A morning sunrise un-obscured by cloud cover and misty rain, was the first thing I noticed this morning. A mischievous smile stretched across my face and I ventured out to find some action. With the rain drying up, well let’s just say not pouring down anymore, I can get back out there and not worry too much about getting all our gear drenched. I still have to be careful which roads to take; one wrong move could mean a few hours wasted digging out the mud. Another thing that has dried up is my hay fever, it’s like someone turned off the tap deep in my nasal cavity - this is a good thing.
The pollen from the tall grass really aggravates my sinuses, so the dampness has brought relief to that problem in a big way. Many animals don’t really like moving through thick damp bush, so just driving on the roads we are seeing plenty of Zebras and antelope.
I’ve been on a mission to track down Manyari, who will hopefully lead me to Magwaza and her cubs. As it stands, I’ve had no joy there, but If I keep checking the Banyani area I’m positive she will eventually show face – this is their territory after all.
The Banyini area and further south is absolutely swarming with Quelea, these birds come in by the thousands nesting through distances that stretch over 5 km. They tackle the grass seed for food, but destroy much more than they consume, which they also use for building nests. It is really interesting to watch, they are also preyed upon by eagles and other birds of prey, so I’m hoping to get lucky with some predation.
The dogs were being the “ultimate predators” as usual this afternoon. The pups showed their agility by taking down something small, I only saw them take off after it, but they were stinking of a kill when they found their way back to Jiggy and Puzzles, who patiently waited for them to finish their tit-bit. They moved into some dense bush and I left them as the sun was setting - not a bad way to end the day.
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