Wildcast

I tried to pick up on the lions from last night but had little joy. Actually had no joy!

The rains stayed away all night and all day, although a storm seemed imminent around midday and the humidity peaked making it really uncomfortable.
The airstrip with the only short grass on the reserve was again a hit with impala, zebra giraffe and wildebeest.

Banyini seemed pretty devoid of game except for these few zebra with little sticking out above the grass. Maybe that’s just it, the animals are all out there but totally obscured by the grass.

This nest of African bees was something not to be tampered with and I was only too happy there were no elephant around to possibly knock the branch. That whole bundle is all bees swarming on top of each other with the queen bee right in the middle completely protected by this mass of armed guards.

At sunset the young impala were winding it up on the airstrip. The cool of the afternoon sparked them into play careering around the place totally out of control. Once one got going the whole nursery joined it.
Such innocent little antelope but how magnificent in full flight.

I have seen it several times, but it’s not common and usually doesn’t last as long as it did today. Such a privelege.
Of course it was a day without elephant. They’ve given me the slip again having headed south into the clays and with rain predicted for tomorrow there’s little chance I’ll be seeing them.