Category: Wildlife photo
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The future of Natal/Kinect
You know! Kinect is the new name of the Microsoft technology that allows you to completely forget about keyboard, joysticks, game pads and all that. You move in front of the camera and the stuff does its stuff. Previously, it was known as Project Natal. Today, I found this great cartoon from Ctrl+Alt+Del by Tim…
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Bateleur Eagles, in flight
Botswana, May 2010.
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Mongooses
A chance encounter on the trunk of a dead tree, with mongooses. Always on the move, exploring around. Savuti National Park, Bostwana, Mai 2010.
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Red-billed hornbill
Yet another common bird in Botswana. Calao à bec rouge (Tockus erythrorhynchus), Red-billed Hornbill. Savuti National Park, Botswana, May 2010.
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Southern yellow-billed hornbill
A most common bird all over Botswana. Southern yellow-billed hornbill (Tockus flavirostris), Calao à bec jaune Botswana, Savuti National Park, May 2010.
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Zebras in the Botswana sunset
Botswana, Savuti National Park, May 2010.
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Elephants from Botswana
From my personal observation in Botswana, I would say that elephants are wild animals far from being calm and placid. They tend to frighten easily, to react promptly and to be willing to use their own power to force others to back quickly. These big mammals are very active and impressive: You don’t want to…
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Bateleur Eagles from Botswana
The bateleurs are very beautiful eagles that are quite common in Botswana. As you can see on the photos, they are quite recognizable from the red color of their head and their feet in striking opposition to the black feathers (at least for the adults). Not easily frightened, they are relatively easy to approach and…
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Eagles from Botswana
A very common African eagle: Wahlberg’s eagle (Hieraaetus wahlbergi), Aigle de Wahlberg Moremi National Park, Botswana. May 2010.