22 August 2021 - Ngwenya Lodge; Day 3
I was catching up with an old school friend over lunch today, so enjoyed another early morning walk around the Lodge grounds in the morning. Unfortunately, it was more gloomy this morning than yesterday, but always nice to be out as the world is waking up.
I spent some time at the Restaurant lookout deck which has great views up and down the Crocodile River, although conditions were really crappy for photography. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the many Hirundines hawking above the river, including a few Grey-rumped Swallow's - can you see the grey rump?
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| Grey-rumped Swallow (Pseudhirundo griseopyga) |
A Green-backed/Striated Heron did a fly by
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| Green-backed Heron (Butorides striata) |
Followed shortly by a Fish Eagle
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| African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) |
and later a Yellow-billed Stork
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| Yellow-billed Stork (Mycteria ibis) |
In the bush along the railings, a Village Weaver sat proud
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| Village Weaver (Ploceus cucullatus) |
Whilst a little lower, a male Spectacled Weaver was a little more secretive
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| Spectacled Weaver (Ploceus ocularis) |
Around the restaurant, more Impala Lilies were in flower
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| Impala Lily (Adenium multiflorum) |
Walking back to our Unit, another Green-backed/Striated Heron whizzed over one of the dams.
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| Green-backed Heron (Butorides striata) |
At our Unit, I found a female Scarlet-chested Sunbird nest building - no male in sight
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| Scarlet-chested Sunbird (Chalcomitra senegalensis) |
A Lesser Masked Weaver surrounded by green
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| Lesser Masked Weaver (Ploceus intermedius) |
and lastly, a Long-billed Crombec feeding in the Fever Tree next to our Unit.
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| Long-billed Crombec (Sylvietta rufescens) |
It was then time to prepare for our lunch ahead of a great afternoon with Lex and Lynne Hes
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