Dawn was great. Slight cloud produced a great sunrise and great light.
The jackals had dragged the zebra foal carcass out into the open on the airstrip and the hooded and white-headed vultures were getting the last pickings from the carcass.
A lone hyaena homed in on the vultures and took over, but there really wasn’t anything left, just skin and bones. Not a meal for anything, except a hyaena. With it’s strong jaws it’ll make short work of skin and bones devouring every little bit.
The hyaena took the carcass into the thickets to feed in peace and I went in search of the elephants.
Although the grass on Banyini is still long it has started flattening out and the zebra and giraffe are back there in force. Actually all it really needs is a big herd of buffalo to move through the area, to flatten it good and proper.
Hwata pan was quiet and very little game seems to be drinking there as there’s so much water elsewhere. The White-faced ducks had the pan to themselves and could bathe and preen themselves in peace.
I picked up a few elephant north of Chivi but had to leave them when they moved north into the hills.
So it was back to the airstrip at dusk. The light was absolutely stunning for those last few minutes as it came out from behind the clouds splashing itself over the impala herd.
I had hoped the youngsters would get all frisky, and although this one little fellow tried to instigate some play, nobody followed.
And then the sunset came through in all its African splendour and it just didn’t stop. For half an hour I was entertained with this kaleidoscope of colours.
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