Tag: Botswana

  • Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill

    Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill

    Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill (Tockus leucomelas, Calao leucomèle) Botswana, October 2011.

  • An elephant in white flowers

    An elephant in white flowers

    Botswana, October 2011.

  • Klipspringer

    Klipspringer

    An astonishing little African antelope living in the rocks. Nearly impossible to see, we only found it thanks to the bright eyes of Frédérique Massenet who was the only one able to recognize the animal even perched on top of its rock right in the sunset light. For the photographers really willing to know, the…

  • Heron and storks

    Heron and storks

    At the end of the day, most birds try to perch (they are thus better protected against predators). In an area with a high animal density like Botswana, it allows some interesting encounters like this juvenile grey heron and these three openbill storks. As can be well seen in this picture, the name of the…

  • Water panorama

    Water panorama

  • Baby cheetah

    Baby cheetah

    Botswana, October 2011. Nota bene: If you want to see (and hear) a babay cheetah mewing, I suggest that you go and visit YLoveBigCats.