Cheater Cheater

Cheetah
South Africa

Pumba

Warthog
South Africa

Oliphant Elephant

Elephant
South Africa

Vervet

Vervet
South Africa

Civet

African civet (Civettictis civetta)
South Africa
July 9, 2005

Civet

African civet (Civettictis civetta)
South Africa
July 9, 2005

Sable

Sable ()
South Africa
Summer, 2005

Hippos

Hippos ()
South Africa
Summer, 2005

Bird and flower

Eastern fork-tailed drongo (Dicrurus adsimilis fugax)
Family: Dicrurinae
South Africa
Summer, 2005

Southern black flycatcher (Melaenornis pammelaina)

Fork-tailed drongo (Dicrurus adsimilis)
Family: Dicrurinae
taken at Olifants
South Africa
2005

Bird and flower

South Africa
Summer, 2005

Southern black flycatcher (Melaenornis pammelaina)

Southern black flycatcher (Melaenornis pammelaina)
taken at Olifants
South Africa

South Africa

Crested hoopoe

Hoopoe (Upupa epops)
Family: Upupidae (hoopoes)
South Africa
July 9, 2005
Canon Rebel

Kingfisher

South Africa

Sabi Star

Sabi star (Adenium obesum)
Family: Apocynaceae
Order: Gentianales
South Africa

Sabi up close and personal

Sabi star (Adenium obesum)
Family: Apocynaceae
Order: Gentianales
South Africa

African hunting dogs

Pack

Lycaon pictus

South Africa

This remarkable scene unfolded as we looked out from Richard's porch. The dogs repeatedly crossed the Olifant River into Kruger NP.

Pair

Lycaon pictus
Olifants River Game Reserve
South Africa

Pursuer

Lycaon pictus
Olifants River Game Reserve
South Africa

> Notice the radio collar.

Pursued

Both predator and prey spend a fair bit of time in the air.

The hunt appeared to be successful but we went never able to verify that as fact.

Olifants River Game Reserve
South Africa

Richard gets fired up

Olifants River Game Reserve
South Africa

Fat Bastard

Wine
South Africa
July 6, 2005

Aloe

Aloe
South Africa
July 7, 2005
Canon EOS Digital Rebel

Boy on bench

South Africa
July 7, 2005
Canon EOS Digital Rebel

Woman

South Africa
July 7, 2005
Canon EOS Digital Rebel

Sculpture

Sculpture
South Africa
July 7, 2005
Canon EOS Digital Rebel

African grey

African grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus)
Family: Psittacidae
South Africa
July 7, 2005
Canon EOS Digital Rebel

The fight against HIV AIDS

HIV
South Africa
July 7, 2005
Canon EOS Digital Rebel

Bob Bank

Signs
Bob
South Africa
July 11, 2005
Canon EOS Digital Rebel

New

Bat

Olifants River Game Reserve
South Africa
July 7, 2005
Canon Digital Rebel

Frog

Olifants River Game Reserve
South Africa
July 7, 2005
Canon EOS Digital Rebel

Grass

Olifants River Game Reserve
South Africa
July 7, 2005
Canon EOS Digital Rebel

Millipede

Olifants River Game Reserve
South Africa
July 7, 2005
Canon EOS Digital Rebel

Group shot

Olifants River Game Reserve
South Africa
July 7, 2005
Canon EOS Digital Rebel

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Created: October 25, 2005
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