Category : Botswana

African Darter in tree, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Photographed as it was drying its wings in a tree, darters are a common sight in the Okavango Delta region. The darter (Anhinga rufa), is sometimes called the snakebird because of its habit of swimming with only its head and neck, snake-like, above the water.

Wounded Leopard

Leopards are territorial and will attack or even kill other leopards that enter their vicinity.

Palmtrees, Okavango Delta, Botswana

essentially the same subject material can be approached and photographed in different ways to give quite a different effect or feel.

Lilypad Sunset, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Taking advantage of the depth of field characteristics of wide angle lenses in landscape photography.

A study in blue and gold

Gold on blue colour contrast makes for a pleasing nature photograph.

Egrets in Flight, Okavango Delta, Botswana

An egret takes flight from the shallows of the Okavango Delta, Botswana.

The hippo pool, Okavango Delta, Botswana.

some important points to remember if photographing from the air.

Taking flight, Egret, Okavango Delta, Botswana

An egret is photographed from above as it takes flight in the Okavango Delta.

Take off stork style. Okavango Delta, Botswana.

A fairly common sight on the Okavango Delta is the Saddle-billed Stork either wading through the shallow waters or flying overhead.

Channel through reeds. Okavango Delta, Botswana

A shallow bottomed motor boat allows you to access the channels and reed beds of the Okavango Delta.