Boarding our small "bush" plane in Maun going to the Qorokwe Camp
We were sitting in the back!! Tight quarters and pretty hot!!
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Views of the Okavango Delta
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We were always served afternoon tea and snacks.
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Our main course for dinner our first night!! Beef and Chicken....yummers!!
Our room at Qorokwe Camp
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Quite luxurious, but that was the mosquito netting frame that fell on my head the first night!!
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Views from our veranda and bed!!!
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We had warthogs visit us frequently!!
After the leaving the small airport we had our first game drive
Elephants!!!
They had been at the water for a drink & swim to cool off
Elephant butt:)))
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What are the Kudos looking at...a predator???
Hmmm......I guess nothing...just some water please!!
Well hidden giraffe
We can see you now!!
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We finally made it to this lion pride of 12 after a very bouncy and fast ride in the Land Cruiser!!
Nap time before the night hunt later on!!
One of the female guards
Young male lion with mane starting to grow
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A sequence of a big yawns by the young male lion
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Wow....look at that mouth and teeth!!
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LIG at nap time!!
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Someone rub my belly, please:)))
A female yawning this time
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Gray Go-away -bird
Baboon
Giraffe butt!!
Cleaner bird on the neck
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Cleaning the ear
And Butt!!
Giraffe skull!!
Nice tusk on the warthog!
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Zebras with faded black stripes on the backend!
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Sunset on day 1, August 21
Notice the red sky.....a lot of smoke from several bush fires in the area. Mostly man-made, but some got out of control!
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Male ostrich at sunset...nice colors!!
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The next morning we are awaken by a lion roar/speak across the delta water inlet
This is about 6:15am on Day 2....wow!!! The guy sounded hungry:)))
Sunrise Day 2 at Qorokwe camp.....still a lot of smoke in the air!!
A lion pride of 8, many 1-year old's looking hungry and trying to learn to hunt
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Lots of expressions on this female!!
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Notice the black behind the ears....so they can be seen in the tall grass by the others
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Great Egret flying away.....wow, so graceful!!!
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Back to lions.....we followed for an hour or so as they looked for prey
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Baboons making all kind of alarm noises....spooking away potential prey
Kitty love!!
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Now the brother gets some luv!!
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Sister telling brother who's the boss!!
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OK sis, enough already with the biting
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Notice the brothers big paw trying to trip up sister:))))
Hey, I'm a cat and I DONT'T LIKE WATER:)))
Ok....whose going first???
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Oh you big babies, I'll show the way!!!
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The brother makes it across...now for the hunt!!
Hippo taking a snooze!!
View of Qorokwe camp across the water
African fFsh Eagle
Beautiful!!
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Fish Eagle....looks like an American Bald Eagle with the white head
Back to the lions!!
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View of the marsh and tall grass
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African Sacred Ibis
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An old bull elephant!!
Gigantic!!!
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Look at those tusks!!
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Flapping his ears...like back off truck!!!
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Look at the veins in the ears!!
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Ok...down boy!!!
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Will he shake the tree???
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Moving on!!
Near by, a mama and a very young calf...maybe 1-2 weeks old!!
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Aunties near by!!
Give me something to eat mama!!
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African Lilac Breasted Roller....one of our favorites
Caught one taking off
Beautiful!!
Female Impala
Losing her backend stripes??
Martial Eagle flying
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Majestic in flight!!
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Hello my frind!!
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Group of Impalas
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The land cruiser pulling up to a leopard eating an impala kill
Ona thought maybe the leopard stole the kill from some wild dogs
The kill was maybe a day old
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Full belly!!
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Taking the kill a little further away...maybe to hide for a while
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You can see the impala's head in the leopard's jaw!
Not much left of the carcass
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Maybe finished for a while!!
Clean up time!!
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Looking pretty clean but a definite food coma!!
Kudos
Look at those antlers!!
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Lunch on Day 2 at Qorokwe camp
Views at lunch from the dining room!!
Hippo on far side of the water
Family of 4 warthogs!
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