Out again at 16:00 and another very quiet afternoon, so I took shots of anything I could.
This is a White-bellied Bustard (or Korhaan), f. I think as it lacks the dark markings around the throat.
Spotted Thick-knee
Thompson's Gazelle which on first glance appears to have only one horn, but if you look very carefully at the tip you can actually see two tips.
And of course once it turned to face us it was clearly a two horned gazelle. It didn’t look too happy to be interrupted and made to get up.
Then a few audible complaints as it reluctantly got to its feet and ambled off.
We drove down to the marsh area and enjoyed a few of the birds there (the road is quite high above and so the angle of the photos is a bit weird).
Squacco Heron
Great Egret in breeding plumage.
African Spoonbill
Grey Heron
Hammerkop
Piggy racing (we never did work out what had spooked them)
Light levels dropping fast now and these two grey crowned cranes were heading home to roost.
Yellow Baboons (members of the Old World monkey genera) and the first primates we've seen so far.
Then off for sundowners at the top of a steep hill. All the trucks from the lodge met up and there was a little bar set up with a wide variety of drinks and snacks.
It was our American ladyfriend's birthday and so we all got a little tipsy!
We were asked to dine with the American couple to continue the birthday festivities and had a really lovely evening. Ian introduced them to his favourite African tipple - Amarula, a cream liqueur made from the exotic, sun-ripened fruit of the indigenous Marula tree. Similar to Baileys it has a a rich, creamy, and smooth taste but with notes of caramel and nutty marula fruit - I think there may be a few sore heads in the morning.