Tag Archives: Botswana

Botswana Beauties: Light Fantastic

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black-winged stilts i’ve read 
are known to be
collaborative home-makers
and gregarious waders 
at the borehole we see them
daddy and mummy long legs
skipping skating skitters 
tilted silted trippers
A high-contrast photograph of silhouetted black-winged stilts in flight and wading through light-speckled water in Botswana.

Botswana Beauties: Dynamic Duos

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A vertical photograph of two vervet monkeys, one climbing on top of the other, on a tree trunk.

A close-up photograph of two Red-billed Hornbills perched side-by-side on a bare tree branch against a pale blue sky.

A striking, silhouetted photograph of two Yellow-billed Hornbills perched side-by-side on a dead tree branch against a dusky, cloudy sky. T

A photograph of two Wattled Cranes, a large, elegant bird species native to the wetlands of Botswana. The two cranes are walking side-by-side in a vast, open field of dry grass,

Botswana Beauties: Baby

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too young yet to savage his own feed
before puberty promotes him to 
that other list of african fives
with the vulture the warthog 
the gnu and the marabou
perhaps it's not a face
that only a mother would love
A photograph of a young hyena pup partially obscured by tall, dry grass in Botswana. The pup is looking directly at the camera with a cautious yet curious expression. The image challenges the common perception of hyenas as ugly, visually representing the post's title, 'Botswana Beauties: Baby'.

Botswana Beauties: Gwyneth

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red-billed oxpeckers love their
gwyneths long-legged and graceful
she gets the daily exfoliation at five
they get some nesting overnight
but not before she slides in
a sundowner at the corner watering hole

A beautiful photograph of a tall giraffe standing gracefully in a sunlit field in Botswana. A small oxpecker is perched on its neck, a detail that visually represents the theme of 'daily exfoliation' mentioned in the post. The symbiotic relationship between giraffes and oxpeckers is a classic example of mutualism. Oxpeckers, small birds, feed on ticks and parasites found on the giraffe's skin, providing the giraffe with pest control. In return, the oxpeckers get a readily available food source. This relationship benefits both species.

A humorous and intimate photograph of a giraffe with its front legs splayed and neck bent low to drink from a waterhole. The giraffe's reflection is perfectly captured in the water, creating a symmetrical image that contrasts its usual graceful posture with a moment of comical awkwardness.