Namibia 2011

1 The wing of our Airbus 330 at 30.000 feet.	2 Sundawn at the desert near the Sossusvlei.	3 Sundawn in the Ethosa National park.	4 Cheetah in the Cheetah Conservation Fund near Waterberg.	5 Rock Dassie in the Kalahari Desert
6 Rock Dassies in the Kalahari Desert	7 Blackthroated Kanary in the Kalahari Desert.	8 Common Eland in the Kalahari Desert (which wasn't a dessert at that moment due to heavy rainfall which occurs only once in the five till ten years).	9 Greater Striped Swallow near the Kalahari Desert.	10 Lizzard in the Kalahari Desert.
11 Kalahari Desert in the late afternoon.	12 Kalahari Desert in the late afternoon.	13 A flock of thousends Redbilled Quelea in the Kalahari Desert.	14 An old car left in the Kalahari Desert.	15 Try to find the lizzard on the tree. It has a very good camouflage.
16 The Quiver tree (kokerboom) forest near Keetmanshoop is a national monument.	17 The Quiver Tree forest at sunset.	18 Same Cheetah near Keetmanshoop.	19 A Cheetah near Keetmanshoop.	20 Giants Playground is also a national monument. Lavastone from millions of years ago reaches the surface then erosion creates this wall-like figures. This place is also close to Keetmanshoop.
21 Wild horses in the desert near Aus. They are the descendants of military horses which the Germans left behind in World War I. It's amazing that they survive in such a climate.	22 Fish River Canyon is the second largest canyon in the world. Only the Grand Canyon in Arizona is bigger.	23 The Canon Roadhouse near Fish River Canyon has a lot of old cars parked around.	24 Because of the heavy rainfall in April 2011 there are parts of the desert coverd with beautifull flowers, like these.	25 Springbok near the Sossusvlei.
26 A large area is Sperrgebiet: For protecting diamond rich soil or to protect the nature.	27 Saltpans near Luderitz.	28 Sand and stone desert on our way to Luderitz.	29 Colony of seals at Cape Cross near Swartkopmund.	30 Inside the Sossusvlei there are remains of Acacia trees which died long ago.
31 The sand dunes of the Sossusvlei are beautifull.	32 Transparant Namib Dune Gecko in the dunes near Swartkopmund.	33 A stranded ship near Swartkopmund.	34 Sleeping seals at Cape Cross near Swartkopmund.	35 A young seal at Cape Cross near Swartkopmund.
36 The Namib Desert Dunes near Swartkopmund.	37 A very fast Sand Diving Lizard in the dunes near Swartkopmund.	38 The Sidewindersnake in the sand of the dunes near Swartkopmund.	39 Close up from the Transparant Namib Dune Gecko.	40 Ancient rock engravings near Twyfelfontein, a giraffe and human footprints are clearly visible.
41 View from the Fingerclip near Khorixas.	42 The Namib Desert Dunes near Swartkopmund.	43 A Chameleon in the dunes near Swartkopmund.	44 Secretarybird in the Ethosa National park.	45 Monteiro´s hornbill near Khorixas.
46 The Organ Pipes near Twyfelfontein. This are colums of dolorite, 120 million years old.	47 Ancient rock engravings near Twyfelfontein, lots of animals are cleary visible. The lion is actualy a witchdocter who did transformed into a lion.	48 Blackbacked Jackal in the Ethosa National park.	49 Ground Squirrel eating something in the Ethosa National park.	50 Northern Black Korhaan in the Ethosa National park.
51 Burchell´s Zebra foal in the Ethosa National park.	52 Female lion in the Ethosa National park.	53 African Elephants in the Ethosa National park.	54 Burchell´s Zebra´s in the Ethosa National park.	55 Lot of differtent animals in the pan of the Ethosa National park.
56 Blackfaced Impala in the bushes, Ethosa National park.	57 Burchell´s Zebra´s drinking water in the Ethosa National park.	58 Vultures eating a dead African elephant in the Ethosa National park.	59 Male lion in the Ethosa National park.	60 Blackfaced Impala near a waterhole in the Ethosa National park.
61 African Grey Hornbill in the Ethosa National park.	62 Leopard in the Ethosa National park, it´s quite rare to see them.	63 Close up from a female lion in the Ethosa National park.	64 Sabota Lark in the Kalahari Desert.	65 Southern Masked Weaver near Otjewarongo.
66 World largest ever found meteorite near Hobas.	67 An Africa Elephant and a White Rhinoceros having a conflict in the Ethosa National park.	68 White Rhinoceros drinking in the Ethosa National park.	69 Blue Wildebeest´s drinking water in the Ethosa National park.	70 Blackfaces Impala´s in the Ethosa National park.
71 Ethosa National park.	72 Two female lions, seem to have eaten recently, in the Ethosa National park.	73 Spotted Hyaena in the Ethosa National park.	74 Giraffes drinking water in the Ethosa National park.