Central Kalahari Game Reserve · Botswana 2007
barking gecko Barking Gecko (No.1)
hibiscus Hibiscus
combretum Combretum
hoodia gordonii Hoodia Gordonii
aloe zebrina Aloe Zebrina
acacia tortilis Acacia Tortilis
termite Termite
banded groundling Banded Groundling
plum dung beetle Plum Dung Beetle
bal-byter Bal-byter
shield bug Shield Bug
tree locust Tree Locust
Great Sparrow (male) Great Sparrow
White-Browed Sparrow-Weaver White-browed Sparrow-weaver
Fork-Tailed Drongo (juvenile) Forked-tailed Drongo (juv.)
Namaqua Dove Namaqua Dove
Grey-Backed Shrike Grey-backed Shrike
Red-Backed Shrike Red-backed Shrike
golden orb web spider Golden Orb Web Spider
giant jewel bug Giant Jewel Bug
spiny agama lizard Spiny Agama Lizard
bushveld lizard Bushveld Lizard
scorpion Scorpion
bushveld rain frog Bushveld Rain Frog
Lilac-breasted roller Lilac-breasted Roller
Swallow-Tailed Bee-Eater Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
Yellow-billed Hornbill Yellow-billed Hornbill
Cattle Egret Cattle Egret
Double-Banded Courser Double-banded Courser
??? Nightjar Nightjar
striped skink Striped Skink
mole snake,  lizard Mole Snake
leopard tortoise Leopard Tortoise
yellow mongoose Yellow Mongoose
ground squirrel Ground Squirrel
meerkat Meerkat
Red billed Francolin Red-billed Francolin
helmeted guineafowl Helmeted Guineafowl
Secretarybird Secretarybird
Kori Bustard Kori Bustard
Ostrich Ostrich
Pale Chanting Goshawk Pale Chanting Goshawk
steenbok Steenbok
springbok Springbok
greater kudu Kudu
hartebeest,  calf Hartebeest
wildebeest Wildebeest (Gnu)
gemsbok Gemsbok (Oryx)
Greater Kestrel Greater Kestrel
Pale Chanting Goshawk (juvenile) Pale Chanting Goshawk (juv.)
Black-shouldered Kite Black-shouldered Kite
Bateleau Bateleur
Black-Breasted Snake-Eagle Black-breasted Snake-eagle
Tawny Eagle Tawny Eagle
giraffe Giraffe
bat-eared fox Bat-eared Fox
black-backed jackal Black-backed Jackal
cheetah Cheetah
brown hyena Brown Hyena
lion Lion
images and credits

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All images © 2007 Dave Lawrence

Prints of individual images are available to order as well as 'coffee table' books for each collection.
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Konica Minolta 7D; 600mm/f4; x1.4 Teleconverter; 80-200mm/f2.8; 100mm/f2.8; 28-75mm/f2.8; 11-18mm/f4.5
Manfrotto, Really Right Stuff and Wimberley tripods and heads
Image processing by BibblePro

Many thanks to David Dugmore at Meno A Kwena for arranging this trip and Jeff, Dabe and all the staff at camp for guiding and organizing
Special thanks to Paul Sheller and Pam for taking us into the Kalahari
Thanks also to Chris and Lucy at Expert Africa for continued help and support; Bradt travel guides for invaluable reference; Rob Miller for layout consultation and logo design