For this morning's drive, we headed off into the mountains, in search of elephants. It looked a bit dreary, but Jack and I were ready with our rain jackets and everything. Off we go!
Just after starting down the road was this eagle. It was perched with one leg up, we had a great view.
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| Wahlberg's Eagle |
A few giraffe, we didn't stop for long, because we had such a long drive in front of us. There is a baby giraffe behind the tree. Yes there is! :-)
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| Giraffe |
Oops, a giraffe that was not so lucky. It's quite a bonanza for the vultures! They still squabbled.
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| African White-backed Vultures |
Nearby were some rhino. I like when they make funny faces.
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| Rhino |
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| Rhino |
Still speeding towards the mountains, with a brief pause for a mousebird.
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| Red-faced Mousebird |
This longclaw was just off the road, a few feet from us. This picture is not cropped. It's quite a bit cooler up here on the mountain!
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| Yellow-throated Longclaw |
At last we are in elephant country, and look at what we saw! It was worth the drive. Gorgeous!
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| Elephant |
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| Elephant |
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| Elephant |
A quick fly-by.
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| White-faced Ducks |
There were several elephant babies, trying to figure out how their trunks work. So cute!
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| Elephant |
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| Elephant |
This mother had her trunk on the baby affectionately. Look what happens.........
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| Elephant |
She rolls it over to caress the baby! This was so cool, I didn't know they did that!
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| Elephant |
Once we left the elephants it started raining. Like, raining. A light rain really, but more than a drizzle. And in an open vehicle driving along, even a light rain feels pretty serious! We were so happy to have all of our gear - rain jackets, ball caps, light sunglasses, ponchos on our laps, and a plastic bag for the backpack. I figured out how to have my scarf wrapped around my head inside my hood. We were cozy and happy, and I felt so smug - my prep work was worth it, and we were experiencing the benefits on that drive! The other folks in the car were not as prepared - and not as happy - as we were. I mean, I felt for them, sure, but I also felt........ Oh, let's be honest, I felt pretty smug!
Muzie directed Sam to turn for no apparent reason, and we got another treat - cheetahs in the rain!
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| Cheetah |
They looked slightly disgruntled. But they just kept laying out in the open, not going under a tree or anything.
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| Cheetah |
We just drove and drove quickly back towards camp, with it raining the whole way. There was a bonus martial eagle just before we made it to camp, and then there was a big, hot breakfast!
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| Martial Eagle |
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