Namibia Day 11 began with a morning game drive, our first at Etosha National Park. Soon into the drive we came across a fresh kill, a springbok that had been taken down recently by presumably a cheetah. By the time we arrived, the cheetah had eaten its fill and moved on, leaving the remains for the scavengers. What ensued appeared as somewhat of a survival “dance” between the jackals and the vultures as they repeatedly parried each other for a chance to feed.
Click on the image below to view a short video of the encounter. Caution: Gory! Also, please change quality to 1080p (auto is 720 ) and view full screen!
March 22, 2018 | Categories: Africa, Landscape, Lighting, Photography, tourism, Travel, Wildlife | Tags: Africa, death, etosha, etosha national park, gory, jackal, Namibia, nature, Safari, vulture, Wildlife | 1 Comment
Day 10 brought a drive out of the wild and into “civilization”. We were headed to Etosha National Park (with showers and beds), a 22,270 sq km/8,600 sq mi park which gets its name from the Etosha Pan, a salt pan which covers a quarter of the total area of the park and is so large that it is identifiable from space. Our drive to the park took us through scattered Damara villages, where farmers who subsist on herding cattle, sheep, and goats still live primarily in simple homes constructed from dung and termite mud (collected from MASSIVE termite hills) spread on a wooden frame.
Massive termite hills were scattered throughout the countryside.
Himba Women out for a stroll
Springbok “pronking”
Kori Bustard
March 13, 2018 | Categories: Africa, Landscape, Lighting, Photography, tourism, Travel, Wildlife | Tags: Africa, camping, damara, etosha, Namibia, nature, Safari, southern cross safaris | 2 Comments
Night 9 brought a goodnight and goodbye to the Damaraland (Palmweg) Concession in north-western Namibia, bringing to a close the most primitive wild camping portion of the tour. From here we head back to “civilization” in the form of Etosha National Park.
Click on photo to view an enlarged 10 panel shot of Milky Way taken from the edge of our campsite.
March 7, 2018 | Categories: Africa, Landscape, Lighting, Photography, tourism, Travel | Tags: Africa, camping, concession, damara, milky way, Namibia, nature, palmweg, Safari, southern cross safaris, stars | 1 Comment
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