Flying Southern Africa on the infobahn again

Click on the small picture to see a larger, more detailed version. I toured Namibia, Botswana, and Zambia in February 2012 (wet season). Most of the photos were taken with a Canon SLR camera (T3i, 18 Mpixels) with a 100-400mm zoom lens, but I also use a Canon T1i (15 Mpixels) with an 18-100 zoom lens for scenery pictures. In all, I took well over 3000 pictures. Many of the pictures are very good and it is painful to reduce the numbers down even to the substantial number shown here.

The larger pictures are in many cases larger than can be seen on the usual computer screen. Some viewers (e.g., Firefox) will show the picture sized to fit the screen and offer a button to display at the full resolution. When so displayed, scroll bars or other means are needed to roam around the picture. Note that I have cropped almost all pictures displayed here - this new camera has a lot of pixels!

Windhoek area

Black-chested Prinia, Black Duck, Little Egret, Pied Avocet, Three-banded Plover,
Cape Wagtail, Windhoek Sewage Ponds, February 3, 2012

Southern Masked Weaver, Pin-tailed Whydah, Zitting Cisticola, Cape Bunting,
Great Rufous Sparrow, Brubru, Avis Dam, February 4, 2012

Speckled Pigeon, Grey Heron, Red-billed Duck, Hammerkop, Little Egret,
Cardinal Woodpecker, Avis Dam, February 4, 2012

Red Bishop (male, female), Black-cheeked Waxbill, Ashy Tit, Montiero's Hornbill,
Eastern Paradise-Whydah, Avis Dam, February 4, 2012

Common Buzzard and Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, near Windhoek hotel,
Southern Pied Babbler, C28 Road west of Windhoek, February 4, 2012

Epako Game Reserve

Red-headed Rock Agama, White-browed Sparrow-Weaver, Grey Go-Away-Bird at noon,
White-crowned Shrike after dark, Epako Game Reserve lodge February 5, 2012

White Rhinoceros, Mountain Zebra, Blue Wildebeest, Giraffe,
Epako Game Reserve afternoon safari, February 5, 2012

Montiero's Hornbill, Damara Red-billed Hornbill, Burchell's Glossy-Starling,
Groundscraper Thrush, Epako Game Reserve afternoon safari, February 5, 2012

Rosy-faced Lovebird, Lesser Masked Weaver, African Paradise Flycatcher (female),
Shikra (imm.), Epako Game Reserve lodge, February 6, 2012

Dideric Cuckoo, Black-backed Jackal, Black-throated Canary, Cinnamon-breasted Bunting,
Epako Game Reserve morning safari, February 6, 2012

Red-headed Finch with Black-fronted Bulbul, Petrpglyph, Crowned Lapwing,
Pied Cuckoo, Epako Game Reserve morning safari, February 6, 2012

Waterberg National Park

Abdim's Stork, Savannah Baboon, Flap-necked Chameleon on the road,
Southern Masked Weaver, Southern Grey-headed Sparrow, Violet Woodhoopoe,
Waterburg National Park, February 7, 2012

Marico Sunbird, Scarlet-chested Sunbird, Pririt Batis, Burnt-neck Eremomela,
Pearl-spotted Owlet, Savannah Baboon, Waterburg National Park, February 7, 2012

Grey-headed Kingfisher, Ruppel's Parrot, Klipspringer, Rufous-crowned Roller,
Rufous-backed Scrub-Robin, Damara Dik-dik, Waterburg National Park, February 7, 2012

Etosha National Park

Intermediate Egret, Steenbok while approaching and
Social Weaver, South African Ground Squirrel, Rock Agama at Okaukuijo Camp,
Etosha National Park, February 8, 2012

Crowned Lapwing, Spike-heeled Lark, Capped Wheatear, Lion, Springbok,
Pygmy Falcon, afternoon safari in Etosha National Park, February 8, 2012

White-quilled Bustard, Double-banded Courser, Kori Bustard, Ostrich,
Namaqua Dove, afternoon safari in Etosha National Park, February 8, 2012

Lion (2 males), Rufous-naped Lark, Sabota Lark, Black-shouldered Kite,
near Okaukuijo Camp, Etosha National Park, February 9, 2012

Common Fiscal, Rufous-eared Warbler, Ostrich, Blue Crane, Red-necked Falcon,
Red-footed Falcon, Okaukuijo to Halali Camp, Etosha National Park, February 9, 2012

Steenbok, Gemsbok (Oryx), Greater Flamingo, Tawny Eagle, Okaukuijo to Halali Camp;
Barn Owl, African Scops Owl, Halali Camp, Etosha National Park, February 9, 2012

Ring-necked Dove at Halali, Helmeted Guineafowl, Red Hartebeast, Plains Zebra,
Martial Eagle, Cape Teal along road east, Etosha National Park, February 10, 2012

Black-winged Stilt, Yellow-billed Hornbill along road east;
Lappet-faced (left) and White-backed (right) Vulture, Marabou Stork, Southern Red-billed Hornbill,
near Namutoni Camp, Etosha National Park, February 10, 2012

White Helmet Shrike, Violet-backed Starling, Common Scimitarbill, at Mushara Bush Lodge;
Greater Flamingo, African Fish-Eagle (imm.), Tawny Eagle, Great-spotted Cuckoo,
near Namutoni Camp, Etosha National Park, February 10, 2012

Red-billed Francolin at Mushara Bush Lodge;
Carmine Bee-Eater, Blacksmith Plover, Red Bishop, Rundu, February 11, 2012

African Jacana, Woodland Kingfisher at Nkwazi Lodge;
Black-crowned Night-Heron, Spur-winged Goose, Marsh Owl,
river trip (partly in Angola), February 11, 2012

Caprivi Strip

Yellow-bellied Greenbul at Nkwazi Lodge; Mourning Collared Dove at Rundu;
Hartlaub's Babbler, Holub's Golden Weaver at Nunda River Lodge;
Red-billed Oxpecker nearby, February 12, 2012

White-faced Whistling-Duck, Black-headed Heron, Lesser Jacana, African Pygmy Goose,
Ndhovu Wetlands, February 12, 2012

Red-eyed Dove, Red-faced Mousebird, Brown Fire Finch,
Nunda River Lodge, February 13, 2012

Red Lechwe with Cattle Egret, Impala, African Pygmy Goose, Arrow-marked Babbler,
White-browed (lower) and Coppery-tailed Coucal, Red-backed Shrike,
morning Mahango Game Reserve, February 13, 2012

Meve's Starling, Bearded Woodpacker, Greater Kudu, Little Bee-Eater,
Wattled Lapwing, Vervet Monkey, Yellow-billed Oxpecker,
morning Mahango Game Reserve, February 13, 2012

Swainson's Francolin, Red-backed Scrub Robin, African Buffalo with Yellow-billed Oxpecker,
Striated Heron, Roan Antelope, Hippopotamus, Plains Zebra,
afternoon Mahango Game Reserve, February 13, 2012

Dark Chanting Goshawk (juvenile, adult), African Elephant, Grey Kestrel, Jan Hansen,
Klaas's Cuckoo, Caprivi Game Reserve, February 14, 2012

Brown-headed Kingfisher, African Pied Wagtail, Black-collared Barbet, Hotel Zambezi River Lodge;
Pied Crow, small frog, Katima Mullilo, February 14, 2012

Schalow's Turaco, Broad-billed Roller, Marico Sunbird,
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird, Hotel Zambezi River Lodge, February 15, 2012

Black Crake, Common Waxbill, Brown-headed Kingfisher, White-headed Lapwing,
Hotel Zambezi River Lodge, February 15, 2012

Botswana

Blue-breasted Cordon Bleu, Southern Grey-headed Sparrow, border crossing;
African Elephant, Sable Antelope, drive through Chobe National Park;
Southern Carmine Bee-Eater, Chobe Safari Lodge, February 15, 2012

Whiskered Tern, Long-tailed Cormorant, African Darter, Black Heron, African Fish-Eagle,
afternoon boat trip, Chobe National Park, February 15, 2012

Hippopotamus, Nile Crocodile, Waterbuck,
afternoon boat trip, Chobe National Park, February 15, 2012

Malachite Kingfisher, Pied Kingfisher, Squacco Heron, African Openbill,
Goliath Heron with African Jacana, Sacred Ibis,
afternoon boat trip, Chobe National Park, February 15, 2012