Whoops Think I left off Kudu...how could I my first view...
I had to remember that these "deer" are all antelope! Including the Stripey Bottoms.
Sorry Dave - yes we heard the Nightjars! as well as saw them - they stayed still until we were almost running them over before flying and calling.
Day 3 Hotter day 37 degrees or 38?
Letaba, Olifants and Satara Camp
6am and we were off after an earlier breakfast- expect you are picking up all I could face was a coffee or two! This was a journey day to Satara camp.
We began by the Letaba River were we said goodbye to our 2 Lions, lots of birds , think only White-faced Whistling Ducks were new, some Giraffes and a hippo or two plus the Stripey Bottoms - who shall from now on be
SB.
On the journey to Olifants we spied Jameson's Firefinch, Black-crowned Tchagra, African Open bill, Emerald-spotted Wood Dove, Natal and Crested Francolins, African Spoonbill, White-browed Scrub Robin, African Hawk Eagles,Bateleur, Lilac-brested Roller and Sabota Larks.
We also saw Baboons, Zebras and SB.
We reached Olifants where we had a break and some good birding and animal watching...Hippos aplenty and Waterbucks crossing the river nervously as there were large Crocodiles in the river as well.There were Red-winged starlings, White-crowned Lapwings and a Gymnogene - what a brilliant name! Dont care if its not called that anymore, to me it will always be a Gymnogene! African Harrier Hawk has not quite the same ring to it! What a flier it showed off as if it knew there was a raptor lover watching!
Best incident was where an Adult African Fish Eagle had caught a good sized fish and flew to an island to eat it, two youngsters joined the adult and everyone was happily sharing (I took some pics of this - have to dig them out) and then I was aware that there was another bird in the scene as a very brave or really foolhardy Hammerkop attempted to steal some fish under the nose of the AFE!:-O
Break now as there is a programm on Africa on TV!:t: