Geophagia

This morning it took from 7.30 to 12.30 to drive from camp down to mbagi, up to mwagusi and back. Normally it takes more or less one hour. The guests were so interested in everything that we had to stop every few meters. Different species of grasses, birds, termites, trees everything for them was worth asking something, it was a great feeling, great fun.

We also got two Verreaux eagle owls preening each other, very interesting sighting.

In the afternoon another good birding sighting, chestnut sparrows were displaying on lesser masked weaver nests and trying also to enter the nests, always chased away by the owners… never seen something like that.

We got a big bull in musth, dribbling urine and smelling from hundred meters, a good pride of lions and an incredible elephant calf. Less then one year old the calf wondered around protected by the herd in the golden light of late afternoon.

While the calf was busy playing around the matriarch was feeding on soil, even using the tusks to make it loose to push it in the trunk. It was cool to witness this special behaviour.
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