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Success with Pel's Fishing Owl - and it dropped a souvenir feather too! © Callan Cohen

Success with Pel's Fishing Owl - and it dropped a souvenir feather too! © Callan Cohen

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Success with Pel's Fishing Owl - and it dropped a souvenir feather too! © Callan Cohen After some searching, the sought-after Pels Fishing Owl puts on a great show along the South African/Nambian border © Callan Cohen Closer still! Pel's Fishing Owl on our May 2008 tour © Callan Cohen Lilac-breasted Roller © 2007 tour participant Jo Latham A gathering of gorgeous White-fronted Bee-eaters delights our group © Callan Cohen
Simply gorgeous. Close up of White-fronted Bee-eater © Callan Cohen Group photo at Pafuri, May 2008 tour © Callan Cohen Treetop boardwalk allows unrivalled views of some of the scarcer canopy dwelling species © Callan Cohen Greater Double-collared Sunbird © Callan Cohen Marsh Owl in the spotlight near Pretoria © Callan Cohen
This is a great trip for large mammals, too - African Elephants pause to watch us pass © 2007 tour participant Jo Latham This Cheetah had 4 cubs hidden in the grass nearby © 2007 tour participant Jo Latham I thought YOU had got the key! Southern Red-billed Hornbills inspect the camp © 2007 tour participant Jo Latham Southern Red-billed Hornbill © 2007 tour participant Jo Latham Pearl-spotted Owlet © 2007 tour participant Jo Latham
Roadside scene near Mapungubwe © Callan Cohen The rare African Wild Dog or Cape Hunting Dog is considered extinct in 23 countries in Africa, with a population estimated at between 3000 and 5000 individuals only © Callan Cohen It's been a long day. Lioness tires of the attentions of our group © Callan Cohen Spotted Eagle Owl at Makulu Makete © Callan Cohen African Hoopoe at Polokwane reserve © Callan Cohen
Amethyst Sunbird on Aloe flower, Soutpansberg © Callan Cohen Sabota Lark © 2007 tour participant Jo Latham Red-billed Duck © 2007 tour participant Jo Latham Little Bee-eater is the smallest bee-eater in the region © 2007 tour participant Jo Latham Fine dining? © 2007 tour participant Jo Latham
Wildlife drive at Polokwane © Callan Cohen Coqui Francolin at Polokwane © Callan Cohen African Barred Owlet, Limpopo Forest, Mapungubwe © Callan Cohen White Rhinos, Polokwane © Callan Cohen All the better to hear you with!... Southern White-faced Owl in the garden at Polokwane © Callan Cohen
Brown-hooded Kingfisher © 2007 tour participant Jo Latham View over the Limpopo from Mapungubwe © Callan Cohen Baobab at Makulu Makete © Callan Cohen Our 2007 group birding from the Limpopo Treetop boardwalk © Callan Cohen Martial Eagle brings us to a halt at the roadside near Mapungubwe © Callan Cohen
This really is a delicious tour! Giraffe at Mapungubwe © Callan Cohen Giraffe suckling young, Polokwane © Callan Cohen White Rhino passes close by our 2008 group, Polokwane © Callan Cohen Jackal Buzzard targets a locust © Callan Cohen Pearl-spotted Owlet, May 2008 tour © Callan Cohen
Bush breakfast at Leokwe © Callan Cohen A majestic Baobab tree, Little Muck © Callan Cohen Southern forms of White Helmetshrike have short crests, Pafuri © Callan Cohen The odd-looking Crested Guineafowl pauses in front of our May 2008 group © Callan Cohen Our spring 2008 group relaxing at Pafuri Wilderness Camp © Callan Cohen
Yellow-bellied Greenbul © Callan Cohen The deck at Pafuri Wilderness Camp © Callan Cohen African Elephant from our lodge at Pafuri, Kruger National Park © Callan Cohen