A lazy morning at Mandina Lodges
Taking it easy
13.04.2019 - 13.04.2019
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Coffee is delivered to each room every morning, at a time of your choice. We have ours outside at 07:30 this morning, while watching the beautiful sunrise over the river.
We're not the only ones enjoying the sunrise.
The morning goes something like this:
Breakfast
Bird watching
Walk around the grounds
Bird watching
Back to room
Sit outside
Birdwatching
Snooze
Cheese and chilli omelette, sausage and beans = a great breakfast
Pied Kingfisher
Black Headed Heron
Another one of the fifteen cats at Mandina Lodges
Village Weavers and Red Eyed Dove in a plant pot on the island in the middle of the pool
Laughing Dove
Bats in the ceiling of the restaurant
The birds are fed every day
Lovely bougainvillea in the grounds
Village Weaver
Black Kite - it looks like he has caught something - a mouse maybe?
Black Necked Weaver
Beautiful water reflections in the river
Long Tailed Cormorants
David at the poolside
Lunch
We eat our lunch in the shady bar, while watching a Whimbrel trying to catch a crab on the mud flats. The crab gets away several times before the bird finally managed to grab it.
The crab has lost its claw.
He still managed to escape though.
But not for long.
A Grey Heron wants to get in on the action.
As well as a Western Plantain Eater.
Time for another siesta.
Posted by Grete Howard 08:52 Archived in Gambia Tagged birds reflections dog river cat sunrise breakfast kite wild africa forest birding coffee bats crab heron dove whimbrel west_africa weaver gambia omelette bird_watching cormorants the_gambia the_gambia_experience plantain_eater wild_birds mandina_lodges makasutu mandina makasutu_forest water_reflections
Nice to see Jenny making an appearance
Beautiful sunrise and I love all the weavers!
by ToonSarah