 men standing around. And that odd almost ‘whale-shaped’ figure has no reference that I can make out with my definitely non-professional eye.
3rd May 2000
It was a change to see the Charleston pride around again. They’ve been elsewhere for some time now but all 7 members are looking really well. Having picked them up around sunset we stayed with them as we expected Tjololo to still be chilling out with his kill.
The lions were hunting and made an attempt on some impala but without success. They then never all regrouped and we followed the 2 adult females and a subadult male. They were still on the prowl and walked past a few kudu without being aware of them. Lucky day for the kudu. But as is typical of lions, a few hours hunting and then many hours rest. We left before midnight.
The long haul north to Tjololo was rather chilly by then, and we found him on the road heading back to his kill where he eagerly fed.
A few unexpected rain showers sent the canopies up until dawn.
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