Botswana: Okavango Delta Safari 2013: Day 8

A day that starts with 17 wild dogs chasing 3 hyenas is never really going to be a bad day! This action was all on our way to enjoy an amazing makoro experience. These traditional canoes take you quietly through the waters of the Okavango Delta, giving you a close-up look at the smaller animals. A large herd of buffalo met us at the end of the makoro experience, quickly followed by a herd of elephants. The day closed off with a female leopard in a tree with a kill and a relaxed african wild cat.

Major sightings of the day:

17 wild dogs (8 pups) chasing 3 hyena
Large herd of buffalo
Herd of elephants drinking
Good general game
Small herd of elephants
Female leopard with kill in tree
African wild cat

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The Great Migration Safari 2013: Day 7

Crossings, crossings and more crossings! Several thousand wildebeest and zebra made their river crossings today, giving us a spectacular front row seat to all the action – and there was a lot of action. The crocodiles were out in full force killing 4 zebra, one of which set off an unbelievable feeding frenzy involving 2 hippos and around 40 seriously large crocs. A wildebeest was also caught by a crocodile, but against all odds, managed to drag himself and the croc to shallow water, and wrestle himself free. Away from the crossings, a male lion, 3 cheetah, a female leopard with a baby impala kill and several hyaena were also seen.

Major sightings of the day:

2 hyaena
5 hyaena
Buffalo
Elephants
Several large river crossings of thousands of wildebeest and zebra
4 crocodile kills, 1 wildebeest escaped after being caught
2 hippos feeding on zebra and fighting with crocodiles
±40 large crocodiles feeding on zebra
1 male lion
3 cheetah
Female leopard with a baby impala kill

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The Great Migration Safari 2013: Day 5

Fantastic interaction between 2 male lions, 3 large bull buffalo and 5 hyaena kept us busy for most of the morning as they squabbled over the rights to a zebra kill. The single lioness with the 3 small cubs showed herself again as well as a pride of 16 lions later in the afternoon. 2 more lionesses with a wildebeest kill, a hyaena with 4 youngsters and a very obliging black rhino finished off our day just in time to get back to camp before a spectacular African storm rolled in.

Major sightings of the day:

2 male lions on a zebra kill
3 male buffaloes chasing the lions off their kill
5 hyeana stealing the zebra kill
Lioness and 3 month old cubs
Many herds of elephants
Pride of 16 lions
A hippo with a new born calf
2 lionesses with a wildebeest kill
Hyeana at a den site with 4 cubs
Black rhino

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Japan: Winter Wildlife Safari 2013: Day 4

The day kicked off with us boarding an ice-breaker boat en route to see some very cool eagles. We had an incredible two and a half hours with the magnificent stellar sea eagles, white-tailed eagles and hundreds of gulls that had pretty much surrounded the boat. It was an amazing photographic experience having so much choice, with so much action happening almost constantly. Disembarking, we had a relaxed day, and caught up on some rest and quick image processing, before heading out for a real treat. We tried our luck attempting to photograph a very rare bird, the Blackiston’s fish owl. We were rewarded for our (rather chilly) efforts with two visits by the magnificent bird, and even better, we managed to get some images!

Major sightings of the day: