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Lebala, Botswana
 
Our first close encounter with a lion
 
He was protecting his Buffalo kill
 
The Oxpeckers live on animals such as giraffe, Buffalo and Antelope
 
Everywhere is dry and dusty but every so often you come across a beautiful lagoon
 
Red Lechwe
 
Great White Egret
 
Carmine Bee-eater
 
White-faced Whistling Ducks
 
Hadada and Glossy Ibis
 
These Elies were not too happy. They could hear lions and they had lost a baby to the lions the previous week.
 
Wild Dogs are an endangered species. We were so lucky to see them
 
The adults were bonding with the puppies
 
Side-striped Jackal
 
Anyone for spare-rib? This Hyena was feeding off what was left of the Buffalo!
 
Yellow Mongoose
 
Not a good picture but the only one I have of an Ostrich! We only saw two dduring our 8 days on safari
 
ground Hornbill
 
Saddle-billed Stork. A stunning bird!
 
Buffalo
 
It was fun to see the Cattle Egret hitching a ride!
 
Wildebeest
 
More Oxpeckers
 
These Elephant were actually chasing us! Scary and exhilerating experience!
 
Batelier
 
This beautiful plant, Catsclaw,suddenly adds colour to an otherwise colourless landscape.
 
African Hawk Eagle. It has wonderful markings!
 
Coucal
 
The Boabab Tree. We were always taken to a scenic spot for drinks at Sundown.
 
Kori Bustard
 
Korhaan
 
Red Lechwe
 
Steenbok, a very tiny antelope
 
Sable Antelope
 
Impala
 
A very large herd of Buffalo at Sundown
 
Another beautiful Lagoon
 
The only Hippo we saw on dry land in daylight
 
Leopard
COMMENTS
Wildthing said at 7:01 a.m. on Sep 29, 2009:
So many wonderful pics here, Celia. Terrific set.
Fabio_DL said at 7:22 a.m. on Sep 29, 2009:
Fantastic collection as always, Celia! I will write more in the evening. Have a great day and thanks so much!
Tishfish said at 8:02 a.m. on Sep 29, 2009:
You are very brave to get so close for these shots. Wonderful works ! ! ! !
Lageho said at 8:08 a.m. on Sep 29, 2009:
Wonderful Celia. And the KING is first.
FoguinhoFoto said at 8:32 a.m. on Sep 29, 2009:
Celia, beautiful images our eyes certainly grateful to see these wonders of images lindissimas parabens.
RosaneMar said at 8:43 a.m. on Sep 29, 2009:
Very good this tabblo Celia!!!
DmitriyandYuriy said at 8:49 a.m. on Sep 29, 2009:
Excellent photos. I really liked it. Beauty.
Moabjeeper said at 9:18 a.m. on Sep 29, 2009:
You must have had a wonderful trip. Great captures.
Chilla said at 9:20 a.m. on Sep 29, 2009:
Mike, thank you so much
Fabio, thank you for your interest.
Doreen, thank you, it was incredible how close we got to the lions in particular, they would even lie in the shade of the jeep! We never felt really scared, our guides were so professional.
Thank you Lars, everyone wants to see lions, I wanted to see Cheetah and Leopard and I was overwhelmed by the fact that we saw all these in the space of two days!
Muito obrigado Foguinho e Rosane
Dimitriy and Yuriy, thank you, I am glad you liked it.
Chilla said at 12:15 p.m. on Sep 29, 2009:
Thank you Bob, it certainly was a wonderful trip!
Lifequest22 said at 1:53 p.m. on Sep 29, 2009:
So many gorgeous visions you captured with your lens, Celia. You certainly had an amazing adventure.
Jesusgoz said at 2:29 p.m. on Sep 29, 2009:
Nuestros hermanos.
WEIMAR said at 2:37 p.m. on Sep 29, 2009:
I never could take photos during I observing animals, its soooo exiting, Thanks very much!!
Merja-zerga said at 2:47 p.m. on Sep 29, 2009:
Un véritable documentaire animalier, c'est passionnant car pour certaines photos, il fallait-être très près!!!!!
Merci et bravo Célia.
ThierryKarine
Chilla said at 2:58 p.m. on Sep 29, 2009:
Linda, thank you so much, it is great to be able to share our adventure here!
Jesús, tenemos necesidad de mostrar nuestro respeto a todas las criaturas!
Heidi, I spent a lot of time just watching these remarkable animals, but I am so glad I have the pictures too as I am able to relive the moments over again!
Merci beaucoup Thierry et Karine. Nous étions très proches de certaines de ces photos, il a été très excitant!
Mikalis said at 3:44 p.m. on Sep 29, 2009:
fantastic tabblo, beautiful photos of animals and birds, well done chilla
NeusinhaGedoz said at 4:22 p.m. on Sep 29, 2009:
Celia, how wonderful to sit in front of the PC and watch the parade of animals and birds. Thank you for this collection of photos.
Loes said at 4:30 p.m. on Sep 29, 2009:
What a wonderful experience Celia, you've seen things that we normally only see on TV!
Chilla said at 4:33 p.m. on Sep 29, 2009:
Thank you so much Michael!
Neusinha and Loes, thank you for your kind comments. It was amazing to see these wonderful animals in the wild!
Candlepower said at 5:54 p.m. on Sep 29, 2009:
Exotic and Spectacular! A Favorite!
Hollyridger said at 6:34 p.m. on Sep 29, 2009:
My favs are the buffalo at sundown shots. Simply wonderful! And I really like the layout, too. Africa is a very exciting country - thank you for refreshing my memories, Celia.
Leftofcenter said at 7:04 p.m. on Sep 29, 2009:
The Oxpeckers! cheeky lil' bunch!! how did you get THAT picture?? the sundown in that fiery red must have been breathtaking scenery...
Fabio_DL said at 10:59 p.m. on Sep 29, 2009:
It was a rich and very exciting experience for you to see all these animals at a short distance, Celia! I loved all the photos. The photos that have trees are very special - we have a hint of how much you appreciate them. Marvelous Tabblo! Thank you!
Chilla said at 2:35 a.m. on Sep 30, 2009:
Pat, thank you so much your comments are much appreciated.
Noreen, thank you so much, I was rather pleased with the buffalo pictures, the sunsets in Africa are truly spectacular and this herd was really kicking up some dust too!
Annelies, it was all so very exciting. All the pictures were taken with a 400mm lens and freehand. Our guide would always stop at a safe distance to give us an opportunity for a picture! Thank you so much for your comments.
Fabio, thank you so much. It was interesting trying to put this Tabblo together as we spent each day on game drives and looking at animals and so much of the scenery was very flat with sparse scrub and woodland. The odd tree would really stand out and the Boabab tree in particular was an amazing tree! We could drive for miles through sand and srub and then come upon a beautiful blue lagoon and it really would seem like an oasis in the desert!!
Siagian said at 3:45 a.m. on Sep 30, 2009:
simply amazing! i wanna go safari too!!! GREAT shots!
Chilla said at 4:20 a.m. on Sep 30, 2009:
Thank you so much Woody, I hope you get to go on Safari. I have wanted to do this for so many years and it was just so worth it! A brilliant experience!
PhotoPop said at 9:33 a.m. on Sep 30, 2009:
What an experience, amazing shots. The charging elephants must have been a thrill. The closest I'm getting to a safari is through Safari web browser. Well done.
Buschinho said at 1:04 p.m. on Oct 1, 2009:
it`s the sundowner !!!!
That´s Africa !!!
Chilla said at 10:04 a.m. on Oct 2, 2009:
Thank you PhotoPop, there were so many thrilling moments but the charging elephants were high on the list of thrills!
Andreas, thank you!
Chaitiamma said at 12:53 a.m. on Oct 3, 2009:
Exceptionally great safari photos !!! AMAZING !!!
Moorlerche said at 2:58 a.m. on Oct 3, 2009:
There are no words to express what I am feeling, when I see these pictures from southern Afica. Have you read the book of Tippi Degré "Mon livre d'Afrique"? I think you would love it, Celia. As well as one has to dive into the books of Joy and George Adamson and professor Grzymek afterwords.
Chilla said at 4:55 a.m. on Oct 3, 2009:
David, thank you so much.
Anke, I am so glad you are enjoying the pictures. I have read the books by Joy Adamson but I have not come across Tippi Degre, I will look for him.
Andre. said at 5:42 a.m. on Oct 3, 2009:
What a great wildlife collection. Simply awesome!
Ira said at 6:05 a.m. on Oct 3, 2009:
Remarkable photos of the world of animals
Tina2750 said at 4:05 p.m. on Oct 3, 2009:
wonderful set of photos. and it was great you included the names of all the animals and birds.
Chilla said at 4:08 p.m. on Oct 3, 2009:
Thank you so much Andre.
Ira, thank you.
Tina, many thanks for your kind comment
Lolit_cbls said at 6:08 a.m. on Oct 5, 2009:
I am stunned......Spectacular !!!!!
Chilla said at 8:08 a.m. on Oct 5, 2009:
Thank you Lolit.
Debdog said at 9:44 a.m. on Oct 6, 2009:
cheetahs. leopards, whar a safari!!!!!! you have seen so many amzing things......wow!
Pattymaryclare said at 10:25 a.m. on Oct 6, 2009:
thank you dear Celia (tho i'm SO LATE!!) for this amazing tour of the 'wild kingdom' of Botswana...luv the sunset thru the dust clouds- perhaps made by a 'thundering herd of wildebeasts'? LOL (what I always say Jorge my cat sounds like when he 'gallops' a 100 miles an hr around here! ha ha lol JUST AWESOME SHOTS YOU GOT LUV IT and luv u 2 xo Patty
Chilla said at 11:44 a.m. on Oct 7, 2009:
Debbie, we were extraordinarily fortunate to see so many of the big cats. It was truly amazing!
Patty, thank you so much for your comments. The animals in the dust are Buffalo. I hope Jorge doesn't kick up as much dust as these did!!!!
Jfidm said at 12:32 p.m. on Oct 11, 2009:
somptueuses photos dignes d'une pro
Chilla said at 12:23 a.m. on Oct 12, 2009:
Merci beaucoup Jfidm
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