Just a shot of the moon at twilight, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
You know your trip to the bush has officially started when you are sitting beside a wood fire.
A Scaly-feathered Finch sitting on a Yellow bush (Kraalbos) just outside Twee Rivieren camp, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
A Secretary Bird hunting for food in the grass beside the road near Leeuwdril, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
A sub-adult Cheetah following its mother up the Auob River on the hunt for prey near Auchterlonie, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
Two Springbok in the Auob River just north of Auchterlonie Waterhole, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
A Karasburg Tree Skink sunning itself on a rock at the Auchterlonie Museum picnic spot, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
Trying to be artistic with a backlit Kori Bustard just south of Kamqua picnic spot, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
The view at night from our chalet at Urikaruus Wilderness Camp, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
A Tawny Eagle on a fallen tree just south of 14th Waterhole, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
A Marico Flycatcher inspecting our coffee making skills at Dikbaardskolk picnic spot, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
A Black-backed Jackal watches Cubitje Quap Waterhole from across the road, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
Safran left the road she had been lying on and ventured a short way into the bush just North of Lijersdraai Waterhole, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
She posed for us in the late evening light and then began calling softly, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
Minutes later this little guy ran out onto the road to join her, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
We watched a pair of young male Lions walking towards Geinab Waterhole one morning in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park of South Africa. This young male climbed up onto a fallen tree and had a good look at us before they continued on. We followed them all the way to the waterhole where they drank and then moved off into the bush.
This young male Lion did like to make eye contact. I was glad I was in a car, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
The light in the Nossob River during the early mornings is something to behold, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
One morning we found Safran in a tree with an Aardwolf kill. Attempts to steal the kill by Kham, a big male Leopard, made her very grumpy, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
Eventually Kham left Safran to her kill and moved South towards Lijersdraai Waterhole, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
With Kham gone, Safran relaxed once more and posed nicely for us, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
A group of 5 Bat-eared Foxes jostling for a drinking position at Bedinkt Waterhole, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
We watched this male Lion and his bother on an Eland kill for a couple of days. On this morning we found him walking South along the road. It was a scary sight when he stood on the raised verge and looked down at us in a 4x4 vehicle, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
We followed him all the way to Bedinkt Waterhole where we watched him drink, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
Bitterpan definitely gets my vote for the prettiest view from camp, although Gharagab runs a close second, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
A group of Giraffes on the horizon making their way down into the Auob riverbed, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
Sunrise over Bitterpan from our chalet at Bitterpan Wilderness Camp, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
White-browed Sparrow Weaver looking for scraps from our lunch at Mata-Mata, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
A Swallow-tailed Bee-eater really close to the side of the road, and for once it did not fly away, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
A Bat-eared Fox listening for insects below the ground, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
A Slender Mongoose on the calcrete rocks of the Auob River at last light, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
Giraffe are not a subject you expect to find in an arid region with few trees and for a long time they were absent from the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park of South Africa, having been hunted to extinction. In the 1990's they were reintroduced and have been thriving. They can normally be found in the dry river beds where the large trees are but more and more they can be seen on the tops of the dunes at sunrise and sunset. Perhaps they just enjoy watching the sun rise and set.
When the light gets too low its time to have some panning fun with the animals that come to drink at the waterhole at Urikaruus Wilderness Camp, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
We found a very co-operative group of Swallow-tailed Bee-eaters huddling together on a very frosty morning, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
Yellow-billed Hornbill looking for lunch in the grass beside the road, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
We enjoyed an amazing sighting of a mother and four Chetah cubs walking up the Auob River. We watched them for a few hours and then left them after they drank at Monro Waterhole, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
She posed for us in the late evening light and then began calling softly, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
Just a Kori Bustard in nice light, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
A pink flower and grasses backlit by the rising sun just outside Bitterpan Wilderness Camp, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
There aren't many animals of the Bitterpan 4x4 Trail but it is a beautiful drive, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
