Namibia June 2019

A short trip through Northern Nambia.



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Gardeners at Ondekaremba Farm

Ground Squirrel

Blacksmith Lapwing

Lilac-breasted Roller

Peekaboo!

White-tailed Shrike

Tree Hyrax

My lonely tent at Madisa

Bare-faced Babbler.

Damara Hornbill

Madis asundset.

Bradfield's Hornbill

Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill.

My secluded tent. Madisa

Daniel cooks Kudu at Madisa.

WC at Khowarib

Washbasins at Khowarib Lodge.

Pale-winged Starling.

Ostrich in Hoanib river bed.

Ellie in Hoanib.

Actually two at Amspoort Gorge, Hoanib.

Reaching for fresh browse.

Long reach.

Got it.

Ludwigs Bustard. Ganias plain.

Ellie at Purros. Note the water levels.

Road block at Puros.

He let us go by.

Crimson-breasted Bushshrike.

Purros Camp.

Three-banded Plover.

Searching for rhino in the hils.

Lesser Masked Weaver.

Giraffe on the Sesfontein track.

The 'road' between Puros and Sesfontein.

Another car coming.

Familiar Chat.

Yellow-bellied Erenomela. Khowarib.

Cape Penduline tit. Khowarib.

Daniel on firewatch

Epupa Falls Camp.

Rosy-faced Lovebirds. Epupa.

Rufous-tailed Palm Thrush. Epupa.

Wire-tailed Swallow. Epupa.

The previously forbidden D3700 along the Kunene River.

My bed at Kunene River Lodge

Daniel gets the bird.

I get the bird. Cardinal Waxbill.

Cardinal Waxbill. A lifer for me.

African Darter. Kunene River.

Crocodile. Kunene river.

Water Dikkop. Angola bank.

Kunene river rapids.

Small falsl barred our way upstream.

Sundowner time.

Moored on the Angola shore.

A rare shot of White-backed Night Heron whch is not seen here.

Moon river.

Yellow-bellied Greenbul.

Striped Squirrel at breakfast. Kunene River Lodge.

Pale Chanting Goshawk.

Oryx. Etosha.

Red-crested Bustard.

Bataleurs. Juv and adult.

Ellie topping up his tank. Olifantsrus.

Mud bathing ellie . Olifantsrus camp.

splash it all over.

Oryx. Olifantrus.

Camp at Olifantsrus, Etosha.

Common Fiscal.

Red Hartebeeste.

Drinking Sandgrouse.

Red-headed Finch.

Northern Black Koorhan.

Namaqua Sandgrouse.

Double Banded Courser.

Egyptian Goose. Okaukuejo.

Family of ellies.

Mother and child. Neubrownie.

Follow close to mum.

We find this lovely Black Rhino and knowing she is heading for the waterhole we are able to trak alongisde her.

I took lots of photos as we kept with her.

Friendly Rhino. Etosha


A Kudu was at the Waterhole but soon left.

A few studies as she quenched her thirst.









Etosha Ellie.

got too close.

Much too close.

He went by after we extricated ourselves.

Next day we found another rhino but he was a bit shyer.

Steenbok.

Steenbok.

Male Kudu. Olifantsbad.

Drinkng Kudu. Olifantsbad.

Black-faced Impala.

Cardinal Woodpecker. Okaukuejo.

Monteiro's Hornbill.

Greater Kestel.

Bradfield's Lark

Black-backed Jackal.

Kori Bustard.

Boys misbehaving.

Really no call for that.

Some giraffe come to drink after the ellies leave.

I hope to get the classic drinkng pose.

Nearly.

Gottit.

Hello.

Now for a threesome.

Nice.

A bit dark now.

We get D a lion at Ondecka.

And two ladies.

Pririt Batis.

Marico Sunbird.