Tlou Dam, Buffalo and Birding
After almost 100mm of rain this week, Tlou dam is looking a LOT better!
Tlou Dam - Maidkwe
Shot the image above this morning and as you can see the clouds are still hanging around but it has started clearing. Just…
Game viewing has been quiet due to the surface water everywhere and a huge amount of the roads being closed but the birding has been phenomenal. This morning we saw six different species of raptors and confirmed sightings around the lodge, during the last two days, include:
- Woodlands Kingfisher
- African Green Pigeon
- Plum Colored Starling
- Common Sandpiper
Great stuff. We have, as happens quite often, had more action at the waterhole than on the drive. Here is a pic from this morning before we braved the muddy roads.
More soon.
Gerry, Adele & the Nkurru Team
Slow Down and Enjoy
Sometimes it’s better to just sit and wait.
A few days ago we drove around in the South. Great scenery but pretty quiet from a game point of view. Stopped in at Tau Dam and yeah… pretty quiet. We sat and watched as the sun set over the dam and suddenly there they were.
Spotted Hyena and Elephant at Tau Dam
A Spotted Hyena and Elephant bull arrived pretty much at the same time. They slowly circled the water, had their respective drinks and moved on. Great sighting and just goes to show that sometimes you just have to slow down, sit and wait. The whole ‘stop-look-at-the-animal-take-a-picture-right-let’s-move-on’ approach only makes for a rushed game viewing experience. Slow down. Enjoy the experience. You never know what could happen.
Incidentally, the above image was shot with a 50mm f/1.8 lens. It was already pretty dark when I shot the above image but this lens just ‘eats’ light. The f/1.8 lens has added a whole new low light shooting ability to my camera bag and gives me the opportunity to shoot just that little later into the evenings.
More soon…
Gerry, Adele and the Nkurru Team