Conversing with one of the bull elephants at ADDO Elephant Back Safaris.
Requesting kindly that the tortoise please move out of the road... had to carry him off myself!
Young Cheetah cub at the Otjitotongwe Cheetah Farm in Namibia.
First Leopard sighting! This young inquisitive male decided to pose for the camera on our night drive in Mashatu Game Reserve... I should have had a wide-angle lens for this one! Normally leopards are extremely shy and hide upon hearing any approaching vehicles.
Morning Meditation- Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana.
Pied Kingfishers on the edge of the Chobe River in Botswana... and look who is keeping a "watchful eye" in the upper right-hand corner!
This little chameleon was slowly making its way across the road... we moved him safely to the other side.
Sunset in the Kalahari.
Lions of the Kalahari- Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa. Kgalagadi means "Land of Thirst" and the park is located largely in the Kalahari Desert within South Africa and Botswana. Photo was taken obviously from our vehicle.
Landscape of the Kalahari Desert... the region has received more rain this year than usual. A large termite mound can be seen in the foreground.
Cape L'Agulhas Lighthouse at the southern most tip of Africa where the Indian and Atlantic oceans meet.
Typical house on the coast of South Africa.
Playing in the mud and jumping on mom!
Bushbaby at the Ngepi Campsite. These tiny nocturnal primates jump throughout the trees eating insects and sap.
Kalahari Landscape
Ellie in the Bush at Sunset... she has beautiful eyes!
Ellie in the bush at sunset. This is an old matriarch... she is the leader of her herd and passes down all of her knowledge to the younger family members.
Young Bateleur Eagle... very inquisitive and fearless of the vehicle.
Young Ground Squirrels
ELEPHANTS HAVE RIGHT OF WAY- Addo National Park, South Africa
Curious Ground Squirrel
Southern Yellow-Billed Hornbill- Nossob Camp, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Hide-and-Seek with a Black-Backed Jackel in the Kalahari.
Yellow Mongoose in the Kalahari.
Home-Sweet-Home for 100 days in Africa! Campsite along the coast in South Africa.
Mom and the kids running to the waterhole. Addo National Park, South Africa.
Herd of Springboks
Quiver Tree in Namibia.
Mud Bath!! Addo National Park, South Africa
Weaver at dusk in Karoo National Park- South Africa.
Road through the Kagalagadi Transfrontier Park- South Africa
Female Steenbok- Kalahari
Spotted Hyena walking towards the waterhole in Etosha National Park- Namibia.
Praying Mantis
Cape White-Eye, South Africa
Female Klipspringer in the Swartberg Nature Reserve.
Guinea Hen Mug Shot- Left Side
Malachite Kingfisher
Ostrich Riding in Oudtshoorn. (no that is not Corrie)
Boys will be boys... this little elephant was chasing the warthogs all around while mom (far right) kept close watch!! The young elephants are very playful.
Mossel Bay