Botswana Okavango Delta Jacana Camp, Part 5

Views of the Okavango Delta as we leave Kings Pool for Jacana Camp
This is now Day 6 of our 12 day Botswana Safari
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Lots of water in the Delta still, although it is close to rainy season!
We had front row seats on this flight!
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Lots of storks around!!
African Openbill Stork
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Spur-winged Goose
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Huge flocks of birds come out to eat during the day then fly somewhere to roost at night
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African Pygmy-Goose
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More storks!!
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African Openbill Stork...we will see lots of these guys!!
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Stork condo!!
Female Lechwes
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One of many Wattled Crane
Fish Eagle
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The bridge we took to get from the airstrip to our island where Jacana Camp is located
View of the Delta as we start our afternoon game drive!
View of the Delta from our flat bottom boat
Ona at the bow of the boat
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Elephant crossing between islands
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Gorgeous water lilies
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Coppery-tailed Coucal
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Little Egret
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Big African Crocidile
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Cape Buffalo
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Striated Heron
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African Jacana....one of our favorites!!
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Eurasian Moorhen
Herons
Pied Kingfisher
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White Great Egret!
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White-fronted Bee-eater
Blacksmith Lapwing!
Sunset over the Delta on Day 6, August 26
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Kingfisher again!
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Black Crake
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Bee-eater!
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Hippo
Wow....a leopard out in the open looking pretty peaceful!!
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Ok...tired of posing for the tourists!!
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All better.....well hidden!!
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On the move again!
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Fish Eagle
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So many different birds!!!
Sausage tree
Giant Kingfisher
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Malachite Kingfisher
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Pied Kingfisher
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Papyrus
Jacana
Storks going home for the night
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Yellow-billed Storks
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African Darter and young ones
African Darter sitting on nest!
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Young Yellow-billed Stork
Big bull elephant
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And a young one!!
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OK...we know who's the boss little fella:)))
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Cape Buffalo
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Fish Eagle
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Kingfisiher
African Green Pigeon
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