Southern Africa
My wife and I spent two weeks travelling on a bird safari visiting Zambia, Botswana and Namibia.We had plenty of photo opportunities, some of these showing in this gallery. Livingstone to Windhoek is quite a drive!
Floating Restaurant
African Crocodile
African Jacana
African Darter drying out
African Darter with lunch
Lilac-breasted Roller
White-fronted Bee-eater
Goliath Heron
Purple Heron
Black Heron on a windy day
Reed Cormorant, African Openbills and Glossy Ibis
Baboon
Inquisitive young Baboon
The Gang's arriving
Elephant enjoying a dust bath
More dust bathing. Tusks broken due to mineral deficiency in diet
Elephant with Impala
Walking with Mother
Junior in the midst of the family
Mum's looking after me
Black-chested Snake Eagle
Brown Snake Eagle
Juvenile Pale Chanting Goshawk
Pale Chanting Goshawk
Gabar Goshawk
Greater Kestrel
Greater Kestrel
Martial Eagle
Martial Eagle
Lesser Grey Shrike
Pearl Spotted Owlet
Lionhead
Lions resting
Lion with mate
Banded Mongooses
Slender Mongoose
Getting ready to cross the water
"Shorty" getting into deep water
"Shorty" using his trunk as a snorkel
"Shorty's" made it safely across. (The Matriarch knew where to cross)
Two "buddies" greet each other following the crossing
Black Rhino
Black Rhino
Black-backed Jackals inside a Rhino carcass
Black-backed Jackals on Rhino carcass
Hippo with small friend
Crowned Plover (Lapwing)
White Crowned Lapwing (or Plover)
Marabou Storks
Ostrich
Kori Bustard
Northern Black Korhaan
Bradfield's Hornbill
Bradfield's Hornbill
Grey Go-away Bird
Kurrichane Thrush
Unlikely companions-- Slender Mongoose with Gabar Goshawk
Gemsbok
Greater Kudu
Water Buffalo
Wildebeest
Zebra with foal
South African Ground Squirrel
Water (Nile) Monitor
Sharing the waterhole
