Monday 25 April 2016

PART 3-LIFE WITH THE LIONS

More from Chobe N.P. an early morning jeep drive gave us our first lions.


























SMITHS TREE SQUIRREL



CRESTED BARBET
FORK TAILED DRONGO,  HORNBILL AND OX PECKER

VIOLET BACKED STARLING.












TIME FOR A CUPPA


GREAT KUDU


CAPE BUFFALO
SUB ADULT BATELEUR
ADULT BATELEUR-Evidently named after a French tight rope walker of that name because of its rocking flight.
MARSHALL EAGLE

WETLAND ON THE BORDER BETWEEN BOTSWANA AND NAMIBIA

LESSER STRIPED SWALLOW AT THE PASSPORT OFFICE
RED BILLED BUFALLO WEAVER

BROWN HEADED KINGFISHER
AFRICAN WOOD OWLS







AFRICAN FINFOOT {FEMALE}

AFRICAN FINFOOT {MALE}

WHITE FRONTED BEE EATER


VERVET MONKEY

ZAMBEZI RIVER,An extra boat trip while JB was being transferred to Windhoek for medical attention.
BLUE EYED DAMSEL






NAMAQUA DOVE
LESSER JACANA

LESSER MOORHEN

GRASSVELD PIPIT



BLUE WILDEBEEST







CRESTED FRANCOLIN




AFRICAN WATTLED LAPWING


CRIMSON BREASTED SHRIKE
BUSH BUCK
VERVET MONKEYS
BUSH BUCK
BROAD BILLED ROLLER
VERVET MONKEYS





LONG TAILED STARLING

HAMMERKOP

WOODLAND KINGFISHER
JACOBIN CUCKOO

LILAC BREASTED ROLLER


BLACK TIT
WOODLAND KINGFISHER
GOLDEN DARTER


RED LECHWE


DUNG BEETLE
ZEBRAS





ZEBRA CROSSING.

SOUTHERN YELLOW BILLED HORNBILL-


WILDEBEEST ON THE MOVE


GREAT SPOTTED CUCKOO


KUDU
CARMINE BEE EATER




SOUTHERN PIED BABBLER
AFRICAN HOOPOES
BENNETS WOODPECKER
BROWN SNAKE EAGLE
GOLIATH HERON


GREAT KUDU

WIRE TAILED SWALLOW With wires intact.


YELLOW BILLED OX PECKER

RED BILLED OX PECKER




BLUE CHEEKED BEE EATER








PELS FISHING OWL


LEVAILLANTS CUCKOO

ONE VERY ANGRY LION
SABLE ANTELOPE




MEYERS PARROT
GRASSLAND YELLOW
LONG TAILED BLUE
KURRICHANE THRUSH
HARTLAUBS BABBLER

THREE BANDED PLOVER

MAGPIE SHRIKE
YELLOW BISHOP

 THE BEER OF CHOICE
 RELAXATION

The moon is at a different angle in the southern hemisphere.
water lily
GREY HEADED GULL
AFRICAN MOURNING DOVE
FULVOUS DUCK

LAUGHING DOVE
WHITE BROWED COUCAL
MASKED WEAVER

TWO TAILED PASHA


AFRICAN MONARCH




DUNG BEETLE


ROSY FACED LOVE BIRDS

 THE LONG UNWINDING ROAD
STRANGE FRUIT.
GREY HORNBILL
TEMMINCKS COURSER

WHITE CROWNED PLOVER






BLACK WINGED STILTS AND LESSER FLAMINGOES
LILAC BREASTED ROLLER

CHEETAH CUBS-MUMS UNDER THE BUSH KEEPING COOL

THERES MUM KEEPING A WATCHFUL EYE.





I AM BORED PLEASE GO AWAY.


BLACK SHOULDERED KITE


DAMARA HORNBILL

GREATER FLAMINGOES



SPRINGBOK
BLUE CRANES







SECRETARY BIRD STRUTTING ITS STUFF




BLACK FACED IMPALA
ZEBRAS IN COLOUR
AND BLACK AND WHITE
KORI BUSTARD
RED BILLED BUFFALO WEAVER

WHITE BELLIED SUN BIRD




DOUBLE BANDED COURSER
ORYX


TAWNY EAGLE
GREY GO AWAY BIRD
OSTRICH




RED HARTEBEEST
CHESTNUT BANDED PLOVER



CAPE TEAL
DUSKY LARK??JOHN,GARY?



WHITE ELEPHANT STALL








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