Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Ruaha National Park: Beginning of rainy season

What a beauty. 
We took a trip to Ruaha National Park for the first time during the rainy season (Trip I, Trip II) and the landscape had truly transformed. Trees had put out their leaves and grasses had grown tall. The Ruaha River flowed like I hadn't seen before. There wasn't so much rain that the roads were impassable but enough that pools of water had formed throughout the park.

The wildlife highlight was seeing a Saddle-billed Stork eating a baby crocodile or seeing a hyena at the cottages while we came from our cottage up for dinner. We had been assigned to cottage a short two minute drive from the main area and we were all surprised to see a spotted hyena cross in front of our car!
Impala in the grass. 

Lush landscape.  

The Great Ruaha River

Giraffes under a tree. 

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