With technology problems and having to work on Wildcast early this morning, I missed the dawn patrol on the airstrip.
When I did get down their all the usual characters were still there and now tucking in to their day of feeding, playtime being over.
It was a cloudless day and by 9am the sun was already baking down which convinced me the elephant would be swimming today for sure.
We headed to Lojaan dam where they had swum yesterday and finding some good shade we waited it out. Not a bad place to wait in the cool next to the water with Africa’s wild calling all around.
3 hours later there was still not a ripple in the water. The elephant weren’t coming here today.
We visited Nduna dam and all other water points to the south of the hills but still no joy.
By now it was too late in the afternoon and the elephant would already have had their swim.
Back on the airstrip I was happy to see the bachelor herd of impala at the eastern end. This end of the strip is higher than the west and ideal for filming animals against the sunset.
There was a heavy haze in the air, which meant sunset would be a golden ball on the horizon. Perfect!
But it didn’t happen. Some sneaky cloud hovering on the horizon did a perfect job in obliterating any chance the sun had of peaking through. And it was just then that 3 giraffe bulls sauntered across the strip with their full compliment of oxpeckers all vying for a spot to roost. In an effort to rid themselves of the feathered creatures the giraffe swung their necks in gentle fighting mode but had little joy in unsettling the birds. And so the non-existent sunset turned to night.
It was the only time I had the camera out all day and so it was with desperation I filmed the giraffe to have something to show on Wildcast.
Heading home this Klipspringer stood like a sentinel on the overhanging rock. A fitting place for this antelope so well adapted to climb these rocky outcrops.
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