Blacksmith Plover ( Lapwing) - Vanellus armatus
Botswana 2017, Thamalakane Lodge, Maun.
After a fabulous 13 night mobile camping trip in Botswana I am back in Flickr mode. Just a mere 7k worth of images to go through, shouldn't take me long LOL . On arrival we spent a night at Thamalakane Lodge which has an abundant array of wildlife in the gardens. It's the wet season in Botswana and this year has seen more rain than in previous years. We started our trip in the Kalahari, sadly I didn't see any Meerkats, apparently it was the wrong area for these cute creatures. Nxai Pan was our next destination for the Zebra Migration. Due to the extent of the rains grass and water is plentiful in other areas of Botswana so a lot of them had decided not to make the journey down to Nxai Pan. However, there were Zebra's everywhere and what a beautiful sight it was. Next stop was Moremi Game reserve. Some areas were in accessible including our camp so we had to re-locate elsewhere. But it didn't disappoint as the vast amounts of water just added to the adventure, downside more mosquitoes. Our final destination was Khwai Game reserve, which despite our initial thoughts upon arrival proved to be a fabulous area for the big cats.
Many thanks for the faves and comments, they are all very much appreciated.
Blacksmith Plover ( Lapwing) - Vanellus armatus
Botswana 2017, Thamalakane Lodge, Maun.
After a fabulous 13 night mobile camping trip in Botswana I am back in Flickr mode. Just a mere 7k worth of images to go through, shouldn't take me long LOL . On arrival we spent a night at Thamalakane Lodge which has an abundant array of wildlife in the gardens. It's the wet season in Botswana and this year has seen more rain than in previous years. We started our trip in the Kalahari, sadly I didn't see any Meerkats, apparently it was the wrong area for these cute creatures. Nxai Pan was our next destination for the Zebra Migration. Due to the extent of the rains grass and water is plentiful in other areas of Botswana so a lot of them had decided not to make the journey down to Nxai Pan. However, there were Zebra's everywhere and what a beautiful sight it was. Next stop was Moremi Game reserve. Some areas were in accessible including our camp so we had to re-locate elsewhere. But it didn't disappoint as the vast amounts of water just added to the adventure, downside more mosquitoes. Our final destination was Khwai Game reserve, which despite our initial thoughts upon arrival proved to be a fabulous area for the big cats.
Many thanks for the faves and comments, they are all very much appreciated.