Monthly Archive: September 2012

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Nature Painted Me Beautiful

Sometimes words aren’t necessary – Nature can do the talking for itself.  These beautifully coloured birds were spotted in the Caprivi region of Namibia and in northern and central Botswana during the months of...

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Crested Barbet or Silly Goose

On our travels we always keep our eyes open for unusual things, and we recently came across a rather sad or amusing (whichever way you looked at it) show.  We were camping at Kalizo...

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A short drive from Purros

Looking at a map of Namibia can be deceptive for the inexperienced. Even downright misleading. If you look in the north west of the country, in Kaokoland, for example, you will see a little...

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Hey you – get off my mound!

One of the things that we love about game reserves is the interaction between the various animals and birds.  There is always an animal or bird that is intent on eating another one, or...