Phil Perry Wildlife Photography
Mashatu, Botswana, 2017 Wildlife Photo Gallery
Honey Badger fighting off Lion cubs. |
A mother Honey Badger and her baby were being tormented by two Lionesses and Six 8m old cubs. |
The lions tried to kill the honey badgers. |
But the honey badgers managed to get away and the following morning one of the lionesses was limping after a bite from one of the badgers. |
A very rare yellow-throated morph of the Whitefronted Bee-eater. |
The yellow-throated morph is seen here next to a typically-coloured whitefronted bee-eater, with a red-throat. |
Little-banded Goshawk (or Shikra) being mobbed by a Lilacbreasted Roller. |
Group of Whitefronted Bee-eaters huddling together for warmth in the cool of early morning. |
Pale phase Tawny Eagle feeding on Helmeted Guineafowl. |
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Slender Mongoose at waterhole. |
Slender Mongoose running. |
Levaillant's Cuckoo at water's edge. |
Largespotted genet silhouetted in tree at sunrise. |
Largespotted Genet spotlit at night. |
Helmeted Guineafowl. |
Helmeted Guineafowl drinking. |
Juvenile Helmeted Guineafowl. |
Flock of Helmeted Guineafowls at waterhole. |
Cheetah drinking in early evening. |
Cheetahs walking in single file. |
Female Cheetah stretching. |
Mother Cheetah with three cubs at sunset. |
Blackbacked Jackal howling. |
Blackbacked Jackal yawning. |
Blackbacked Jackal scratching. |
Blackbacked Jackal showing off bushy tail. |
Redbilled Francolin at waterhole. |
Sabota Lark with grasshopper-prey in bill. |
Arrowmarked Babbler. |
Greenwinged Pytilia. |
Pair of African Hawk-Eagles at their nest site. |
Blackmith Lapwing stood behind it's nest with two eggs. |
Blue Waxbill. |
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting at waterhole. |
Dark-capped Bulbul at waterhole. |
Crested Barbet. |
Crested Barbet. |
Greyheaded Kingfisher. |
Lilacbreasted Roller. |
Lilacbreasted Roller taking flight. |
Crowned Lapwings mating. |
Crowned Lapwing in river. |
Crowned Lapwing preening. |
Meyer's Parrot. |
Meyer's Parrot drinking. |
Chacma Baboons silhouetted at sunset on top of river bank. |
Mother Chacma Baboon with young baby. |
Juvenile Chacma Baboon drinking. |
Young Chacma Baboons playing. |
Baby dangling upside down below its mother. |
The mother puts out a hand to secure her baby. |
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Time to drink |
Two juveniles drinking. |
Youngster riding jockey-style on mother's back. |
Male Greater Kudu. |
Female Greater Kudu. |
Greater Kudu calf. |
Sunset Cheetah. |
More Honey Badger versus Lion action. |
Lion cub trying to grip neck of Honey Badger in its jaws. |
Honey Badger curled into a defensive ball. |
Attacked from all sides ! |
Female Leopard and cub. |
Mother Leopard grooming her cub. |
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Leopard resting in large riverine tree. |
Tree Squirrel drinking. |
Water Monitor. |
Redheaded Weaver. |
Redbilled Queleas at waterhole. |
With many thanks to photo guide Janet, ranger Kaizer and tracker Goms.
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