Etosha National Park

  • Plains Zebra
    Plains Zebra
    Equus burchelli - in late afternoon light.
    Camp Waterhole, Okaukuejo Resort, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 4, 2016
    2016-05-04#9247
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Camp Waterhole
    Camp Waterhole
    Animals come and go constantly.
    Camp Waterhole, Okaukuejo Resort, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 4, 2016
    2016-05-04#2560
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Springbok
    Springbok
    Antidorcas marsupialis - in evening light.
    Camp Waterhole, Okaukuejo Resort, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 4, 2016
    2016-05-04#9278
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blue Wildebeest
    Blue Wildebeest
    Connochaetes taurinus - in early morning light.
    Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 5, 2016
    2016-05-05#2567
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Smelly Sheperd's-bush
    Smelly Sheperd's-bush
    Boscia foetida - a pride of Lions are sleeping under and around this, the only cover for miles.
    Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 5, 2016
    2016-05-05#2574
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lion
    Lion
    Panthera leo - young male.
    Okondeka, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 5, 2016
    2016-05-05#9305
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lions
    Lions
    Panthera leo - reacting to a scent mark, possibly of the large male sleeping behind them.
    Okondeka, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 5, 2016
    2016-05-05#9366
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Spring
    Spring
    The number of bones nearby indicates that the Lion pride hunts this area.
    Okondeka, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 5, 2016
    2016-05-05#2575
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Greater Kestrel
    Greater Kestrel
    Falco rupicoloides
    Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 5, 2016
    2016-05-05#9417
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Plains Zebra
    Plains Zebra
    Equus burchelli - headed to the Okondeka spring.
    Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 5, 2016
    2016-05-05#9426
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Plains Zebra
    Plains Zebra
    Equus burchelli
    Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 5, 2016
    2016-05-05#2583
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Springbok
    Springbok
    Antidorcas marsupialis
    Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 5, 2016
    2016-05-05#2590
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Namaqua Sandgrouse
    Namaqua Sandgrouse
    Pterocles namaqua - male behind female.
    Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 5, 2016
    2016-05-05#9483
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Plains Zebra
    Plains Zebra
    Equus burchelli
    Okondeka, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 5, 2016
    2016-05-05#9499
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Namaqua Sandgrouse
    Namaqua Sandgrouse
    Pterocles namaqua - large flocks dropping in for a morning drink.
    Okondeka, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 5, 2016
    2016-05-05#9546
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Springbok
    Springbok
    Antidorcas marsupialis
    Okondeka, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 5, 2016
    2016-05-05#9553
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blue Wildebeest
    Blue Wildebeest
    Connochaetes taurinus - with the huge Etosha Pan in the background.
    Okondeka, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 5, 2016
    2016-05-05#9565
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Namaqua Sandgrouse
    Namaqua Sandgrouse
    Pterocles namaqua - nervously drinking.
    Okondeka, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 5, 2016
    2016-05-05#9591
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pied Crow
    Pied Crow
    Corvus albus
    Okondeka, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 5, 2016
    2016-05-05#9623
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Gemsbok
    Gemsbok
    Oryx gazella - probably headed to Okondeka spring.
    Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 5, 2016
    2016-05-05#2599
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blue Wildebeest
    Blue Wildebeest
    Connochaetes taurinus
    Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 5, 2016
    2016-05-05#2611
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blue Wildebeest
    Blue Wildebeest
    Connochaetes taurinus
    Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 5, 2016
    2016-05-05#9677
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blue Wildebeest
    Blue Wildebeest
    Connochaetes taurinus - juvenile seems way too large to still be allowed to nurse.
    Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 5, 2016
    2016-05-05#9709
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blue Wildebeest
    Blue Wildebeest
    Connochaetes taurinus
    Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 5, 2016
    2016-05-05#2615
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blue Wildebeest
    Blue Wildebeest
    Connochaetes taurinus
    Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 5, 2016
    2016-05-05#2617
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black-backed Jackal
    Black-backed Jackal
    Canis mesomelas
    Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 5, 2016
    2016-05-05#9735
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Etosha Pan
    Etosha Pan
    The view of the huge pan from any of the vantage points is impressive.
    Kapupuhedi, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 5, 2016
    2016-05-05#2630
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Etosha Pan
    Etosha Pan
    At 4,800 square kilometers, the pan represents about one fourth of the park and is visible from space.
    Homob, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 5, 2016
    2016-05-05#2631
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lion
    Lion
    Panthera leo
    Sueda, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 5, 2016
    2016-05-05#9760
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Red Hartebeest
    Red Hartebeest
    Acelaphus buselaphus
    Sueda, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 5, 2016
    2016-05-05#9766
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Red Hartebeest
    Red Hartebeest
    Acelaphus buselaphus
    Sueda, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 5, 2016
    2016-05-05#9770
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Kori Bustard
    Kori Bustard
    Ardeotis kori
    Sueda, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 5, 2016
    2016-05-05#9812
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Red Hartebeest
    Red Hartebeest
    Alcephus buselaphus
    Salvadora, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 5, 2016
    2016-05-05#2641
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Spring
    Spring
    Springbok drinking.
    Salvadora, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 5, 2016
    2016-05-05#2646
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Springbok
    Springbok
    Antidorcas marsupialis
    Salvadora, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 5, 2016
    2016-05-05#9840
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Plains Zebra
    Plains Zebra
    Equus burchelli
    Rietfontein, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 5, 2016
    2016-05-05#2653
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Plains Zebra
    Plains Zebra
    Equus burchelli - frisky behavior.
    Rietfontein, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 5, 2016
    2016-05-05#9881
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Plains Zebra
    Plains Zebra
    Equus burchelli - reacting to a kick.
    Rietfontein, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 5, 2016
    2016-05-05#9888
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Plains Zebra
    Plains Zebra
    Equus burchelli - interesting stripes of a tight group.
    Rietfontein, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 5, 2016
    2016-05-05#9918
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Plains Zebra
    Plains Zebra
    Equus burchelli - fighting.
    Rietfontein, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 5, 2016
    2016-05-05#9932
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Plains Zebra
    Plains Zebra
    Equus burchelli
    Rietfontein, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 5, 2016
    2016-05-05#9936
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Plains Zebra
    Plains Zebra
    Equus burchelli
    Rietfontein, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 5, 2016
    2016-05-05#9957
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black-faced Impala
    Black-faced Impala
    Aepyceros melampus petersi - endemic or near-endemic to Namibia.
    Noniams, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 5, 2016
    2016-05-05#9978
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black-faced Impala
    Black-faced Impala
    Aepyceros melampus petersi - nursing juvenile.
    Goas, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 5, 2016
    2016-05-05#2674
    Larry L. Jackson
  • African Elephant, bull
    African Elephant, bull
    Loxodonta africana - small, brittle tusks are the result of missing minerals in the food.
    Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 5, 2016
    2016-05-05#0024
    Larry L. Jackson
  • African Elephant, bull
    African Elephant, bull
    Loxodonta africana
    Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 5, 2016
    2016-05-05#0028
    Larry L. Jackson
  • African Elephant, bull
    African Elephant, bull
    Loxodonta africana
    Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 5, 2016
    2016-05-05#2691
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Southern Pale Chanting Goshawk
    Southern Pale Chanting Goshawk
    Melierax canorus
    Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 5, 2016
    2016-05-05#0056
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Gemsbok
    Gemsbok
    Oryx gazella - juveniles have a brown coloration.
    Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 5, 2016
    2016-05-05#0077
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Chudop
    Chudop
    This waterhole has a clump of plants.
    Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 5, 2016
    2016-05-05#2697
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Southern Giraffe
    Southern Giraffe
    Giraffa camelopardalis
    Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 5, 2016
    2016-05-05#2698
    Larry L. Jackson
  • African Elephants
    African Elephants
    Loxodonta africana
    Klein Namutoni, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 5, 2016
    2016-05-05#0116
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Helmeted Guineafowl
    Helmeted Guineafowl
    Numida meleagris
    Klein Namutoni, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 5, 2016
    2016-05-05#0142
    Larry L. Jackson
  • South-western Black Rhinoceros
    South-western Black Rhinoceros
    Diceros bicornis bicornis - possibly an orphan.
    Klein Namutoni, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 5, 2016
    2016-05-05#0171
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Southern Giraffe
    Southern Giraffe
    Giraffa camelopardalis
    Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#2711
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Southern Giraffe
    Southern Giraffe
    Giraffa camelopardalis
    Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#2716
    Larry L. Jackson
  • South-western Black Rhinoceros
    South-western Black Rhinoceros
    Diceros bicornis bicornis - surviving pretty well due to effective protection.
    Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#0200
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Twee Palms
    Twee Palms
    Waterhole.
    Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#2718
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Fischer's Pan
    Fischer's Pan
    One of the smaller pans, but still quite large.
    Twee Palms, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#2722
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Game Trail
    Game Trail
    Fischer's Pan, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#2725
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black-backed Jackal
    Black-backed Jackal
    Canis mesomelas
    Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#0204
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
    Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
    Merops hirundineus
    Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#0232
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Termite Mound
    Termite Mound
    Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#2729
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Kudu
    Kudu
    Tragelaphus strepsiceros
    Klein Okevi, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#0246
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black-faced Impala & Kudu
    Black-faced Impala & Kudu
    Aepyceros melampus petersi & Tragelaphus strepsiceros
    Klein Okevi, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#2730
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Kudu & Black-faced Impala
    Kudu & Black-faced Impala
    Tragelaphus strepsiceros & Aepyceros melampus petersi
    Klein Okevi, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#0278
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Burchell's Sandgrouse
    Burchell's Sandgrouse
    Pterocles burchelli
    Klein Okevi, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#0304
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Spotted Hyaena
    Spotted Hyaena
    Crocuta crocuta
    Klein Okevi, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#0338
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black-faced Impala
    Black-faced Impala
    Aepyceros melampus petersi - bachelor herd.
    Klein Okevi, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#2734
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Long-tailed Paradise Whydah, male
    Long-tailed Paradise Whydah, male
    Vidua paradisaea
    Klein Okevi, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#0348
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Long-tailed Paradise Whydah, male
    Long-tailed Paradise Whydah, male
    Vidua paradisaea
    Klein Okevi, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#0353
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Common Warthog
    Common Warthog
    Phacochoerus aethiopicus
    Groot Okevi, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#2737
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cape Turtle Dove
    Cape Turtle Dove
    Streptopelia capicola - the call sounds like 'work harder'.
    Groot Okevi, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#0366
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Plains Zebra
    Plains Zebra
    Equus burchelli
    Groot Okevi, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#0372
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Southern Giraffe & Plains Zebra
    Southern Giraffe & Plains Zebra
    Giraffa camelopardalis & Equus burchelli
    Groot Okevi, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#0384
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Southern Giraffes
    Southern Giraffes
    Giraffa camelopardalis
    Groot Okevi, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#2741
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Southern Giraffes
    Southern Giraffes
    Giraffa camelopardalis
    Groot Okevi, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#2743
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Southern Giraffes
    Southern Giraffes
    Giraffa camelopardalis
    Groot Okevi, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#2746
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Southern Giraffes
    Southern Giraffes
    Giraffa camelopardalis
    Groot Okevi, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#2748
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Southern Giraffes
    Southern Giraffes
    Giraffa camelopardalis
    Groot Okevi, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#2749
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Southern Giraffes
    Southern Giraffes
    Giraffa camelopardalis
    Groot Okevi, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#2752
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Common Ostrich
    Common Ostrich
    Struthio camelus - female & male.
    Klein Okevi, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#0390
    Larry L. Jackson
  • African Elephant, bull
    African Elephant, bull
    Loxodonta africana
    Klein Okevi, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#0402
    Larry L. Jackson
  • African Elephant, bull
    African Elephant, bull
    Loxodonta africana
    Klein Okevi, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#2760
    Larry L. Jackson
  • African Elephant, bull
    African Elephant, bull
    Loxodonta africana
    Klein Okevi, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#0432
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black-faced Impala
    Black-faced Impala
    Aepyceros melampus petersi - juvenile & female.
    Klein Okevi, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#0438
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Gemsbok
    Gemsbok
    Oryx gazella
    Namutoni, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#2766
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Fort Namutoni
    Fort Namutoni
    In January, 1905, 7 soldiers held off an attack by 500 local tribesmen.
    Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#2770
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Helmeted Guineafowl
    Helmeted Guineafowl
    Numida meleagris
    Klein Namutoni, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#0464
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Numida meleagris
    Numida meleagris
    Klein Namutoni, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#0471
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Termite Mound
    Termite Mound
    Onguma Tented Camp, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#2785
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Termite Mound
    Termite Mound
    Onguma Tented Camp, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#2787
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mopane Aloe
    Mopane Aloe
    Aloe littoralis
    Onguma Tented Camp, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#2789
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tent #3
    Tent #3
    Our tent.
    Onguma Tented Camp, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#2791
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Waterhole
    Waterhole
    The view from our tent's deck.
    Onguma Tented Camp, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#2792
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tent #3
    Tent #3
    You can hear the sounds of wildlife due to the tent walls.
    Onguma Tented Camp, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#2794
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tent #3
    Tent #3
    Much of the interior is permanent, just the outer surface is tent fabric.
    Onguma Tented Camp, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#2795
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tent #3
    Tent #3
    Closets on each side.
    Onguma Tented Camp, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#2796
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Common Warthogs
    Common Warthogs
    Phacochoerus aethiopicus - really enjoying the mud at the edge of the waterhole.
    Onguma Tented Camp, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#0496
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black-faced Impala
    Black-faced Impala
    Aepyceros melampus petersi
    Onguma Tented Camp, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#0504
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Waterhole
    Waterhole
    Common Warthogs and Black-faced Impala stopping by for a drink.
    Onguma Tented Camp, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#2802
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pool
    Pool
    Onguma Tented Camp, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#2804
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lounge Area
    Lounge Area
    Onguma Tented Camp, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#2805
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Fire Pit
    Fire Pit
    Onguma Tented Camp, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#2806
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dining
    Dining
    Onguma Tented Camp, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#2807
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Courtyard
    Courtyard
    Onguma Tented Camp, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#2808
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Southern Red-billed Hornbill
    Southern Red-billed Hornbill
    Tockus erythrorhynchus
    Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#0519
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Makalani Palms
    Makalani Palms
    Hyphaene petersiana
    Onguma Tented Camp, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#2817
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Southern Giraffe
    Southern Giraffe
    Giraffa camelopardalis
    Chudop, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#2828
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black-faced Impala
    Black-faced Impala
    Aepyceros melampus petersi
    Chudop, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#2833
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Plains Zebra
    Plains Zebra
    Equus burchelli
    Chudop, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#0550
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Eastern Striped Skink
    Eastern Striped Skink
    Trachylepsis striata
    Chudop, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#0551
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black-faced Impala
    Black-faced Impala
    Aepyceros melampus petersi
    Chudop, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#0559
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Kori Bustard
    Kori Bustard
    Ardeotis kori
    Chudop, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#0569
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Helmeted Guineafowl
    Helmeted Guineafowl
    Numida meleagris
    Chudop, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#0572
    Larry L. Jackson
  • South-western Black Rhinoceros
    South-western Black Rhinoceros
    Diceros bicornis bicornis
    Chudop, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#0586
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Greater Flamingo
    Greater Flamingo
    Phoenicopterus ruber - lone individual for some reason.
    Klein Namutoni, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#0592
    Larry L. Jackson
  • South-western Black Rhinoceros
    South-western Black Rhinoceros
    Diceros bicornis bicornis
    Klein Namutoni, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#0603
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Southern Giraffes
    Southern Giraffes
    Giraffa camelopardalis
    Klein Namutoni, Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#0618
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Damara Dik-dik
    Damara Dik-dik
    Madoqua kirkii damarensis
    Etosha National Park, Namibia, May 6, 2016
    2016-05-06#0634
    Larry L. Jackson