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2023-07 Botswana

By David Pitts
Dec 15, 2023
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(Ladies in a line)

(This Giraffe thinks that he is hiding. Their camoflage is actually quite good and often when someone called out "Giraffe" they had to point to it before I saw it.)

(Rock Hyrax. Cute, cute cute.)

(This Jackal is an opportunistic little devil and is known to follow larger predators around to participate in a meal.)

(Male Impala getting vulnerable to get a drink. He probably took about an hour to come in from the time we first saw him. The Elephants blocked him a few times. They do not like to share.)

(Southern Yellow-Billed Hornbill)

(Another way to get low enough to drink. It makes it tough to get a running start if a predator shows up.)

(Baobab Tree. All baobabs lose their leaves in the dry season which is when we were there.)

(This elephant was telling us to back off. We did not. I'm glad we had a trusted guide that knew when to hold them and when to fold them.)

(First night of "Sundowners". At sundown the guide would find a scenic view and we'd have a beverage and a snack. Very nice since they always brought my favorite bottle of Scotch.)

(Heyenas and Black-backed Jackals sharing a meal of Elephant. The Elephant died of natural causes.)

(Black-backed Jackals)

(You put your left foot in...)

(Chacma Baboon and baby)

(Brown-hooded Kingfisher)

(Giraffe looking tall)

(Cheetah with a big lazy yawn. Check out those choppers!)

(The Cheetah just looks fast!)

(Cheetah cubs playing)

(Female Impala with Oxpeckers along for the ride)

(At the watering hole)

(Kudu coming in cautiously to the watering hole)

(Blue Waxbill and Golden Breasted Bunting)

(Ring-necked Dove)

(Inside the "hide". There is no way these Elephants did not know we were there. They just didn't care.)

(African Green Pigeon)

(Blue Wildebeest)

(Texas Wronghorn. OK, African Wronghorn. Looks like this Blue Wildebeest was born with a deformed horn.)

(Some African tribes historically considered the Lilac-breasted Roller to be a symbol of peace, and their kings would sacrifice it to celebrate the end of a war.)

(Leopard lounging under a tree)

(This Leopard did not stick around to be a model for us. A couple seconds later he dissapeard over the hill.)

(Kori Bustard. The national bird of Botswana. These damn things are huge.)

(Leopard lounging in a tree)

(This is a White-brested Bee Eater. They eat bees.)

(Young male Leopard)

(Young male Leopard lounging about. He was totally unconcered about the presence of our vehicle.)

(Mother Cheetah portrait)

(Klipspringer peeking over the rock)

(Ostrich on the run)

(Kori Bustard in flight. They are the largest flying bird native to Afica. The male Kori Bustard may be the heaviest living animal capable of flight.)

(Brown-hooded Kingfisher. This Kingfisher doesn't fish. He is an insect eater.)

(Pale Chanting Goshawk)

(African Black Eagle and her chick)

(Meyer's Parrot)

(Now you know why Giraffes and other animals coming to the water hole are slow to come in and survey the surroundings carefully. They are very vulnerable when they dring.)

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