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2442 Leopard yawning. Botswana mobile safari
2442 Leopard yawning. Botswana mobile safari		 One P.O.'d elephant!
One P.O.'d elephant!		 Lilac Breasted Roller
Lilac Breasted Roller		 Lechwe
Lechwe
Love bite?
Love bite?		 wet little baboon
wet little baboon		 IMG_2150.jpg
IMG_2150.jpg		 Flying baboon
Flying baboon
Wait for me, Mom!
Wait for me, Mom!		 IMG_2270-copy.jpg
IMG_2270-copy.jpg		 More Bee-eaters
More Bee-eaters		 What a difference a couple of minutes will make. 07:02:26 AM
What a difference a couple of minutes will make. 07:02:26 AM
Taken at 07:02:57 AM
Taken at 07:02:57 AM		 A crop of the buffalos in the sunrise
A crop of the buffalos in the sunrise		 Impala
Impala		 A small croc with a lovely marabou stork behind him
A small croc with a lovely marabou stork behind him
I think this is the Little Bee-eater
I think this is the Little Bee-eater		 4573 Marabou stork with a catfish head
4573 Marabou stork with a catfish head		 4583 marabou storks fighting over the very smelly catfish
4583 marabou storks fighting over the very smelly catfish		 White Pelicans
White Pelicans
Mokoros
Mokoros		 4669 Pelicans and Namibian cattle with their herders
4669 Pelicans and Namibian cattle with their herders		 4672 Namibian boy in his mokoro
4672 Namibian boy in his mokoro		 4712 Baboon closeup
4712 Baboon closeup
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IMG_4713-copy.jpg		 4737 - Don't ask. Not really - he was trying to reach his tail.
4737 - Don't ask. Not really - he was trying to reach his tail.		 'Hard Boss' on Cape Buffalo
'Hard Boss' on Cape Buffalo		 Warthog - we didn't see any with big tusks or warts
Warthog - we didn't see any with big tusks or warts
Juvenile Martial Eagle having a Stilt for breakfast
Juvenile Martial Eagle having a Stilt for breakfast		 Caught a little fish
Caught a little fish		 Zazu - or Hornbill
Zazu - or Hornbill		 Kudu running - with oxpeckers on his back
Kudu running - with oxpeckers on his back
elephants in the sunset
elephants in the sunset		 another shot a couple of minutes later
another shot a couple of minutes later		 1522 - Free condoms available all over Botswana
1522 - Free condoms available all over Botswana		 1526 We did have hyenas drinking out of our wash basins one night (right outside our tents).
1526 We did have hyenas drinking out of our wash basins one night (right outside our tents).
2371 I know we can't see his face but his spots are so beautiful
2371 I know we can't see his face but his spots are so beautiful		 2399 Beautiful leopard
2399 Beautiful leopard		 2475 - Zebra scratching a little itch
2475 - Zebra scratching a little itch		 2500 - Very white legs, curled tail and a scrape from ??
2500 - Very white legs, curled tail and a scrape from ??
2623 Jackal
2623 Jackal		 2642 See the crooked stripes? He escaped an attack.
2642 See the crooked stripes? He escaped an attack.		 2661 Licking his nose
2661 Licking his nose		 IMG_2762-copy.jpg
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Parked in the shade for a picnic lunch
Parked in the shade for a picnic lunch		 _MG_2471-copy.jpg
_MG_2471-copy.jpg		 2570.jpg Elephants in the rising moonlight.
2570.jpg Elephants in the rising moonlight.		 pied kingfisher
pied kingfisher
Pied kingfisher
Pied kingfisher		 Red throated bee-eater
Red throated bee-eater		 Water monitor
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We were very close but we were in a boat
We were very close but we were in a boat		 IMG_61743504 x 2336.jpg
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IMG_18822336 x 3504.jpg		 Ground Hornbill. Baby ground hornbills stay with their family for 4 years.
Ground Hornbill. Baby ground hornbills stay with their family for 4 years.		 Ground Hornbill eating a bug
Ground Hornbill eating a bug
Close up of Lilac Breasted Roller
Close up of Lilac Breasted Roller		 Plenty of orange skies on this trip
Plenty of orange skies on this trip		 IMG_20463504 x 2336.jpg
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IMG_23103504 x 2336.jpg		 This picture has a little surprise
This picture has a little surprise		 IMG_25173504 x 2336.jpg
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IMG_26732336 x 3504.jpg		 Hippo with the munchies
Hippo with the munchies		 IMG_28372336 x 3504.jpg
IMG_28372336 x 3504.jpg		 Just another kitty cat
Just another kitty cat
do they get hairballs?
do they get hairballs?		 Manly man
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IMG_30713504 x 2336.jpg		 The beginning of the call of the Fish Eagle
The beginning of the call of the Fish Eagle		 Every time they call they throw their head back and call as they lift it up.
Every time they call they throw their head back and call as they lift it up.		 To hear a fish eagle, http://zar.co.za/sounds/fisheagle.htm
To hear a fish eagle, http://zar.co.za/sounds/fisheagle.htm
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_MG_24663504 x 2336.jpg		 This herd of elephants was just walking towards the waterhole without even looking where they were going.
This herd of elephants was just walking towards the waterhole without even looking where they were going.
They were shocked ajd surprised to almost walk in to our vehicles.
They were shocked ajd surprised to almost walk in to our vehicles.		 Once they were over their fright, they walked between our two vehicles.
Once they were over their fright, they walked between our two vehicles.		 More elephants
More elephants		 We ended up seeing between 500 and 700 elephants this night. Unbelievably cool.
We ended up seeing between 500 and 700 elephants this night. Unbelievably cool.
Is the moon the same in Africa as it is in the US?
Is the moon the same in Africa as it is in the US?		 2493.jpg
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3392.jpg		 cubs playing
cubs playing		 A cub that's a little older
A cub that's a little older		 Bateleur Eagle
Bateleur Eagle
Warthogs are not attractive
Warthogs are not attractive		 Warthogs - what are they eating? Dirt?
Warthogs - what are they eating? Dirt?		 Saddle Billed Stork (yellow eyes)
Saddle Billed Stork (yellow eyes)		 Male (black eyes) and female saddle billed stork with a fish
Male (black eyes) and female saddle billed stork with a fish
Male and female yellow billed stork
Male and female yellow billed stork		 Juvenile Bateleur Eagle
Juvenile Bateleur Eagle		 giraffe drinking
giraffe drinking		 A journey of giraffes
A journey of giraffes
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4024.jpg		 A lion walking through a river
A lion walking through a river
Jacanas have long legs and look at those toes and claws!
Jacanas have long legs and look at those toes and claws!		 4197.jpg
4197.jpg		 Bachelor herd of elephants around a water hole. This one is poking the other one in the butt, an act of dominance.
Bachelor herd of elephants around a water hole. This one is poking the other one in the butt, an act of dominance.		 Chobe. Elephants in the foreground, zebras in the middle and impala in the background.
Chobe. Elephants in the foreground, zebras in the middle and impala in the background.
elephants crossing the river
elephants crossing the river		 You can see how deep the water is by looking at the elephants.
You can see how deep the water is by looking at the elephants.

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Patty Roth07-Nov-2008 06:17
Loved the buffalos in the sunset and seeing the differences a few minutes makes.
Dan Greenberg15-Oct-2008 04:34
Definitely one of the best wild life galleries I have seen. Can't wait to see more. ~V~
Guest 25-May-2008 21:43
Excellent and interesting gallery. GMV
Jeff Real29-Dec-2007 14:14
Lovely work.
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