Okavango Delta Pictures

Pictures taken in the Okavango Delta, Southern Botswana

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Margaret supervising the unloading of our rucksacks from a light plane at the Maun Airport in Botswana.

One of the many light aircraft we flew in to reach the different places we went to in Botswana. Allan usually sat with the pilot and sometimes there was another passenger. Our rucksacks were in the bin between the wheels

Hippos are incredibly aggresive. This one was grazing with a small herd on the banks of the Chobe River. When it saw us approaching in a small boat it immediately roared and charged into the river toward us. We beat a hasty retreat.

Pipi took us through narrow reed channels to see nesting birds around a shallow lake. Here are stork chicks.

Large aggresive hippo thrashing it’s head in the water to give an impressive warning display. We didn’t move away because the propellor was clogged with water weeds.

I would have liked clearer pictures of the hippo attack but it was hard to keep my hands steady as he approached at full speed.

Once clear of the hippo we could enjoy the tranquil sunset over the lake and the reeds.