Wildcast

Shattered!

No, no shattering news, just my own physical status. Sleep deprivation getting the better of me. I’m just not made to cope with about 4 hours a night. AND it’s all work. Promise!
A big herd of buffalo came in to drink early at Banyini but didn’t hang around and were off again.

Also a Lichtenstein’s Hartebeest came to drink. It’s the first time I’ve seen one on Banyini. Usually they hang out right in the south of the reserve.
I moved on to Lojaan dam. It was quiet, in fact so quiet that I dosed off on the steering wheel. I ended up spending several hours here. No, not on the steering wheel.

I had hoped that my friendly hippo would be there but there was no sign of him. And for the first few hours there was no sign of him. Then miraculously he appeared in the water. I can’t imagine where he came from. He was probably only letting his nostrils break the surface to breathe and I wasn’t picking them up.
And as usual he again obliged for a photo shoot.

Later in the afternoon I had the herd of elephant come to drink at Nduna dam. I think this is the first time I’ve filmed elephant at this dam. They just came piling out of the woodland. Wonderful sight. And then lined up along the shoreline stretching their trunks to reach the cleaner water.

Going via Banyini on my way home a white rhino cow and calf had been to drink and as is usual the calf ran ahead of its mother, often being directed by mom’s horn from behind. (In black rhino the calf runs behind)