Birding with Trish: July 2012

Namibia Sossusvlei, Sesriem and Dead Vlei

Camp site at Sesriem, which was very comfortable

To climb a dune in Sossusvlei, to view the reality of Dead Vlei, to see Lappet Faced Vulture, to discover new areas was an amazing treat for my eyes and my soul.

Hot air Balloon on our way to Sossusvlei

Dune 45 which some folk climbed

Looking at foot prints in the sand

Desert critter

I wonder what Doug is thinking??

I wonder how many times this old tree
has been photographed

Dead Vlei

Some more famous trees in Dead Vlei

Another famous tree

This is what Dead Vlei looks like close up

Dead Vlei

The road that we had to travel on to get to Sossusvlei, very
sandy and an interesting drive

Dunes on the way to Sossusvlei

Lappet Faced Vulture near Dune 45

Fairy rings on the hill side

Foot prints in the sand

Sossusvlei

Namibia - Aus and Luderitz

Giants Play ground rocks near Keetmanshoop

Some more of the play ground

From Kgalagadi we traveled to Aus in Namibia, we had our first attempt at camping. We had a lovely two nights camping in this area.

Giants balancing rocks

Quiver Trees near Keetmanshoop

Caracal Statue in Keetmanshoop

Close up of flowering Quiver Tree

View from Klein Aus Vista camp site

Doug meant to be lighting a fire,
but reading the news paper

Camp site at Klein Aus Vista

I wonder what the story is behind this abandoned blue
machine, left in the desert on the way to Luderitz

Old abandoned train station

Crashing waves, view from Diaz point

Walk way up to Diaz point

Doug on the walk way

Trawlers at Luderitz

Wild horses on the road verge to Luderitz

Wild horses

Sociable Weavers nest at camp site

View from camp site at Klein Aus Vista

Kgalagadi animals large and small

Gemsbok, found in dunes and riverbeds,
they do not need to drink often as they get
all the moisture that they need from a variety
of food, including tsamma melons.

During our stay in Kgalagadi we were blessed to see some beautiful animals. Some very large, some really small and cute, some very amusing, some trying very hard to catch prey

A Jackal that spent many hours trying to catch
Cape Turtle Doves

Yellow Mongoose, living in the camp site

Blue Wildebeest coming into drink at Nossob water hole

Tree mouse living in Camelthorn tree

Majestic Lion at Nossob watering hole

Ground Squirrel lazing in the sunshine

Ground Squirrel begging Doug for some food in
exchange for a stone, when Doug did not
give the Squirrel any food, he took the stone
and buried it and came back with another one