Fri, Dec 14, 2018
While it’s the last thing we wanted to see, there was a pretty good fire burning in our area of the Okavango Delta. The winds were light so it was slow moving and posed little risk to the wildlife but it was a fire nonetheless. Lucky for us as we weren’t impacted by the smoke as that would have been ugly.
Thu, Dec 13, 2018
On our helicopter ride, we spotted a serval. It’s a small African cat that is widespread in the sub-Saharan Africa.
Tue, Dec 11, 2018
Cape Buffalo are one of the Big Five game animals. They’re deadly with their horns and know how to set up a defensive perimeter.
They also enjoy a symbiotic relationshipsymbiotic relationship with some birds.
Wed, Dec 12, 2018
Lots of Jackals in the Okavango Delta and this family was a fine example
Mom & Dad
Tue, Dec 11, 2018
They aren’t the prettiest things but what are you going to do?
And a Mom doing what Mom’s do.
Thu, 13 Dec 2018
Based on all of the TV shows and movies that I’ve seen, I was expecting to see a lot of crocodiles but that wasn’t the case. We did see a few including this one on our river cruise:
One of the treats of my safari was the morning helicopter ride. Here we are circling a lake with a dead hippo and the crocs that were feeding on her.
Tue, Dec 11, 2018
There are a lot of giraffes in the Okavango Delta and we saw them every day.
Here’s a small group moving through the water.
Sat, Dec 15, 2018
On our last morning, we found this pair of rollers. Beautiful birds, no?
Incoming!
The one on the left is giving someone the stink eye 🙂
Wed, Dec 12, 2018
Well guess what we came upon on our morning game drive? That’s right, this beautiful cheetah.
We followed her for an hour as she was searching for game.
Here she’s perched on a mound that gave her a nice view of the savannah.
She spotted this impala and gave chase but could not catch her in this forested area.
But the next morning, we received word that she had taken down an infant impala. When we arrived on the scene, there wasn’t much left.
Wed, Dec 12, 2018
We had enjoyed shooting the lilac-breasted rollers when we cam upon this Purple Roller.
He was kind enough to show his underside with some nice sunlight 🙂
DC Airstream 