Saddle-billed Stork
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Female Lechwe
Collared Pratincole
Nice shot John...wish it was more in focus!!
These channels are cut by hippopotamus.....really!!
Male Lechwe
Getting ready to jump over one of the hippo channels
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Long-toed Lapwing
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Eggs in a ground nest
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Jacana
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Got another male Lechwe jumping a channel!!
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Almost the perfect picture!!
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Marabou Stork.....saw in Kenya as well!!
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Another large crocidile!
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Look at those choppers:)))
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View of the Jacana Camp
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The big tent is the reception and dining area
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Our tent is on the far right
Views of our room......much smaller than the other camps but still very nice!!
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Great views of the delta with lots of animal noises!!
Views from our deck!!
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Maps of the Okavango Delta
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Qorokwe Camp lower center right, Kings Pool upper right, Jacana upper middle left, Vumbura upper center right
Nan and Glen in their Mokoro (canoe)
Ona in the lead
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Love the stork silhouette flying against the sky
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Elephant water crossing.....you could hear the sound of splashing water a good distance away!!
Very small reed frog...but so loud even at a distance!!
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Views of the marsh
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Mating dragonflies on John's back!!
Eagle's nest
Fish Eagle
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Juvenile
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Ona on the bridge we crossed to get to the camp....we had stopped nearby for sundowners!!
View of Jacana Camp from the canoe
Our tent!!
Sunset on Day 7, August 27
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Kathy and Isaac after our Mokoro ride; you can see the flat bottom boat in the background as well
All smiles and dry:)))
Wattled Cranes again early the next morning, Day 8, August 28
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Views of the birds eating in the field in front of Jacana Camp
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Lunch is served in the upstairs dining area.....it's a bit chilly and breezy!!
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In the afternoon, the staff put on a basket weaving demonstration!!
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Start of the afternoon game drive in the flat bottom boat!!
Jacana
Egyptian Goose
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Pied Kingfisher
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African Sacred Ibis
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Blue Heron
Spur-winged Goose
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Gorgeous Waddled Cranes
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Jacana
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Open wide!
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Hadada Ibis
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Malachite Kingfisher
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Fish Eagle
Jacana
Nice shot John!!!
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More water lilies
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Fish Eagles
Leopard in a tree....what a beautiful sighting!!
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The leopard didn't pose for long......going down!!
Hiding behind this tree somewhere!!
Ibis again
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More Jacanas
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Almost sunset on the Delta
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Nice pose Ona!!!
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View of sunset from our tent!
Next day on our way to Vumbura Camp....this is a Baobab tree!!
Mean looking Cape Buffalo
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Big herd of Lechwe
Southern Ground Hornbill
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African Male Stonechat
At the Jacana Camp airstrip on our way to the last camp, Vumbura!!
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