2018-06 Chobe River, Chobe National Park
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Sunset
Tour boats must be off the river 30 minutes after sunset.
Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana, June 26, 2018
2018-06-26#9670
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Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibius
Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana, June 27, 2018
2018-06-27#0506
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Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibius - resting in the mud.
Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana, June 27, 2018
2018-06-27#0510
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Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibius - muddy yawn.
Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana, June 27, 2018
2018-06-27#0511
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White-faced Ducks
Dendrocygna viduata - with nice reflection.
Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana, June 27, 2018
2018-06-27#0521
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Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibius - quite a bit of scarring.
Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana, June 27, 2018
2018-06-27#0525
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Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloides
Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana, June 27, 2018
2018-06-27#0531
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Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloides
Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana, June 27, 2018
2018-06-27#0545
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African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana, June 27, 2018
2018-06-27#0553
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Lesser Jacana
Microparra capensis - initially thought to be a juvenile African Jacana, but is the rare Lesser Jacana.
Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana, June 27, 2018
2018-06-27#0556
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Green-backed Heron, juvenile
Butorides striata
Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana, June 27, 2018
2018-06-27#0589
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Great Egret, breeding
Egretta alba - poor background, but nice view of the breeding plumage.
Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana, June 27, 2018
2018-06-27#0591
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Great Egret
Egretta alba
Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana, June 27, 2018
2018-06-27#0600
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Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibius
Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana, June 27, 2018
2018-06-27#0633
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Unknown Aquatic Plant
Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana, June 27, 2018
2018-06-27#0637
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Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibius
Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana, June 27, 2018
2018-06-27#0638
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Southern Carmine Bee-eater
Merops nubicoides - an unexpected, but appreciated sighting.
Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana, June 27, 2018
2018-06-27#0688
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Southern Carmine Bee-eater
Merops nubicoides
Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana, June 27, 2018
2018-06-27#0695
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Southern Carmine Bee-eater
Merops nubicoides - eating a bee.
Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana, June 27, 2018
2018-06-27#0711
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Southern Carmine Bee-eater
Merops nubicoides
Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana, June 27, 2018
2018-06-27#0730
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Common Warthog, juveniles
Phacochoerus africanus - in the grass outside our room.
Mowana Safari Resort, Kasane, Botswana, June 27, 2018
2018-06-27#9679
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Nile Crocodile
Crocodylus niloticus - the open mouth aids in cooling.
Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana, June 27, 2018
2018-06-27#0750
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Nile Crocodile
Crocodylus niloticus
Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana, June 27, 2018
2018-06-27#0767
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Nile Crocodile
Crocodylus niloticus
Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana, June 27, 2018
2018-06-27#9682
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Nile Crocodile
Crocodylus niloticus - smaller crocodile on a log.
Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana, June 27, 2018
2018-06-27#0778
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African Fish-eagle & Blacksmith Plovers
Vanellus armatus & Haliaeetus vocifer - the plovers might have a nest nearby.
Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana, June 27, 2018
2018-06-27#0788
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African Elephants
Loxodonta africana
Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana, June 27, 2018
2018-06-27#0790
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African Elephants
Loxodonta africana - very small juvenile.
Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana, June 27, 2018
2018-06-27#0795
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African Elephants
Loxodonta africana
Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana, June 27, 2018
2018-06-27#9683
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Common Warthogs
Phacochoerus africanus
Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana, June 27, 2018
2018-06-27#0797
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Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibius - moving a lot of water going in.
Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana, June 27, 2018
2018-06-27#0835
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Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibius - very heavily scarred.
Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana, June 27, 2018
2018-06-27#0846
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Killer
Our Pangolin guide on the river and in the park.
Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana, June 27, 2018
2018-06-27#9688
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Nile Crocodile
Crocodylus niloticus - a very large crocodile.
Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana, June 27, 2018
2018-06-27#0868
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Nile Crocodile
Crocodylus niloticus
Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana, June 27, 2018
2018-06-27#9691
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Nile Crocodile
Crocodylus niloticus - massive jaws.
Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana, June 27, 2018
2018-06-27#0895
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Nile Crocodile Eye
Crocodylus niloticus
Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana, June 27, 2018
2018-06-27#0901
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Chobe Savanna Lodge
Located well out in the marsh on the bank of the Chobe.
Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana, June 27, 2018
2018-06-27#9694
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Sunset
Cape Buffalo in silhouette.
Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana, June 27, 2018
2018-06-27#9697
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Sunset
Closer composition with the Cape Buffalo in silhouette.
Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana, June 27, 2018
2018-06-27#9701
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Moon
Full Moon rising.
Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana, June 27, 2018
2018-06-27#9719
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African Lions
Panthera leo - ISO 12,800 early morning at a Giraffe kill.
Game Drive, Chobe National Park, Botswana, June 28, 2018
2018-06-28#0922
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African Lions
Panthera leo - females, big and small juveniles.
Game Drive, Chobe National Park, Botswana, June 28, 2018
2018-06-28#0925
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African Lions
Panthera leo
Game Drive, Chobe National Park, Botswana, June 28, 2018
2018-06-28#0930
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African Lions
Panthera leo - young males.
Game Drive, Chobe National Park, Botswana, June 28, 2018
2018-06-28#0953
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Cape Buffalo
Syncerus caffer caffer - always wary of crocodiles when they cross water.
Game Drive, Chobe National Park, Botswana, June 28, 2018
2018-06-28#9730
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Cape Buffalo
Syncerus caffer caffer - dripping water from the crossing.
Game Drive, Chobe National Park, Botswana, June 28, 2018
2018-06-28#9739
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Red-billed Oxpecker
Buphagus erythrorhynchus
Game Drive, Chobe National Park, Botswana, June 28, 2018
2018-06-28#0982
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Blue Waxbills
Uraeginthus angolensis
Game Drive, Chobe National Park, Botswana, June 28, 2018
2018-06-28#0989
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Puku, male
Kobus vardonii
Game Drive, Chobe National Park, Botswana, June 28, 2018
2018-06-28#9746
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