By now we were into our routine of an early wake-up, light breakfast and being out of camp before any of the other guests. On this, our last full day at Pom Pom we traveled a long way in search of the wild dogs, spending little time on other sightings. This was also the day on which I realised that my system was not reacting well to the malaria prophylaxis I was taking, resulting in a hard day for me.
Our first sighting of the day, was a hyena in the long grass.
We did spend some time with a leopard along the way. This one had a few wounds, possibly having been in a fight. Since the light quickly became very harsh, I decided to experiment with some black and white photos.
I also managed to photograph my nemesis, the Lilac-breasted Roller. One day, I will get the perfect shot of this bird, but until then, I have to keep trying.
Having found no Wild Dogs, we returned to camp for brunch and a siesta. In the afternoon, we again went all out in search of the Wild Dogs, once more without success. We did not have too many photo opportunities either on this afternoon. However, when we stopped for sundowners, we did get some surprise visitors joining us for a drink.
This was perhaps our least successful day of the trip from a photographic perspective and also a very hard day for me personally due to side effects from the malaria prophylaxis, but still an excellent day spent in the beautiful nature of the Okavango region.
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