Stanley's Camp in northern Botswana

We spent three nights in Stanley's Camp where we saw much of what you would expect to see in Africa. A few of our favorite animals and birds are pictured here.

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We boarded the small plane in Maun, Botswana for Stanley's camp. No roads; you have to fly in.
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The plane casts a shadow on the ground. We weren't too high.
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We could see a brush fire burning in the distance. They had a rainy March, but April was pretty dry.
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I'm unlocking the door on our "tent" lodgings.
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A side-view of the tent.
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An interior shot of the tent. The tents had all be rebuilt since we were there last year. Very nice!
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Blue wildebeest - our first sighting after landing
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This red-billed hornbill came to greet us. Our guide had set up a table with snacks, and the hornbill came to see what we had
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Another red-billed hornbill.
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This female wart hog was also right near us as we snacked. I don't think she wanted what we had.
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Cute! They can use their nose like shovels to get grubs and roots of plants.
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When we actually arrived at the camp, we were greeted by the staff singing.
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A red-billed spurfowl singing his song.
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This is a bushbuck hiding in the brush.
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This wild dog was very near our camp. The guide said that he had a kill nearby, and he would leave after he had finished it. We didn't see him after this.
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A group of female Kudu.
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The morning when we were leaving the camp for our elephant experience, we saw this group of banded mongoose.
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And a wart hog was also nearby
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This is a fork-tailed drongo - which turned out to be a fairly common bird.
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A black-collared barbet
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A close-up of an impala. Impala were very common at both camps we visited.
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A group of giraffes. There must have been 8-10 in this group.
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A closer view
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and even closer
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You can see the oxpeckers on the giraffe. These are yellow-billed oxpeckers
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Two African fish eagles
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A coppery-tailed coucal
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A gray go-away bird. The name comes from the call which sounds like, "Go away".
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A Hammerkop
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A Swainson's spurfowl
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A make Kudu. (Note the oxpecker on him.)
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this is a blacksmith lapwing. Its call sounds like hammering.
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A tree squirrel
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Some zebra
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The zebras seem to have a bit of color variation.
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This zebra had just sampled a female's urine to see if she was in estrus. He then made this face, but we aren't sure what it meant.
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Their faces are almost hypnotic.
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We came around a corner and found this guy in the road. We waited for him to pass, but not before he showed us how big he was.
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There was a small lake with several hippos in it. They were quite fun to watch.
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A gaping yawn.
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We are thinking a mother and her young, or perhaps two young playing.
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You don't often see much more than their heads.
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A lovely baboon
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An immature tawny eagle.
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Red Lechwe
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A painted reed frog.
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Three little bee eaters in the setting sun.