Botswana
My wife and I spent a week on a mammal/bird safari travelling around the Okavango Delta. It was a wonderful experience which gave us terrific photographic opportunities. Our closeness to the mammals and birds was unbelievable ------ particularly with Lions and Leopards. At one place we were in the midst of about 350 elephants.
![A Raptor at evening](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
A Raptor at evening
![Lilac-breasted Roller](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Lilac-breasted Roller
![Spotted Hyaena with young](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Spotted Hyaena with young
![Leopard on watch](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Leopard on watch
![Leopard fully alert](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Leopard fully alert
![Leopard watching intently](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Leopard watching intently
![Pel's Fishing Owl](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Pel's Fishing Owl
![African Darter](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
African Darter
![Lion with Kill (Giraffe)](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Lion with Kill (Giraffe)
![Leopard watching](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Leopard watching
![Leopard patiently waiting](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Leopard patiently waiting
![Leopard Cub](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Leopard Cub
![Pale Chanting Goshawk](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Pale Chanting Goshawk
![Grey Go-Away-Bird](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Grey Go-Away-Bird
![Saddle-billed Stork](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Saddle-billed Stork
![Lioness feeding cubs](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Lioness feeding cubs
![Lioness with cubs](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Lioness with cubs
![African Fish Eagle](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
African Fish Eagle
![Verreaux's Eagle-owl](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Verreaux's Eagle-owl
![Tawny Eagle](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Tawny Eagle
![Hippo](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Hippo
![Hippo surfacing](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Hippo surfacing
![Hippopotamus at night](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Hippopotamus at night
![Three Friends!!](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Three Friends!!
![Kori Bustard](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Kori Bustard
![Goliath Heron](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Goliath Heron
![Yellow-billed Stork](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Yellow-billed Stork
![Young Elephant with short trunk](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Young Elephant with short trunk
![Elephant having fun](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Elephant having fun
![Junior leading the way!](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Junior leading the way!
![Elephants having a "wrestle"](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Elephants having a "wrestle"
![Elephant having a drink](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Elephant having a drink
![Bearded Woodpecker](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Bearded Woodpecker
![Bennett's Woodpecker](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Bennett's Woodpecker
![Bennett's Woodpecker](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Bennett's Woodpecker
![Lion with Kudu kill (scarred right eye but eye OK)](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Lion with Kudu kill (scarred right eye but eye OK)
![Scarred Lion moving Kudu (probably closer to water as many "observers" would take some Kudu if the Lion leaves it)](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Scarred Lion moving Kudu (probably closer to water as many "observers" would take some Kudu if the Lion leaves it)
![Greater Kudu. A popular meal for a lion](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Greater Kudu. A popular meal for a lion
![Coppery-tailed Coucal (lays eggs in other bird's nests)](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Coppery-tailed Coucal (lays eggs in other bird's nests)
![Southern (African) Ground Hornbill](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Southern (African) Ground Hornbill
![Yellow-billed Hornbill](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Yellow-billed Hornbill
![Yellow-billed Hornbill](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Yellow-billed Hornbill
![Impalas](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Impalas
![Leaping Impala](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Leaping Impala
![Red Lechwe](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Red Lechwe
![Giraffe having a drink](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Giraffe having a drink
![Southern Carmine Bee-eaters](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Southern Carmine Bee-eaters
![Southern Carmine Bee-eater](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Southern Carmine Bee-eater
![Meyer's Parrot](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Meyer's Parrot
![White-backed Vulture](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
White-backed Vulture
![Hyaena feeding pups.The cub at the back is not hers but she will feed it. However her bigger cubs keep it away!](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Hyaena feeding pups.The cub at the back is not hers but she will feed it. However her bigger cubs keep it away!
![Male and female Warthogs](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Male and female Warthogs
![A family of Warthogs on the trot](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
A family of Warthogs on the trot
![Spotted Hyaena](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Spotted Hyaena
![Black-shouldered Kite](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Black-shouldered Kite
![Pied Kingfisher](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Pied Kingfisher
![Lilac-breasted Roller](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Lilac-breasted Roller
![Kurrichane Thrush](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Kurrichane Thrush
![White-browed Sparrow-weaver](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
White-browed Sparrow-weaver
![Arnot's Chat](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Arnot's Chat
![Rattling Cisticola](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Rattling Cisticola
![Red-billed Spurfowl](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Red-billed Spurfowl
![Crocodile](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Crocodile
![Crocodile](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Crocodile
![Side-striped Jackal](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Side-striped Jackal
![Wild Dogs eating their kill](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Wild Dogs eating their kill
![This Impala was chased by a wild dog and jumped into the water to escape.Crocodiles were about but the Impala wouldn't leave the reeds. It was still sheltering when we left.](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
This Impala was chased by a wild dog and jumped into the water to escape.Crocodiles were about but the Impala wouldn't leave the reeds. It was still sheltering when we left.
![Wattled Crane](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Wattled Crane
![Juvenile Gabar Goshawk](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Juvenile Gabar Goshawk
![Goliath Heron](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
Goliath Heron
![Banded Mongoose](_graphics/bigshim.gif)