Africa 2006 Botswana, Notes: Little Vumbura is on a small island. We take a boat to and from the Land Rover for the safari drives. The water doesn't keep the animals away (you probably already read about the elephants that came calling). Most animals in this environment can swim. What we saw:
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Right, great white heron, Below, wildebeest |
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Above, red lechwe rams Right, baboon Below, zebra |
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Left, helmeted guineafowl Below, a tawny eagle and a black-breasted snake eagle |
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Left, wildebeest Below, zebra and impala |
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Kay spotted these vultures and went over to investigate. There was a kill site, but whatever had made the kill ran off (we probably scared it away). The vultures wait a while before they will land by a kill to be sure it is safe. We saw lappet-faced vultures, white-backed vultures, cape vultures and hooded vultures all at this site. |
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Left, heading back to camp. |
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In the late afternoon we took a boat ride instead of a safari drive. The waters are full of life. You can see fish, birds and bugs everywhere. It was very peaceful when Kay cut the engine and we just floated on the current. Lower right, eye-dropper lily. |
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Above, clusters of eye-dropper lilies. Right, Kay explains where the water flows and points out plants and birds. Papyrus and reeds make up most of the plant life. |
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