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Moremi Game Reserve - Chief's Island, Botswana (
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Map of Moremi Game Reserve - Chief's Island, Botswana
Map of Moremi Game Reserve - Chief's Island, Botswana
Scott And Pilot in Cessna Bush Plane, Botswana
Bush Plane, Botswana
Okavango Delta, Botswana
Barbara and Elephant Skull, Botswana
African Buffalo Bites The Dust, Botswana
The Skilled And Fearless Ranger, Botswana
Barbara and Moiseppe in Mokoro Canoe, Botswana
Okavango Delta Flower, Botswana
Yellow-billed Kite, Botswana
Barbara Surveys a Nearby Elephant, Botswana
The Ranger Stares Down Spotted Hyena, Botswana
Spotted Hyena, Botswana
Flock of Cattle Egret, Botswana
We went out into the bush for a walking safari with a fake dugout canoe. This was the best campsite anywhere with two lions hunting within site of the camp. We were also visited by a couple of elephants.
Trips
Africa: Eastern and Southern
12/10/2002
: For this portion of the safari, we flew in a cessna to a camp where we stayed for one night. In the morning we went with Moiseppe for an overnight into the bush in a dugout canoe. When we arrived at the campsite, we discovered two lions not more than a couple hundred yards away. I did not take my eyes off the lions for even a minute, and neither did they stop watching us.
We hiked around for awhile in the bush, and there were large animals everywhere. We even had a close encounter with a hyena.
Later in the afternoon, we arrived at our camp to see our lions chasing a herd of wildebeest. And there was an unsettling encounter with a huge elephant that came into the campsite.
During the night, we built a very large fire to keep all the predators at bay. This was, without a doubt, the most interesting camping experience I had ever had.
Previous Visit (Moremi Game Reserve: 12/8/2002)
Next Visit (Nxai Pan National Park: 12/12/2002)
Species Recorded (21)
Birds ( 13 )
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Western Cattle Egret -
Bubulcus ibis
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Yellow-billed Duck -
Anas undulata
Knob-billed Duck -
Sarkidiornis melanotos
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Black Kite -
Milvus migrans
Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
Dickinson's Kestrel -
Falco dickinsoni
Jacanas ( Jacanidae )
Lesser Jacana -
Microparra capensis
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
White-winged Tern -
Chlidonias leucopterus
Kingfishers ( Alcedinidae )
Malachite Kingfisher -
Corythornis cristatus
Woodland Kingfisher -
Halcyon senegalensis
Bee-eaters ( Meropidae )
Little Bee-eater -
Merops pusillus
Barbets ( Lybiidae )
Pied Barbet -
Tricholaema leucomelas
Honeyguides ( Indicatoridae )
Lesser Honeyguide -
Indicator minor
Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers ( Sylviidae )
Hartlaub's Babbler -
Turdoides hartlaubii
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