Birding trip report Western South Africa & Namibia 23 Oct. - 15 Nov. 2003 John van der Woude, http://johnbirding.wolweb.nl |
Photos part 3. Namibia (Central
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The Spitzkoppe area, inland from Swakopmund.
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Campsite at the foot of one of the Spitzkoppes.
Layard's Tit-Babbler was our best bird here. If you want
to see the Herero Chat you might need to stay overnight
here, but even then success is not garantueed.
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The Erongo mountains. Omaruru is at the back of these.
We had many good birds near Omaruru.
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Lion crossing the road in Etosha national park, on
the entrance road near Okaukuejo.
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Sabota Lark was often present at the road side in
Etosha NP.
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Northern Black Korhaan in the area SE of Okaukuejo in
Etosha NP.
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Kori Bustard walking from one shadowy place to the
other.
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Giraffes at weavers nests. Would they consume some of
it?
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Springbok, Zebra, Giraffe and Oryx (Gemsbok) at a
water hole between Okaukuejo and Halali in Etosha NP.
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Elephant show at the water hole at Halali camp in
Etosha NP.
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African Fish-Eagle holding his prey at the border of
the Okavango river, in the Mahango reserve in NE Namibia.
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Baobab tree in Mahango.
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Waterberg Plateau, good for Rüppell's Parrot.
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Damara Dik-dik in Waterberg Plateau national park,
along the trail below the cliff face. "Dik"
means fat in Dutch, but we have never seen such a slender
mammal. Its shoulder height is only 40 cm.
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Diederik Cuckoo in Daan Viljoen park near Windhoek.
Above the parking place at the end of the only tarred
road of the park.
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Daan Viljoen park holds a nice cross-section of birds
of central Namibia. Short-toed Rock-Thrush was our best
new bird here.
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