Satara is one of Kruger's largest camps, but still very quiet and laid back. Its terrain and game attract the big cats including cheetah, so we're hoping....
We drove by the leopard tree again, but he's found another big tree to nap in. Then we saw this weird bird. He's huge, and his calling in life is to eat insects or seeds or something out of elephant poop. The bird has to be big, because so is elephant poop! He takes his big beak and slings it around in that stuff looking for whatever! He must be finding something tasty, cause he keeps doing it! He's called a ground hornbill.
I forgot my glasses, and had to go back to Orpen. Good thing! We saw another leopard lying in the grass, but he was pretty far off, so we moved on. We headed off to the ''Lion Road'', but the lions of yesterday have moved on. No matter! We're seeing so many elephants, zebras, giraffe, and everything else.
Arachnophobs...warning! Huge spider web coming up....
And these young giraffe play fighting
This young giraffe was looking really cute, standing right beside Mom, but he managed to allude our shutters..
We both found the giraffe to be hard to photograph. They either have their heads poked up into the leaves of a tall tree, or up against the bright sky. They're pretty snobbish, too. Just when you get your best shot, they turn their up nose and walk off!
We have a tasty lunch at the camp cafe by a lovely garden, full of all kinds of colorful birds. They're pretty quick, so I get only a few shots.
We spend the afternoon in awe all of the animals we are seeing, and head back to camp before we get locked out! Turns out, there's a great sunset watching spot right by the gate.
Arriving back at camp, we sign up for a night drive tomorrow night and an early morning drive for the next day, and then enjoy our porch sitting again. They should put rocking chairs on those porches!
Stay Tuned!
Janis
