Three-banded Plover

Three-banded Plover

The Three-banded Plover can be distinguished by it's red eye rings and two black stripes on it's neck. Can be found one-one or in pairs close by water. (Driebandstrandkiewiet - Charadrius tricollaris)

Swallow-tailed Bee-eater

Swallow-tailed Bee-eater

The Swallow-tailed Bee-eater is small bee eating bird with a swallow tail. It has a blue collar and yellow throat. Can be found at various tree habitats and the Kalahari sand areas. Becomes 20-22cm.
(Swaelstertbyvreter - Merops hirundineus)

Golden beach sunset

Golden beach sunset

Acacia Pied Barbet

Acacia Pied Barbet

The Acacia Pied Barbet is a smallish bird of 17-18cm. It has a red forehead and a white underside. It's head is black-and-white striped and yellow colouring above the eyes. Can be found one-one or in pairs in semi arid savannah. Similar in manner to a woodpecker, the Acacia Pied Barbet drills holes into dead wood in order to create cavity nests. (Bonthoutkapper - Tricolaema leucomelas)

Bitterpan Startrail

Bitterpan Startrail

Kelp Gull and Swift Tern

Kelp Gull and Swift Tern greeting one another while passing by. :-)

Why you shouldn't wash your windows

Where did that window come from?! :-)

Blue Wildebeest

Blue Wildebeest

Splashing over the rocks

A wave breaking over the rocks

Snowy Egret

Snowy Egret

The Snowy Egret is a medium sized bird of 55-65cm. It is difficult to identify them exactly as there are other egret species that look very similar. The area of the upper bill, in front of it's eyes is yellow. They eat insects, fish, crustaceans and small reptiles. (Sneeuwitreier - Egretta thula)

Hyena

Spotted Hyena

Seascape

Rocky Seascape

Brown Lizards

Brown Lizards

Red Mongoose looking for warmth by the coals

Red Mongoose looking for warmth by the coals of the previous night's camp fire

Crimson-breasted Shrike

Crimson-breasted Shrike

The Crimson-breasted Shrike has a red underside and neck. It's very rare but some have a yellow underside. They can be found in pairs in a thorn veld. A smallish bird which becomes 22-23cm. (Rooiborslaksman - Laniarius atrococcineus)

Kalahari Lion

Kalahari Lion standing on a dune, staring down

Farmlands and mountains

Farms and geese with mountains in the background

Bat-eared Fox

Bat-eared Fox

The Bat-eared fox has large ears and silver grey fur. It's mostly a meat eater and will eat insects, reptiles and small fruit. It weighs about 3-5kg. Their habitat is short shrubs and open grass fields. Will not be found in mountains and forests. (Bakoorjakkals - Otocyon - megalotis)

Hartlaub's Gull

Hartlaub's Gull

The Hartlaub's Gull is mainly white and grey and has dark red legs, feet and beak and dark eyes. This is the most common gull around the West coast of Southern Africa. (Hartlaubmeeu - Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)

Verreaux Eagle Owl

Verreaux Eagle Owl

The Verreaux Eagle Owl is a big grey owl. Becomes 60-65cm. It has pink eye lids. Single ones can be found in big trees in open savannas near rivers or water. (Reuse-ooruil - Bubo lacteus)

Black Backed Jackal Silhouette

Silhouette of a Black Backed Jackal early in the morning

Chestnut-vented Warbler

Chestnut-vented Warbler / Tit-Babbler

The Chestnut-vented Warbler can easily be distinguished by it's light eyes and striped throat feathers. It has a brown underside. It's a small insect eating bird of about 15cm. It can copy the sounds of other birds. They can be found in tree fields, bush veld and thorn trees. (Bosveldtjeriktik - Sylvia subcaerulea)

What animal is this?

Toyota Hilux animal

Late one night, camping out on a game reserve and this was the only animal we could find, a Toyota Hilux, Vigo. :-) With a couple of friends and we did what we usually do - photograph it!

Credit to Erlo - erlobrownphotography.co.za

Loving Cheetahs

Cheetahs

Secretarybird

Secretarybird

The Secretarybird is a large, grey and black bird with long legs and loose black feathers at the back of it's head. An adult's face is orange and a young one yellow. Can usually be found in pairs in grass fields, bush veld or thorn veld. They spend most of their time on the ground, but will sleep in thorn trees and nest there. Become 125-150cm. (Sekretarisvoël - Sagittarius serpentarius)

Cape Francolin

Cape Francolin

The Cape Francolin (or Cape Spurfowl) is found in scrubby open areas in the Western Cape of South Africa. It's a big, dark francolin with white stripes on it's underside. They become 40-45cm. (Kaapse Fisant - Pternistis capensis)

Yellow Canary

Trio of Yellow Canary's

The Yellow Canary is a small bird of 13-14cm. Males are yellow and the females grey and black. Males are good singers and can be heard from the top of trees. (Geelkanarie - Crithagra flaviventris)

Windpump and moon landscape

Windpump and moon HDR image

Brown Hyena

Brown Hyena walking through the dam

Close up of a Spotted Eagle Owl

Spotted Eagle Owl