Mongena Lodge: Game Drive - Part 2

After the Friday night wedding celebrations we got up early to tackle our game drive.
 

 








I was really excited to take hubby along on this adventure and to have the privilege of seeing some of our Big Five first hand.
 


 


the early morning sun was stunning!



 

 

 


 

 

It was a beautiful morning and the rain from the previous night had cleared the air to present a fresh and somewhat chilly morning. The suns rays dancing between the trees and lighting up the morning dew. This is Africa at its best.
 

 

The animals were out!!

 
 and then one of my favorite the Warthog made his appearance!!
 







The sunrise over the lake was breathtaking!!


 
 
the suns rays reflected on the water, it was really spectacular!










 








we came across this magnificant pair of grazing buffalo 
 





 


 


 We then came across this gorgeous Vervet monkey with her baby


We came across the big male he was sitting up but as we drove off the beaten track to get closer I was unable to get s shot of him with his stunning mane, instead once we came to a halt, we flopped over onto his side and stayed there!!





we then moved on when we realized he was not going to pose for the camera! We came across a giraffe and its young charge.  It was so cute and I managed to get a few close-ups!











we spotted a lot of buck in between the bushes




a storm was brewing and the clouds were forever changing


 


 
 
We then made our way back to the lake on the opposite side. We were able to get off our vehicle and I was able to get some stunning close up shots and experiment a little with my new Nikon Coolpix L820 camera.
 Reflections of a lake...........................



 the water lilies did not disappoint and I managed to capture a bee collecting pollen.



 even managed to capture these little insects on the leaves between the water droplets!!








 the reflections and contrasts of the dark wood agains the greys of the water and sky were spectacular.











 




 the birds were very busy building nests and were such a joy to capture on film!








 

 using a colour filter I got this one with a blue sky!

 and then as luck would have it I was really blessed in capturing this shot with several of them



the storm clouds continued to build creating a kaleidoscope 
 




 and we came across the patterns in the grass - the awesome Zebra's


 Wildebeest!!






 


 

 

 

 

 


as the rain started to come down so ended our awesome game drive. We did not see any elephant or rhino but we still got to see a lot more than the other guest did during their afternoon drive.

warmest
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