From Brendon: Our goal this morning was to photograph active Fish Eagles in the early dawn, and this is exactly what we managed to accomplish. The Eagles performed well for us in the early golden light, and we managed some great shots of them swimming, fishing, and flying to and from their nests. A huge herd of buffalo came down to the waters’ edge for a very early drink in the soft colours of the morning and moments later we were excited to see a large number of buffalo actually swim across the river. We have seen elephant swim across almost every day, but it was very special to see the buffalo go across! Speaking of elephant, we found large herds on the flood plains, eating, drinking, bathing and dusting themselves. I remembered a spot where we had seen White-backed Night Heron last year, and we decided...
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From Brendon: Our goal this morning was to photograph active Fish Eagles in the early dawn, and this is exactly what we managed to accomplish. The Eagles performed well for us in the early golden light, and we managed some great shots of them swimming, fishing, and flying to and from their nests. A huge herd of buffalo came down to the waters’ edge for a very early drink in the soft colours of the morning and moments later we were excited to see a large number of buffalo actually swim across the river. We have seen elephant swim across almost every day, but it was very special to see the buffalo go across! Speaking of elephant, we found large herds on the flood plains, eating, drinking, bathing and dusting themselves. I remembered a spot where we had seen White-backed Night Heron last year, and we decided...
Brendon's News:We all arrived at the Chobe river this afternoon to be transported to the Nguni Voyager on the River. We were warmly welcomed by the staff and immediately felt relaxed and at home. After a delicious lunch and a short briefing we set out on the small boats.And what an afternoon!We saw approximately 1000 elephants. They had come down to the river to bathe and drink, and we watched as some entered the river for a swim, and others enjoyed a dust bath on the banks of the river.The afternoon light made the scenes truly magnificent.We ventured further up the river to where the Skimmers nest. Although there are no chicks as yet the birds were active, skimming across the surface of the water, flying around and silhouetted beautifully against the deep blue sky.We decided to watch the sunset from some quite remote backwaters. And what a good choice that...
As expected, the vehicles with the the expectant ODP Safari group left the Lodge before dawn, and headed out in search of buffalo, lions, or whatever the day would bring.They were greeted by a glorious sunrise with magnificent cloud formations, so cameras started early! Catching up with the buffalo early also meant that beautiful landscapes were captured with the buffalo in the foreground. While the Safari group was watching and photographing the buffalo, numerous Yellow-billed Oxpeckers started to fly in and settled on the buffalo. There were so many that cameras were quite unsure which way to point next.The Oxpeckers had barely settled when the Cattle Egrets arrived in droves, again creating beautiful images as they flew around, settled on the grass or on the buffalo, and then restlessly moved again and again.After a quick check to see if there were lions in the vicinity, it was time for lunch, followed...
