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Black-collared barbet
Lybius torquatus

Springbok phase 1

Near Moremi

Leopard on elephant

Moremi, Botswana
August 14, 2005

Leopard on elephant

Moremi, Botswana
August 14, 2005

Wild thing

African wild cat (Felis silvestris)
August 10, 2005

Jackal of all shades
Canis mesomelas

Placing elephants on a pedestal

Pumba

Lion Camp, Botswana
July 16, 2005

Holy roller!

Lilac-breasted roller
Botswana

Blue-breasted cordon-bleu

Blue waxbill (Uraeginthus angolensis)
Family: Estrildidae
Lion Camp
August 12, 2005

Bleu too

Blue waxbill (Uraeginthus angolensis)
Family: Estrildidae
August 10, 2005

Brown headed parrot
Poicephalus cryptoxanthus

Various objects

Lyin' lion

Scathed

Alert

Lion at the mound

Walking together

Male and collared female lion
Moremi, Botswana
August 10, 2005

Lions mating

Male and collared female lion
Moremi, Botswana
July 19, 2005

Lions mating

Angus tracking on termite mound

Jessica

Jessica Ward
Moremi, Botswana
August 11, 2005

Travers

Travers McNiece
Moremi, Botswana
August 11, 2005

Moremi sunset

Lion camp

Occupational hazard

Camel thorn acacia
Acacia erioloba

There was a camel thorn acacia over-hanging my tent. The top of the tent was covered with these curved pods.

Lion Camp, Botswana
August 11, 2005

Parrot in camel thorn acacia

Meyer's parrot (Poicephalus meyeri)
Camel thorn acacia Acacia erioloba
Lion Camp, Botswana
August 11, 2005

Elephant next to my bed

During both of my last two nights in lion camp, a sizeable herd of elephants came into camp. They were literally inches from where I was lying down - on the other side of the tent canvas. Despite their massive size, I did not hear them approach. The first thing I noticed was a quiet scraping on the top of the tent. Apparently. the larger elephants were gather the pods with a sweeping motion of their trunks.

Elephant footprints everywhere

In the morning, most of the ground was covered with elephant tracks.

Two boys

The Okavango Delta

Papyrus

Mokoros

Wendy and Zarek - cruising through the delta by mokoro

Delta hippo

African Fish Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer

Pied kingfisher

White fronted bee eater
Merops pusillus

Squacco heron