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"Suicide month" they call it. October in Botswana. Yup, I was there. Yup, it was hot. But worth it.

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Photo of our mobile camp in Botswana, Africa - trip report inside here (scroll down)
Photo of our mobile camp in Botswana, Africa - trip report inside here (scroll down)		 Being charged by an elephant while in a boat. Scary!
Being charged by an elephant while in a boat. Scary!		 Running giraffe (not sure what's going on with those lips)
Running giraffe (not sure what's going on with those lips)		 Cute little baby giraffe
Cute little baby giraffe
Red Billed Hornbill
Red Billed Hornbill		 Egret (I'm new at shooting birds and clipped the wing.)
Egret (I'm new at shooting birds and clipped the wing.)		 Pied Kingfisher - fishing! He hovered above the water looking for fish.
Pied Kingfisher - fishing! He hovered above the water looking for fish.		 White Fronted Bee Eater
White Fronted Bee Eater
Pied Kingfisher
Pied Kingfisher		 Baby Baboon
Baby Baboon		 What a way to go!
What a way to go!		 Lilac Breasted Roller - the shot everyone gets in Africa!
Lilac Breasted Roller - the shot everyone gets in Africa!
Guinea - may be common but really a cool bird
Guinea - may be common but really a cool bird		 CRW_0094-l-drk.jpg
CRW_0094-l-drk.jpg		 One by one, they lined up for a drink in the late afternoon.
One by one, they lined up for a drink in the late afternoon.		 Two decided to go their own way and not follow the crowd.
Two decided to go their own way and not follow the crowd.
Taking a break between mating sessions.
Taking a break between mating sessions.		 self explanatory
self explanatory		 I love the bony looking trees. The sunset makes them more awesome.
I love the "bony" looking trees. The sunset makes them more awesome.		 Checking us out.
Checking us out.
A little horseplay (or lion play).
A little horseplay (or lion play).		 More roughhousing.
More roughhousing.		 You don't see too many bones lying around (hyena, vultures, mice etc). This is a giraffe.
You don't see too many bones lying around (hyena, vultures, mice etc). This is a giraffe.		 Kori Bustard displaying. During display their neck can increase 4x in size.
Kori Bustard "displaying". During display their neck can increase 4x in size.
Another Hornbill
Another Hornbill		 This looks like a big clump of lions but they are really feeding on a young elephant.
This looks like a big clump of lions but they are really feeding on a young elephant.		 This picture tells a sad story
This picture tells a sad story		 Warthogs fighting
Warthogs fighting
eye-to-eye
eye-to-eye		 Waterbuck
Waterbuck		 Our tents at the fly camp on the island - mine is the tiny one
Our tents at the fly camp on the island - mine is the tiny one		 The guys with our fly camp stuff packed and waiting on the boat to pick us up.
The guys with our "fly camp" stuff packed and waiting on the boat to pick us up.
Young waterbuck fighting
Young waterbuck fighting		 A hippo yawn is a threat gesture. He's trying to scare us off.
A hippo yawn is a "threat gesture". He's trying to scare us off.		 Our guide, Nick, told us to watch the giraffe drink.
Our guide, Nick, told us to watch the giraffe drink.		 Nick said he will sling the water after he takes a drink.
Nick said he will sling the water after he takes a drink.
Seems like a bird was near his mouth when he slung his head!
Seems like a bird was near his mouth when he slung his head!		 Little water droplets flying everywhere
Little water droplets flying everywhere		 Sleeping with one eye open (watching us).
Sleeping with one eye open (watching us).		 He has that big yawn (trying to scare us) and he's watching us to see if it works. (No, it didn't.)
He has that big yawn (trying to scare us) and he's watching us to see if it works. (No, it didn't.)
Ground Hornbill
Ground Hornbill		 Saddle Billed Stork
Saddle Billed Stork		 Blacksmith Plover
Blacksmith Plover		 We saw this little guy on the edge of the pans.
We saw this little guy on the edge of the pans.
Riding in The Beast was pretty dusty some days
Riding in The Beast was pretty dusty some days		 A small flatdog - notice his back leg stretched toward the water to make a quick getaway.
A small "flatdog" - notice his back leg stretched toward the water to make a quick getaway.		 And he's gone
And he's gone		 This was the view at one camp.
This was the view at one camp.
Buzzard protecting his zebra (isn't this how you see buzzards portrayed in cartoons?
Buzzard protecting "his" zebra (isn't this how you see buzzards portrayed in cartoons?"		 Bee-eater with dragonfly
Bee-eater with dragonfly		 Carmine Bee-eaters
Carmine Bee-eaters		 Bee-eaters do eat bees (and insects) and they breed in burrows in riverbanks.
Bee-eaters do eat bees (and insects) and they breed in burrows in riverbanks.
Egret
Egret		 Little Bee-eater
Little Bee-eater		 Vervet Monkey in a tree eating figs.
Vervet Monkey in a tree eating figs.		 Malachite Kingfisher
Malachite Kingfisher
Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls		 Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls		 New mom and new baby.
New mom and new baby.		 Mom was trying to keep baby away from the water. Fun to watch.
Mom was trying to keep baby away from the water. Fun to watch.
Another Mom doing the same thing with a brand new baby.
Another Mom doing the same thing with a brand new baby.		 The hippo pool
The hippo pool		 Yellow-billed Stork drying his wings
Yellow-billed Stork drying his wings		 Fish Eagle
Fish Eagle
Sable
Sable		 Another fish eagle
Another fish eagle		 Squacco Heron
Squacco Heron		 Jacana - walking on the lily pads
Jacana - walking on the lily pads
Juvenile African Fish Eagle
Juvenile African Fish Eagle		 Baby baboon transportation
Baby baboon transportation		 It just didn't seem right seeing this out in the bush.
It just didn't seem right seeing this out in "the bush".		 White Bellied Sunbird
White Bellied Sunbird
Why do they keep staring at us?
Why do they keep staring at us?		 We saw a number of buildings like this.
We saw a number of buildings like this.		 Jackal
Jackal		 Jackal at a huge carcass.
Jackal at a huge carcass.
Northern Black Korhaan
Northern Black Korhaan		 LBR with a bug. The perch is a tree stump that we think the elephants used as a scratching post and have worn smooth.
LBR with a bug. The perch is a tree stump that we think the elephants used as a scratching post and have worn smooth.		 Tawny Eagle
Tawny Eagle		 _MG_0792-2BIRDS.jpg
_MG_0792-2BIRDS.jpg
Tawny Eagle
Tawny Eagle		 3000 yr old baobab tree in Makgadikgadi Pans
3000 yr old baobab tree in Makgadikgadi Pans		 To give you an idea of the size of this tree, I'm sitting at the base.
To give you an idea of the size of this tree, I'm sitting at the base.		 Another image to show how big that tree is (or how small we are!)
Another image to show how big that tree is (or how small we are!)
Makgadikgadi Salt Pans in the Kalahari Desert. The ground crunched when you walked on it.
Makgadikgadi Salt Pans in the Kalahari Desert. The ground "crunched" when you walked on it.		 Can you see our camp in the background?
Can you see our camp in the background?		 Our potty looks a little funny out there.
Our "potty" looks a little funny out there.		 We all chose to sleep without a tent that night. So this is where we slept.
We all chose to sleep without a tent that night. So this is where we slept.
The camp staff cooked breakfast over the campfire (with The Beast in the background)
The camp staff cooked breakfast over the campfire (with "The Beast" in the background)		 packing up camp to leave
packing up camp to leave		 The whole camp
The whole camp		 Elephant sunset
Elephant sunset
Lots of info here - the Two in the Bush Bar. the schoolboys on the donkey, the tin retail shop and the milk ad
Lots of info here - the Two in the Bush Bar. the schoolboys on the donkey, the tin "retail shop" and the milk ad		 We saw a huge herd of cape buffalo
We saw a huge herd of cape buffalo		 Mean looking old guy
Mean looking old guy		 Other people found the same herd
Other people found the same herd
Cheetah, minding his own business
Cheetah, minding his own business		 Ooops! I think we have been spotted.
Ooops! I think we have been spotted.		 He had a gimpy leg. His mom was seen 3 weeks ago and she had a badly injured leg.
He had a gimpy leg. His mom was seen 3 weeks ago and she had a badly injured leg.		 Just a pretty pose.
Just a pretty pose.
Not a great image but we did get to see the Secretary Bird
Not a great image but we did get to see the Secretary Bird		 Another little guy we saw on the edge of the pans.
Another little guy we saw on the edge of the pans.		 Boys fishing in the Okavango Delta (their pole broke a few minutes after this).
Boys fishing in the Okavango Delta (their pole broke a few minutes after this).		 Too close to get the whole croc, so this is what I could get.
Too close to get the whole croc, so this is what I could get.
We didn't get to see the wild dogs in action, just taking a nap.
We didn't get to see the wild dogs in action, just taking a nap.		 Another dog, another color
Another dog, another color		 Look at those ears!
Look at those ears!		 A couple of my compadres at the hippo pool.
A couple of my compadres at the hippo pool.
All 5 compadres.
All 5 compadres.		 _MG_1196-buzz.jpg
_MG_1196-buzz.jpg		 CRW_0349-LION.jpg
CRW_0349-LION.jpg		 young flatdog (croc)
young flatdog (croc)
Kingfisher with a fish
Kingfisher with a fish		 Lion having a Zen moment
Lion having a Zen moment		 Lion having a cat nap.
Lion having a cat nap.		 A Pretzel - they were necking, or fighting
A Pretzel - they were necking, or fighting
Fighting Impala
Fighting Impala		 Giraffes in golden light
Giraffes in golden light		 Same ele as the other picture, just a few minutes earlier
Same ele as the other picture, just a few minutes earlier		 _MG_9071 copy.jpg
_MG_9071 copy.jpg
lions drinking -0119.jpg
lions drinking -0119.jpg		 lions drinking -0119.jpg
lions drinking -0119.jpg

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Ruthana Oakes 23-Sep-2009 05:32
WoW absolutely beautiful... its like I was right there with you, simply stunning.. i can't put into words the wonder of God's creations. Thank you so much, Ruthana
Patty Roth07-Nov-2008 06:14
Loved your ele with sunset! Great photos! Looks like an awesome safari.
Francisco Ahedo30-Jul-2008 18:03
Hello Cindy,i came to your gallery from Fodor´s ,very nice pictures with great variety of lights and subjects.
Guest 10-Oct-2007 21:33
Thanks Cindy, I had to come back and 'visit' again, for I missed your pix.

Best wishes, Tiff from Fodors
Cindy Wheeler14-Oct-2006 01:52
Thanks for the comments! It was such a fun trip and I saw so many amazing sights. I mainly used 2 lenses on this trip. The Canon 70-200mm and the 300mm. I used a Canon 20D and a 10D.
Scott Schmitt26-Jul-2006 02:53
Your pictures are excellent, but I really enjoyed your write-up of the adventure from camp to camp. What a cool (or should I say hot) experience!
Guest 24-Jul-2006 03:21
One good shot after another. Really enjoyed this gallery.
Voted
Staszek B 21-Jul-2006 23:24
Timing, composition and light. You have a great eye for all of these. Wonderful images. Thanks!
Dot 02-Jun-2006 07:49
Cindy, How fabulous!
Am so jealous!I have to wait till '09 to go back.
nomada17-Dec-2005 00:23
Really nice collection of animal pictures.
Guest 12-Nov-2005 20:11
Wonderful pictures and great captions. Really enjoyed your photos.
Guest 04-Nov-2005 04:31
thank you so much for sharing the pictures. they really are awesome as well as the description. you get my vote. have a great day, mandy
p.s. i bet the giraffe was singing as he was having a good day :)
Guest 04-Nov-2005 02:49
Great gallery! Wonderful pictures! Lynne
Ana 03-Nov-2005 21:28
Thanks for sharing you wonderful pictures!! and I also enjoyed your comments under each picture.
rbfresno30-Oct-2005 03:50
Enjoyed this gallery alot. Thanks!!
Charles B.26-Oct-2005 04:24
Stunning photographs.Do you have anymore photos from Africa,if so could you post them
Charles B.
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