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I was hoping to find “the earless one” last night, but ended up joining the Hippos for another snorting session at Nduna Dam. And no, not that kind of snorting. Kylie came out with me so we headed towards Bandama Pan to catch the sunset. We spotted two Woolly-necked Storks at the pan, which is quite rare. I really need to fix a few odds and ends on “Dozer”, little problems can catch up with you eventually and then it takes the entire day to sort out the vehicle - this is something I don’t look forward to.

This morning I headed towards Khayeni Pan. On the way we ran into our old Elephant friend with floppy trunk syndrome. He has caused plenty of soiled underwear in the last while, but good thing I didn’t realize it was him at first and edged my way up close. He was absolutely fine without showing even a hint of aggression. I think he knows my vehicle by now though. Anyway, there was another bull elephant with him and they were having a go at destroying what ever was in their path.

Kylie was just saying to me yesterday that we never see any Bateleur Eagles any more, and what do you know, we spotted four of them cleaning out a nest in a Baobab tree. In fact, we had one busy eagle day, with what looked like a Wahlberg’s Eagle at Khayeni as we arrived. Out of all the bird life, eagles can be so difficult to identify. We also had a Brown Snake Eagle perched nearby Khayeni Pan.

There were many other birds of prey and eagles flying around today. Kim followed the Dogs up and down the Chiredzi River until they eventually crossed over this morning. The signal bounces around the banks of the river until one is left quite confused sometimes. He got his microlight ready for a flight this afternoon to pinpoint their position. Tomorrow he drives his girls back to SA, so I will take over on following the dogs, if he can locate them.