Okavango

Okavango, Botswana

Curiously, landlocked Botswana has a sea the Okavango

Basin; a large inland delta that becomes a seasonally flooded

grassland. Measuring some 720,000 km2 and straddling

neighbouring Angola, Namibia and Zimbabwe, the Basin

has a series of salt pans in its lowest points and the vast

Makgadikgadi Pan (an area roughly the size of Belgium) to its

southeast.

The Basin is spectacularly verdant and teems with wildlife, from

tiny insect to the largest of mammals.

This trip was to Vumbura, on the north west of the basin; a fly

in safari to a tiny camp on the edge of a waterway. In addition

to game of all kinds, we were treated to some spectacular

sunrises, sunsets and even an evening electrical storm, all in a

unique landscape.

Here are some of the images from that trip.

All of the photographs in this booklet are available as high

quality unframed prints, on archival, exhibition grade papers

ranging from A4 to A2 in size.

Print pricing is available on request. Simply email me and Ill

let you have a quotation by return.

Or, if you like one of these images but dont want a print,

chances are you can find a downloadable desktop/wallpaper

version for a tiny sum (PayPal and Cred payment facilities are

being arranged as I write these notes) at my online store.

Paul Perton

Rooi Els

November 2010

The Okavango region is principally shallow water surrounding thousands of islets. Note the three elephants at the top, just left of centre.

Sable antelope graze as an afternoon storm passes in the distance.

Sable antelope in the late afternoon sun.

Spotted hyena cub.

Hyena cubs at play.

Hyena cubs at play.

Sunset storm, Vumbura.

Elephant.

Elephant calf.

Form a circle. Yellow billed storks fish communally.

Wading bird at sunset.

Elephants at days end.

Papyrus.

Early morning near Vumbura.

Male giraffe.

A female giraffe wanders into my picture.

Male giraffe.

The ubiquitous impala.

Attack survivor; sheltering in a tiny pool, this hippo is covered in deep and recent claw marks. If the injuries dont kill him, infection probably will.

Rain on the way.

Sunset.

Adolescent lion.

Adolescent lion.

Adolescent lion.

Adolescent lion.

Adolescent lions.

Adolescent lions these two and a third out of shot are taking it easy having just wokenup.

Adolescent lions.

All three brothers together, watching nearby tsesebe.

Adolescent lions trying to kill an adult elephant is not a clever idea.

Adolescent lion the adults are safe, but the calf is in real danger.

Elephants note the adults at front and rear, protecting their young.

Warthog and piglets.

Several zebra.

Sunset.

Evening watch near Vumbura.

Electrical storm at sunset.

Thank you.