Back home again…

Anne, Deb, and I all made it home safely today, I am happy to say, but I haven’t made it back to Estabrook Park just yet. Instead, here are a few more pictures of the amazing wildlife we got to see in Namibia.

Along with the Violet-eared Waxbill that I already showed you, there was also a more-numerous Black-faced Waxbill (Brunhilda erythronotos) feasting on seeds of the tall grasses that grow on the grounds of the Trans Kalahari Inn.

In addition to the Yellow Mongoose at Etosha National Park that I already showed you, we saw a whole family of these Banded Mongooses (Mungos mungo), and here’s a curious youngster checking me out while Mom was all business.

Besides the Kori Bustard that I already showed you at Pilanesberg National Park, we saw quite a few of these White-quilled Bustard (Afrotis afraoides) there and at Etosha.

Finally, on top of the impalas that we saw in both parks, here’s a much larger gemsbok (Oryx gazella), or South African oryx that was all by its lonesome in Etosha.

I see that it is forecast to be a little breezy tomorrow morning, but there’s not much chance of rain, so there is a good possibility that I’ll get into Estabrook at some point, and if I see anything, I’ll let you know.