Bernd's Perspective

Former quantum physicist now quant. Passionate about photography.

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Travels
Projects
- LNYDP 24
- LNYDP 23
- LNYDP 22
- The Tube
- The Barbican
About
Blog

Our second safari led us into the Okavango delta, in Botswana. June 2015.

living the good life at kanana camp

the fire area at kanana - pre and post dinner drinks served here

the communal and dining area at kanana camp

dining in the almost outdoors at kanana

the boat approach to kanana

relaxing at the end of another busy day at kanana

a redbilled oxpecker catches a ride on an impala

pied kingfisher with a snack

impala playing follow the leader

an elephant surveys the scene

red lechwe and a saddlebilled stork in flight

a group of red lechwe - the semi aquatic antelope unique to the okavago delta

a warthog at home - they back their way in so they are ready to pounce with those tusks

cocktail bar on our evening game drive at kanana

our tent at kanana as seen from the boat

out for a cruise on the mokoro (okavango canoe)

bernd in the mokoro

a tower of giraffe

the tiny and lovely long reed frog

the stunning painted reed frog

birds in flight

giraffe giving us the eye

a little bee eater

the impressive and huge goliath heron

goliath heron taking off

little leopard cub spotted in the grass

leopard dragging a just killed impala away for safekeeping

on the lookout for scavengers

mother and baby

the leopard pawed at the ground around the impala to hide the scent of blood from scavengers - clever

she had to rest several times - the impala looked heavy, can't believe they can drag animals this big right up trees

the botswana sunset

zebra hanging out, shooting the breeze

the botswana landscape

a cup of tea on a morning game drive

pied kingfisher

lazy lion in the sun

a gorgeous lilac-breasted roller in flight

saddlebilled storks

a copperytailed coucal - tail suitably coppery

multiple types of animals living in harmony

a lilac-breasted roller

hippo keeping an eye on us

a nile crocodile pops up to say hi

pelicans amass in this area for the breeding season

they are so weird-looking

they made a hell of a lot of noise clacking those bills

pelicans in flight

a bushbuck in camp

baby nile crocodile

baby nile crocodile keeping cool

a tree taken over by pelicans

bernd on our evening boat cruise

our guide kindly made gin & tonics for us

how's the serenity?

sunset with cocktails

our guide chasing animals off the airstrip on our way to footsteps camp

our tent at footsteps - rustic but very comfortable

still with a proper bed of course - were not savages

the bathroom was nice and close

the dining area at footsteps - we were the only guests

the friendly and helpful staff at footsteps - we had a fantastic time there

jill with the skull collection at footsteps

a little puddle like this wasn't going to stop us

feeling a bit nervous now - but it's amazing where these vehicles can travel

blackwinged stilts

african spoonbill

sunset at footsteps camp

the landscape at footsteps

more landscape at footsteps

a tree squirrel

a bearded woodpecker - fairly loud when right outside your tent

refreshments on a game drive

an african darter has a rest on a hippo

giraffe covered in redbilled oxpeckers

life's tough for a hippo

landscape at footsteps

hippos mark their territory by spraying trees with their poop - nice

our bucket shower at footsteps - very welcome after a long dusty day

the nest of the redbilled buffalo weaver

a nile crocodile suns itself. the birds don't seem bothered

whitefaced ducks

a zebra has a drink

stay alert, kudu

two tiny striped kingfishers

a striped kingfisher enjoys a grasshopper

a scene of elephant devastation

elephants bring down the trees, our guides clear the track

an elephant quite close to us and raising its trunk as a warning

about to get into the mokoro

our amazing guides opi and noah at footsteps camp

waiting to be rescued after we got stuck in the mud - kindle always comes in handy

opi not too pleased about having to step down into the freezing water

dragged out by the tractor - no problemo

about to leave footsteps for selinda camp

the delta from the air

the communal area at selinda camp

the dining area at selinda

the swimming pool

you could enjoy a swim and watch elephants wandering by

communal area at selinda

our tent at selinda

excellent views of the surrounding grassland

bernd cleans his camera equipment. done daily it was dusty

our bathroom at selinda

very cool to sit outside and watch the wildlife

chilling out between activities at selinda

baboons running past our tent at selinda

a couple of giraffes play fighting

wild african dogs

dogs on the hunt

a squacco heron

a cattle egret rides on a buffalo

meyer's parrots

an openbilled stork

the magnificent openbilled stork - looks as if its wearing a feathery coat

the african fish eagle

a pearlspotted owl

yellow canaries

a beautiful glossy starling - compare to the english starling, no contest

a lion enjoying an elephant feast

the lions tuck into the elephant behind the ears where the skin is thinnest

at one point the lion was almost inside the elephant

another amazing sunset

that pesky trunk would not detach

hooded vultures waiting to swoop in on the lion kill

gnawing on the elephant trunk

impala at a watering hole

the redbilled francolin

elephant close up

a ground hornbill

the ground hornbill tosses up its food and then catches it - it looked like hard work

solitary elephant at twilight

a couple of young male elephants having a tussle

raising their trunks as warning

a large breeding family of elephants

the landcruiser gets nice and close

the gorgeous early evening light

a pod of hippos on our evening game drive

we spotted an african wild cat on a night drive

a blackeyed bulbul in camp

the shiny burchells starling - looks as if its wearing a coat of armour

burchell's starling in flight

a redbilled hornbill

the gorgeous lilac-breasted roller

one photo of a roller is never enough

the scary looking bateleur

a couple of chattering tree squirrels

a yellowbilled hornbill

this poor zebra had a lucky escape from a lion, but looked as if it would recover

a helmeted guineafowl

an african wild dog resting before hunting time

waking up and getting ready for action

sleepy wild dog

sleepy wild dogs come alive at twilight - hunting time

i wouldn't want to get any closer to those teeth

impala on the run from the wild dogs

amazing how high they can jump

this one had a lucky escape thanks to its speed

a hooded vulture

hooded vulture in flight

the inevitable flat tyre that comes from bush driving

another incredible sunset

dinner outside our tent - for some reason we decided to unleash the bug spray this was the unfortunate result

the kori bustard - africa's heaviest flying bird

the nest of a community spider

a porcupine wandering along in broad daylight - usually they are only seen at night

a very rare sight indeed (you know it's rare when your guide gasps)

nile crocodile in the sunshine

a pod of hippos relaxing

rare sight - a hippo out of water during the day

impala on the chase

nice photobomb from this impala

a couple of baboons grooming each other

impalas and baboons often live together

another day, another go at the elephant carcass

lazy lions, full of elephant

bloody but happy

hippos lounging in the sunshine

an african golden weaver

a reed cormorant

african fish eagle

an african darter looking for food

the lovely african jacana

a couple of little bee eaters

a pied kingfisher with his lunch

tree full of openbilled storks

a white painted reed frog

a night waterlily

night waterlily

dinner in the wine cellar at selinda camp

a longtailed shrike

rightly proud of those horns

a roan antelope

yellowbilled storks

a slender mongoose

majestic elephant

a family of kudu

different species living in peace