• Michael SpiesEagles fly, deserts call!Michael Spies
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    Boat ride with hippos,

    January 13 in Senegal ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C

    We return to Simenti today to do a boat ride to look for hippos. These are very difficult to find because very shy. They pop up to look and disappear again. But we get some beautiful shots.

    And then a dream comes true when I discover an "African Fish Eagle".
    This bird has been my spirit animal ever since an encounter in 2018 and since the end of my Camino walk to Santiago di Compostela, has been tattooed on my shoulder.    Read more