I didn’t have any joy finding the lions first thing in the morning, so took to the air and picked them up a long way to the south west.
I’m bargaining on them being there this afternoon when we head out with them for the night.
Although it was pretty chilly flying so early, it was just magical to be up high and free as a bird.
Just as I landed the baboons came sauntering by on their way south and settled in the bush where many took time out and the alpha male got all the TLC he needed from his current lady.
I continued on east to Bandama but all was quiet and I needed to get back early to get Wildcast going so we can get out filming tonight.
I nearly drove over this chameleon but luckily its luminous green colour stood out from the brown grass. I was just surprised it hadn’t changed colour to the grass brown for camouflage. But then this time it saved him.
Not far from home this African Hawk Eagle came swooping from behind me and like a rocket was straight on target. A Giant Eagle Owl in a dead tree. The hawk eagle swooped just missing the top of his head as he ducked. The owl then flew into a tree with dense foliage. Again the hawk eagle bombed him and this was followed by the mate of the hawk eagle coming in from far in a flat out dive just over the owl’s head. He immediately went straight up above the owl about 30ft, folded his wings and dived straight into the bush, wrestled with the owl briefly and then took off.
These African Hawk Eagles are seriously aggressive eagles and probably were protecting a nest they had close by.
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