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OKAVANGO DELTA, BOTSWANA

The Okavango Delta is one of the most recognized names of any natural area in Africa. At 6,000 sq. miles it is Africas largest oasis, sitting in the middle of the Kalahari Desert. It teems with wildlife, but is most notable for its bird life. Kingfishers, bee-eaters, herons and birds of prey are abundant. We spent a full day exploring the channels and lagoons by motorboat and mokoro (dugout), and briefly explored one of the larger islands.
Okavango Delta 14.JPG
Okavango Delta 14.JPG		 Sabine and Thorsten in Mokoro - Okavango Delta.JPG
Sabine and Thorsten in Mokoro - Okavango Delta.JPG		 Travelling the Okavango Delta by mokoro 9.JPG
Travelling the Okavango Delta by mokoro 9.JPG		 Okavango Delta 16.JPG
Okavango Delta 16.JPG
Okavango Delta 12.JPG
Okavango Delta 12.JPG		 Papyrus 4a - Okavango Delta.jpg
Papyrus 4a - Okavango Delta.jpg		 Nymphaea nouchali - Water Lily A2 - Okavango Delta.JPG
Nymphaea nouchali - Water Lily A2 - Okavango Delta.JPG		 Water Lily B2 - Okavango Delta.JPG
Water Lily B2 - Okavango Delta.JPG
Water Snowflake - Nymphoides indica 1 - Okavango Delta.JPG
Water Snowflake - Nymphoides indica 1 - Okavango Delta.JPG		 Sunrise 1 - Okavango Delta.JPG
Sunrise 1 - Okavango Delta.JPG		 Nile Crocodile 3a - Livingstone Zambezi River.jpg
Nile Crocodile 3a - Livingstone Zambezi River.jpg		 Painted Reed Frog, Hyperolius sp. - A1a - Okavango Delta.jpg
Painted Reed Frog, Hyperolius sp. - A1a - Okavango Delta.jpg
Hippopotamus 2 - Livingstone Zambezi River.jpg
Hippopotamus 2 - Livingstone Zambezi River.jpg		 Vervet Monkey 2 - Livingstone Waterfront.jpg
Vervet Monkey 2 - Livingstone Waterfront.jpg		 Chacma Baboon 1 - Chobe N.P.jpg
Chacma Baboon 1 - Chobe N.P.jpg		 Reed Cormorant 1a - Okavango Delta.jpg
Reed Cormorant 1a - Okavango Delta.jpg
Darter 1a - Chobe N.P.jpg
Darter 1a - Chobe N.P.jpg		 Squacco Heron 1a - Okavango Delta.jpg
Squacco Heron 1a - Okavango Delta.jpg		 Yellow-billed Egret 1b - Livingstone Lagoons.jpg
Yellow-billed Egret 1b - Livingstone Lagoons.jpg		 Hammerkop 2a - Livingstone Lagoons.jpg
Hammerkop 2a - Livingstone Lagoons.jpg
Gray Heron 1b - Walvis Bay.jpg
Gray Heron 1b - Walvis Bay.jpg		 Green-backed Heron 1a - NKwazi River Camp.jpg
Green-backed Heron 1a - NKwazi River Camp.jpg		 Hadeda Ibis 1b - Johannesburg.jpg
Hadeda Ibis 1b - Johannesburg.jpg		 African Fish Eagle 6a - Chobe N.P.jpg
African Fish Eagle 6a - Chobe N.P.jpg
Yellow-billed Kite 3a - Livingstone Waterfront.jpg
Yellow-billed Kite 3a - Livingstone Waterfront.jpg		 Black Crake 1a - Livingstone Lagoons.jpg
Black Crake 1a - Livingstone Lagoons.jpg		 African Jacana 11a - Okavango Delta copy.jpg
African Jacana 11a - Okavango Delta copy.jpg		 Blacksmith Plover 1a - Chobe N.P.jpg
Blacksmith Plover 1a - Chobe N.P.jpg
Laughing Dove 1a - Okaukuejo Etosha.jpg
Laughing Dove 1a - Okaukuejo Etosha.jpg		 Ring-necked Doves 1a - Petrified Forest.jpg
Ring-necked Doves 1a - Petrified Forest.jpg		 African Green Pigeon 6a - Chobe N.P.jpg
African Green Pigeon 6a - Chobe N.P.jpg		 Gray Go-away Bird 1a - Namutoni Etosha N.P.jpg
Gray Go-away Bird 1a - Namutoni Etosha N.P.jpg
Copper-tailed Coucal 1b - Chobe N.P.jpg
Copper-tailed Coucal 1b - Chobe N.P.jpg		 Woodland Kingfisher 2a - Mudumo N.P.jpg
Woodland Kingfisher 2a - Mudumo N.P.jpg		 Malachite Kingfisher with a mole cricket 1a - Chobe N.P.jpg
Malachite Kingfisher with a mole cricket 1a - Chobe N.P.jpg		 Pied Kingfisher 1a - Chobe N.P.jpg
Pied Kingfisher 1a - Chobe N.P.jpg
Carmine Bee-eater 2a - Mudumo N.P.jpg
Carmine Bee-eater 2a - Mudumo N.P.jpg		 White-fronted Bee-eater 3a - Okavango Delta.jpg
White-fronted Bee-eater 3a - Okavango Delta.jpg		 Little Bee-eater 10b - Mayana Village.jpg
Little Bee-eater 10b - Mayana Village.jpg		 Lilac-breasted Roller 1a - Mudumo N.P.jpg
Lilac-breasted Roller 1a - Mudumo N.P.jpg
Gray Hornbill 1a - Namutoni Etosh N.P.jpg
Gray Hornbill 1a - Namutoni Etosh N.P.jpg		 Yellow-billed Hornbill 1a - Mudumo N.P.jpg
Yellow-billed Hornbill 1a - Mudumo N.P.jpg		 Crested Barbet 1a - Livingstone Waterfront.jpg
Crested Barbet 1a - Livingstone Waterfront.jpg		 Fork-tailed Drongo 1a - Chobe N.P.jpg
Fork-tailed Drongo 1a - Chobe N.P.jpg
Hartlaub's Babbler 5a - Okavango Delta.jpg
Hartlaub's Babbler 5a - Okavango Delta.jpg		 Common Bulbul 1a - Johannesburg.jpg
Common Bulbul 1a - Johannesburg.jpg		 Yellow Wagtail 1a - Chobe N.P.jpg
Yellow Wagtail 1a - Chobe N.P.jpg		 Long-tailed Shrike 1a - Chobe N.P.jpg
Long-tailed Shrike 1a - Chobe N.P.jpg
Yellow-billed Oxpecker 1a - Okavango Delta.jpg
Yellow-billed Oxpecker 1a - Okavango Delta.jpg		 Southern Gray-headed Sparrow 1a - Okaukuejo Etosha N.P.jpg
Southern Gray-headed Sparrow 1a - Okaukuejo Etosha N.P.jpg		 Southern Masked Weaver 1a - Okaukuejo Etosha N.P.jpg
Southern Masked Weaver 1a - Okaukuejo Etosha N.P.jpg		 Large Golden Weaver 1a - NKwazi River Camp.jpg
Large Golden Weaver 1a - NKwazi River Camp.jpg
Red-billed Quelea and Southern Masked Weaver female 1a - Brandberg.jpg
Red-billed Quelea and Southern Masked Weaver female 1a - Brandberg.jpg		 Brown Firefinch 1a - Okavango Delta.jpg
Brown Firefinch 1a - Okavango Delta.jpg		 Pin-tailed Widow 2a - Okavango Delta.jpg
Pin-tailed Widow 2a - Okavango Delta.jpg

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Gretchen 12-Dec-2010 18:51
Beautiful photos! You really captured a sense of the delta - makes me want to go back.
leo harford 29-Dec-2008 16:52
excellent photos . was in the delta in 1987 and the birdlife was wonderful.

Well done to the photographer! leo Harford
Chris Lock14-Apr-2008 04:07
A very interesting gallery. I loved looking at all the birds.
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