Our last morning in Tswalu, Matt and I both sad to go. We woke up early, 5:30, got packed and ready for our last game drive. We then went searching for Lions. A pride had crossed our tracks from the previous night’s drive so we circled the area trying to find them. After a fruitless couple hours we discovered they had doubled back and were now in a different area entirely. Finally we gave up and decided to see if we could find the males, we hadn’t seen them yet. After a bit more driving we came across their tracks, heading towards a watering hole. Along the way, we came across a cool little bird, a pygmy falcon. It’s the smallest bird of prey in Tswalu, hunting large insects and smaller birds. It looks a bit like a light grey parrot. We then sped to the watering hole, seeing their tracks along the way and right when we got there they were emerging from the bush. Three large brothers greeted us, beautifully black manes, incredibly powerful animals. We watched them for a bit, walking towards the water hole, sniffing the air and catching scent of a herd Steenbok Antelope. Our Guide had thought ahead so we had coffee and snacks in the vehicle while we observed the big boys. The lions then got sleepy as lions always do and all had a nice lay down. A fantastic final sighting for our final morning. Then we sped to the airstrip where our plane was waiting and off to Johannesburg.
5/10/21