Chobe river, Botswana

Chobe River, in Botswana, is simply a paradise for birding and wildlife photography.

There are over 450 bird species and it is estimated there are 120,000 elephants that gather at the river. Every where you look there are spectacular sights. The area has won my heart and I have been lucky enough to travel there twice in 2024, with more trips planned for 2025.

Game ‘drives’ are often by boat, allowing an eye-to-eye perspective that helps create real connection with the subjects. It is, without doubt, the most amazing wildlife photographic location I have ever visited.

My photos are grouped in sections for the Birds of Chobe - Kingfishers; Bee-eaters; Raptors & owls; Birds of the River; Birds of the Land; the Mammals and Reptiles; and some landscape images of The Chobe River. In each section clicking on a photo will open a gallery of larger images. All these shots were taken in ten days on the Chobe River in October/November 2023 - three days on the Chobe Princess, and seven days with Pangolin Photo Safaris, and then six days in March 2024 back with Pangolin Photo.