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The Okavango Delta in Botswana is the seasonal swamp at the northern edge of the Kalahari. The Boteti River flows out of the delta to the east and south. The river forms the western boundary of the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park. I stayed at a lodge just outside the park and went on morning and late afternoon game drives. These photos were taken in the river floodplain as the level of the water was quite low.

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Two unsurprisingly named Yellow-billed storks standing in the river. I imagined they were a couple hanging out at a coffee shop in conversation – the one on the right saying “actually.”

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A male African Darter perched on a dead branch. After getting wet diving they have to spread their wings to dry out.

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A group of White-faced Whistling-Ducks on a small sandbar in the river.

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I think this is a Rüppell’s Starling but I defer to Albatrossity for a more definitive identification. Note the tire tracks in the sand – all the vehicles were 4WD Toyota Land Cruisers. We still got stuck in the sand once.

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A Pied Crow.

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A White-backed vulture.

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A Verreaux’s eagle-owl at sunset waiting for the sun to go down to start hunting.

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This Nile crocodile is not acting aggressively. They open their mouths to let in sunlight to get warm. There were several birds nearby that it was ignoring.

Next post – mostly bigger critters.

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    Elma

    Our driver/guide in Botswana had a giant coffee table size bird book in the truck that he pulled out to settle the “what bird is that?” questions.

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    Albatrossity

    @lashonharangue: Oh, that’s unfortunate. I save everything from trips, especially trips overseas. It’s amazing how a year or two of improvements in photo processing technology can help you rescue photos that you deemed unusable at first glance.

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