There was no more rain during the night, although my bedroom floor was still wet where the rain had driven in through the front netting. My boots seem to have dried out and are just damp on the back of the heels.
The drives today were largely uneventful. As usual there was plenty of bird activity but there were few mammals to be seen. Even lechwe and impala seemed to be thin on the ground. We were lucky enough to spot a civet running across the track and into the distance but no sign of any big cats.
For our afternoon drive we headed through the water plains and I tried to take some action shots of lechwe and I’m hoping some of them maybe good although it is a huge challenge. Last night’s storm was very bad and had brought down trees and broken huge branches from others. We were surprised to find that one branch had landed on an impala and killed it.
We looked for cheetah tracks but found none and then headed off to stake out the hyena den again. Sadly, it was an abortive mission and, as the pups are now quite big, we think they may have left the den already, although it is clear that they were at the den this morning, as there were fresh tracks over the rain. I wonder what tomorrow will bring?
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