I’m not always the best at keeping in touch and communicating with people, however, today I had a Skype conversation with my mother-in-law and felt encouraged (They are the outlaws on the blog). She reminded me of a very important thing in life – Carpe Deum, or in English, seize the day! These little jewels in life always get me rocking and rolling, so with no one to stop me, I hit the reserve hoping to find a Sable herd.
The research team is busy doing a study on the declining sable numbers; with the aid of GPS collars they have already collected so much data that is blowing their minds. In one day they can move over twenty kilometers with their young! Who knows how far they would go if they didn’t encounter fences. So, I did eventually come across two sable antelope, they were not part of the one’s being tracked so they were a little skittish. I followed them up into the hills until I couldn’t go any further. Just in the way they poise themselves, these animals look like such majestic creatures.
Later in the day, I was trying to capture a little of the impala behaviour with the males rounding up their females and in a rut with other males. I wasn’t that successful, so I headed for Banyini Pan after sunset. I knew there was a herd of elephant that have been drinking there at sun down for a while now, and again, they were there tonight. I sat in amongst the herd trying to control the lights with one hand and the video camera with the other…I’ll leave to your imagination how I operated the stills camera. I always find the best time with elephant is at waterholes, their expressive behaviour is so captivating. After I had pestered them enough with the bright lights, I left them in peace and headed home feeling rather satisfied.
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