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#Wine blogger, amateur #photographer, ham radio operator #W6OP, retired but still active software developer #Swift #SwiftUI. Love to #travel, especially south west #Africa #Botswana All photos are my own or my wife’s.
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Young male Impala, Linyanti, Botswana.
#Botswana #littledumatau #OkavangoDelta #impala #antelope
#Nikon #photography #wildlifephotography #Africa #safari #NaturePhotography #travel #WeAreWilderness #ExpertAfrica
A close profile view of an Impala antelope.
October 26, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Elephants and Red Lechwe in the Savuti Channel, Linyanti, Botswana.
#Botswana #littledumatau #OkavangoDelta #elephants
#Nikon #photography #wildlifephotography #Africa #safari #NaturePhotography #travel #WeAreWilderness #ExpertAfrica
A large herd of elephants with many Red Lechwe antelope grazing in the foreground.
October 23, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Lilac Breasted Roller. Linyanti, Botswana.
#Botswana #littledumatau #OkavangoDelta #bird #birds
#Nikon #photography #wildlifephotography #Africa #safari #NaturePhotography #travel #BirdPhotography #WeAreWilderness #ExpertAfrica
A medium sized bird in flight. There are beautiful blue wings and the breast is a deep lilac color. A medium sized bird in flight. There are beautiful blue wings and the breast is a deep lilac color.
October 19, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Goliath heron. Okavango delta, Botswana.
#Botswana #littlevumburacamp #OkavangoDelta #Egret #Heron
#Nikon #photography #wildlifephotography #Africa #safari #NaturePhotography #travel #photographersofbluesky #birds #BirdPhotography #WeAreWilderness #ExpertAfrica
A large heron standing in the reeds.
September 29, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Great Egret and reflection. Little Vumbura camp, Botswana.
#Botswana #littlevumburacamp #OkavangoDelta #Egret #Heron
#Nikon #photography #wildlifephotography #Africa #safari #NaturePhotography #travel #photographersofbluesky #birds #BirdPhotography #WeAreWilderness #ExpertAfrica
A large white egret standing in a marsh. There is a reflection of the egret in the water.
September 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Africa Fish eagle with catch of a Mozambique bream. Little Vumbura camp, Botswana.
#Botswana #littlevumburacamp #OkavangoDelta #eagle #birds #photography #wildlifephotography #Africa #safari #NaturePhotography #travel #photographersofbluesky #birds #BirdPhotography #WeAreWilderness #ExpertAfrica
The eagle reddish brown with a white head and is flying with a fish in its talons. The eagle reddish brown with a white head and is flying with a fish in its talons. The eagle reddish brown with a white head and is flying with a fish in its talons. The eagle reddish brown with a white head and is flying with a fish in its talons.
September 22, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Female Doubled-Banded Sandgrouse. Little Vumbura, Botswana. You can distinguish this from the Namaqua by the yellow ring around the eye.
#OkavangoDelta #photography #wildlifephotography #Africa #safari #NaturePhotography #photographersofbluesky #birds #BirdPhotography #WeAreWilderness #ExpertAfrica
A medium sized bird standing in dried grass. It is looking at the viewer with one eye.
September 20, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Female leopard we ran across on one of our game drives at Chitabe Lediba camp, Botswana.
#Botswana #chitabecamp #OkavangoDelta
#Nikon #photography #wildlifephotography #Africa #safari #NaturePhotography #travel #photographersofbluesky #cats #leopard
A closeup photo of a leopard looking directly at the viewer.
September 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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A nice male lion resting after a meal.
#Botswana #moketecamp #OkavangoDelta
#Nikon #photography #wildlifephotography #Africa #safari #NaturePhotography #travel #photographersofbluesky #cats #lion
Head shot of a male lion showing its beautiful mane.
September 14, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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African Wildcat, the ancestor of the domestic house cat. About the same size but longer legs and tail.
#Botswana #moketecamp #OkavangoDelta
#Nikon #photography #wildlifephotography #Africa #safari #NaturePhotography #travel #photographersofbluesky #cats #caturday
A grey cat with black stripes on the legs. While heading away it looks over its shoulder at the viewer.
September 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Optimism

Hammerkop looking for a meal.
#Botswana #littlevumbura #OkavangoDelta
#Nikon #photography #wildlifephotography #Africa #safari #NaturePhotography #travel #birds #BirdPhotography
A medium size water bird staring at a puddle about a foot in diameter thinking there may be a frog or fish in it.
September 9, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Elephant crossing the Osprey lagoon at Duma Tau camp in the Okavango delta.
#travel #botswana #wearewilderness #africa #elephant #expertafrica #okavangodelta #dumatau
September 5, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Sunset on the Okavango delta.
#sunset #littlevumbura #botswana #wearewilderness #photography #travel #Africa
A beautiful sunset taken from almost water level from a mokoro
August 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Sunset at camp Chitabe Lediba in the Okavango delta. #africa #photography #travel #safari #wearewilderness #sunset
A beautiful sunset with palm trees in the distance
August 23, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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I took this Puffin photo from a boat on our way to Little Fogo island, Newfoundland. Fortunately the water was very calm that day.
#photography #wildlifephotography #safari #NaturePhotography #birds #BirdPhotography #travel #newfoundland
A photo of a Puffing flying about a foot above the calm ocean.
July 1, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Grey Crowned crane. #Tarangire National Park, #Tanzania
#Nikon #photography #wildlifephotography #Africa #safari #NaturePhotography #birds #BirdPhotography #travel
A tall, regal bird stands on a patch of light reddish earth surrounded by green grass. It has long, slender black legs and a graceful upright posture. Its body feathers are mostly soft gray with white wings that have striking golden-yellow accents near the back. The bird’s neck is long and smooth, covered in fine silvery-gray feathers. Most striking is its head: it has a dramatic crown of stiff golden feathers that radiate like a sunburst, giving it a halo-like appearance. Its face is mainly white with a bright red patch under the eye and a black topknot covering its forehead and beak area. The red and white contrast sharply with the golden crown and gray body, making the crane look both flamboyant and dignified. The background is a natural grassy landscape, with blurred green plants and a soft dirt path, suggesting the bird is in a savannah or wetland habitat. Disclaimer: I am not that good a writer, the description was generated by ChatGPT and is very accurate.
June 24, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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We had a nice hike at the Cosumness River preserve and found this Green heron.
#Nikon #photography #wildlifephotography #NaturePhotography #birds #BirdPhotography #Heron #bird #birding
A medium sized heron standing in the reeds.
June 1, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Coqui Francolin #Hwange National Park, #Zimbabwe
#Nikon #photography #wildlifephotography #Africa #safari #NaturePhotography #birds #BirdPhotography #travel
This image shows a bird standing on a forest floor covered in dry leaves and twigs. The bird is medium-sized and quite striking in appearance: • Its body is mostly covered in black and white horizontal stripes, creating a bold pattern. • Its head and upper neck are a rich golden-brown or rufous color, contrasting sharply with the striped body. • It has a yellow beak with a darker tip, and a noticeable dark eye. • Its legs and feet are bright yellow. • The surrounding area is dry with brown and gray leaves on the ground, and thin yellowish grass stems sticking up. The bird stands upright and alert, facing slightly to the left with its beak open, possibly calling or vocalizing. The light is soft and natural, and the bird is the central focus of the image, well-lit and in sharp detail against a muted, earthy background. Description generated by AI
May 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Golden monkeys. #Volcanoes National Park, #Rwanda
#Nikon #photography #wildlifephotography #Africa #safari #NaturePhotography #travel
Two Golden monkeys sitting on rocks, one looking at the camera and the other looking down at the ground. They are surrounded by ferns and other vegetation.
May 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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We had a great hike this morning at Granite Mountain in the McDowell Sonoran Desert preserve. Scottsdale, AZ.
#photography #wildlifephotography #NaturePhotography #travel
Gila monster Cactus and mountains Sonoran coral snake Saguaro cactus lining the trail
May 5, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Swainsons’s Spurfowl #Tarangire National Park, #Tanzania
#Nikon #photography #wildlifephotography #Africa #safari #NaturePhotography #birds #BirdPhotography #travel
A medium sized bird looking backwards with brown wings and a black and white speckled breast. The head is black with red around the eye and on the throat.
April 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Can you spot the grasshopper? We found this guy while hiking in the Fish River Canyon, Namibia #photography #wildlifephotography #Africa #NaturePhotography #travel #Namibia
A photo of dark reddish brown rocks with a prehistoric looking grasshopper that is the same color as the rocks.
April 20, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Squaco Heron in the #OkavangoDelta #Africa
#Nikon #photography #wildlifephotography #Africa #safari #NaturePhotography #birds #BirdPhotography #travel #Heron
#bird #birding
A medium sized heron sitting in the grass.
April 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Elephants play fighting in the Osprey lagoon, Linyanti #Botswana
#Nikon #photography #wildlifephotography #Africa #safari #NaturePhotography #travel #Elephant
Two elephants playing fighting in water up to their belly.
March 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Western Cattle Egret in breeding plumage. #Nyerere National Park #Tanzania
#Nikon #photography #wildlifephotography #Africa #safari #NaturePhotography #birds #BirdPhotography #travel #Egret
#bird #birding
A large white bird with coppery feathers on its back and breast standing in some brush.
March 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM