The Okavango River flows south out of Angola and into the Kalahari Desert of Botswana providing a year-round source of water in this otherwise waterless place. This is the famous Okavango Delta. This Eden supports a tremendous quantity and variety of wildlife. I was lucky enough to visit there last year and I post this diary as a reminder that we share this small planet with all manner of amazing and wonderful creatures.
A typical landscape
This vervet monkey greeted us at the first camp by stealing our lunch.
Waiting to pounce at the first opportunity
The graceful, water-loving, Red Lechwe
Yellow-Billed Stork
Hippo Birdie.. uh.. maybe the Croc ate the Two Ewes?
Tawney Eagle
The great generalist, the leopard. Because they can live in many environments and eat all kinds of prey the leopard, while threatened (like all life on our crowded planet), is not an endangered species.
Leopard resting after scaring me half to death. Job well done.
How's this for teh cute? Leopard cub in a tree.
The specialist. The Cheetah on the other hand is specialized for high speed and relatively fragile. They are endangered throughout their range.
Impala feeding time.
The regal Kudu.
The most dangerous mammal in Africa and the closest relative to the whale still on land.
The just ridiculously gawdy Lilac-Breasted Roller.
Two lions cubs very full of buffalo.
Speaking of regal....
Aw com'on! Cut it out.
African Wild Dogs. Highly endangered.
Funny little horse recently escaped from the big house.
Don't mess with me!
Not a Republican.
An immature Martial Eagle.
A Baobab Sunset.
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