Tuesday, March 15, 2016

March 15, 2016 Sunrise Drive



Raining again at Djuma, who will we get to see in a raincoat today?
Drive is starting a bit late.
 

(2016/03/15 05:42) We are Live, We are Live!

     Brent Leo-Smith is our presenter for the morning with "Dangerous" Dave Eastaugh on camera. He tells us they have heard male lions roaring near our viewing boundary so the plan is to go see if they come across the border for us to see. There will only be one presenter and vehicle again today, while the other vehicle is being used to film promotional material.

(2016/03/15 05:43) Impala

 

(2016/03/15 05:42) Wildebeest digs a hole then rolls in it. Video 

 






(2016/03/15 06:02) Buffalo


(2016/03/15 06:06) Steenbok


Signal issues are bad today most likely due to the thick cloudy weather.

(2016/03/15 06:18) He is now where he thinks he heard a guide from cheetah plains tells Brent that the lion left the area he shows us the tracks @ 06:20 the tracks have been rained on so it has been a few hours since the track was fresh.

(2016/03/15 06:27) Lambs tail or String of stars flower.  
 

(2016/03/15 06:29) Commelina Benghal flower


 (2016/03/15 06:30) Blue commelina flower












(2016/03/15 06:43) A Harvester Termite soldier bites Brent on the knee. He says it's an absolutely massive termite he brings it to the vehicle for us to see.










  •  (2016/03/15 06:48) We are going to go black screen while Brent gets back west towards Djuma for better signal area. He promises to go Ferrari safari style.
  • (2016/03/15 07:01) Brent is back.

(2016/03/15 07:02) Bedraggled and wet pale morph, Wahlberg's eagle.

 (2016/03/15 07:12) We listen to the birds. There is at least seven different birds calling.

(2016/03/15 07:18) Brent finds a bird party however seems none of them wants to be seen. We see a Chinspot batis we see this bird from a distance you couldn’t see it in the screenshot though.

(2016/03/15 07:19) Arrow-marked babblers
(2016/03/15 07:31) Helmeted guineafowl

(2016/03/15 07:36) Blue waxbill
  

(2016/03/15 07:42) Impala male
 

(2016/03/15 07:46) Termanalia gore? caused by an ant. Interesting information about this, however I didn't find it on the internet I may have not spelled or heard the name right.

(2016/03/15 07:51) Brent takes us to the Hyena den but no one is home or out to play.  

(2016/03/15 07:54) Brent shows us on his cell phone a Gorgeous Bushshrike one of his favorite birds but we have not seen one and he has only heard one once on Djuma.

(2016/03/15 07:55) Great blue turaco is another favorite of his but they are not found near here they are a rain-forest bird.

(2016/03/15 07:59) Brent tells us of when he stayed in the rain-forest for two weeks while he was consulting in the Gabon rain-forest. He shows us some pictures of the small campsite and minimal gear he had with him. He had to scavenge for supplies for survival. Interesting story so I made a video of it here is a link.

(2016/03/15 08:08) Gwarrie bush berries he and Dave eat one each.

(2016/03/15 08:13) Brown snake eagle in a tree being harassed by other small birds. Video link.

(2016/03/15 08:18) Yellow justicia flower

(2016/03/15 08:24) Shelley's francolin   Video Link

Brent says his goodbyes for the morning at 08:30am

End of Drive



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