Greetings from Sue in Ruaha! It has been a while since I wrote, we have been enjoying camp life and getting back into our routine after being away in Ireland from mid February to mid March.
April is a fabulous month in Ruaha, the colours, weather, and general scene is very beautiful. It is not the best month for game viewing as animals are still spread out after the rains, but there is plenty enough to enjoy. Rob and I spent a couple of days in the Ruaha Valley area of the park some 120 km from our camp and very different vegetation. It was wonderful, and as for some reason there are few visitors at this time, so we had the whole park to ourselves.! Which was a real privilage!
I have put together a few photos of our time down there, the captions below each pic will explain the scene!
Giraffes snoozing in the afternoon shade.
A Beautiful sunbird collecting the nectar from a Leonotis bloom right by our banda.
Scenic family group of elephants as they float through the grass after drinking at the river.
Little bee eater perching for me, I couldnt resist taking his photo!.
More Birds - Golden backed weavers have a colony of nests on the river
A peaceful scene along the River, I love the Baobabs in leaf and the even looking grass enhances the pastoral quality of the park
Kudu with her baby who is fascinated by the Ox pecker bird on 'mum's' back
Hibiscus yellow, these large, bright flowers always capture my attention.
Another Hibiscus, deep purple and like velvet to touch and look at. Stunning!
These very unusual flowers are called Strophanthus, this shrub is used medicinally all over Africa, it has pretty toxic qualities so one doesnt mess around with it!
