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A female Steenbok (Raphicerus campestris) gives us a curious look on a morning game drive in Namibia
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While on an early morning game drive , this handsome Black-backed Jackal watched cautiously as we stopped to admire it.
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Hi there!! A young female Angolan giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis angolensis) says hi.
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A Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) with breakfast
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A Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) looks back at the rest of the family group
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A "teenaged" Lion (Panthera Leo) cub, relaxed and watching the activity around him.
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A Cape Starling, showing its brilliantly colored feathers - Explored, 12/14/22
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An African Wattled Lapwing (Vanellus senegallus),
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After beating the fish against it's perch for a couple of minutes to kill it, a Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) prepares to swallow it's battered catch
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A beautiful Lilac-breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus) strikes a classic pose
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A Hooded Vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus), waiting its turn at a giraffe kill while 20+ lions eat their fill.
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How fast can you run? An African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) gives a look one only wants to see from a safari vehicle.
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Staying close to mom...a young baboon seeks comfort from its mother
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Two adult-sized Spotted Hyenas peer out from the opening of the den.
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A calm and resting Spotted Hyena gives no clue to the power of its bone-crushing jaws
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A healthy-looking, adult African Wild Dog in the early morning sunlight
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The sun's rays light up the brilliantly colored and highly reflective feathers of a Cape Starling
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An adult Lilac-breasted Roller - Easily the most beautiful bird I've been privileged to see and photograph in Africa
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Two Spotted Hyenas observing, from a safe distance, a large family of lions on giraffe kill
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Two young Spotted Hyena looking relaxed but bored at the entrance to their den
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An Augur Buzzard, on an outcropping near its nest
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A handsome Burchell's starling
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An adult Rüppell's Bustard, illuminated by the early morning sun
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An Augur Buzzard, checking the landscape for a potential meal
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An adult Klipspringer, standing on its tippy toes, looking down on us from the top of a very large boulder - Explored, 03/14/23
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An Anhinga((Anhinga rufa), strikes a common pose while drying its feathers
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A White-crowned Lapwing, with just a trace of its carpal spur showing
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A Spotted Hyena, mid-yawn, shows its impressive, scary-looking teeth
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This Red-billed Hornbill was on the ground, actively searching various locations for a tasty morsel
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A delicate-looking, female Steenbok...curious...but ready to run
