Crocodile and Fish Eagle

Early morning drive, 6 people in in the carco, Mom and Dad, Franco and Cristina, the sweet english couple. The light is wonderfull and we soon spot yesterday's two big males, they are sleeping both sides of the road. he sun is getting warmer so we decide to stay and wit their majesty to move in the shade. We lost the first one moving because we were busy looking at some yellow collared lovebirds but we did not miss the second. Big dude!!

We drove towards the tortilis forest and we spotted a fish eagle dragging a big fish on the shore the opposite bank of the river. More eagles joined the party trying to steal the fish, after some commotion the owner of the fish managed to hold on it properly and the other eagles left. This lasted few seconds because a 4 mtr crocodile leaped out of water aimi the same fish the eagle defended so far. The eagle backed off still holding the fish, with huge efforts it moved up, hopping on one leg, the fish in the other. It went up, all the way up the bank but the croc relentlessy followed and eventually the poor eagle gave up. The big reptile grabbed a free meal and went back, stunning.

We also enjoyed a cool elephant bull smashing happily an acacia kirkii for at least half an hour.

Good feelings...

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