• Perfect alignment
  • Baby elephant in the Chobe River
  • Evening mood with African Openbill Storck
  • Malachite Kingfisher
  • Big smile
  • ... pondering ...
  • Vervet Monkey
  • African Fish Eagle take-off
  • Elephant Sunset Silhouette
  • The majestic fish eagle watching his territory on the Chobe River
  • The other end of an elephant
  • Elephant having a dust bath at sunset before he calls it a day
  • Don't come closer ...
  • African nights can easily fool you ...
  • A start of another great day in Africa
  • Evening mood on the Chobe River
  • Pied Kingfisher with catch
  • watchful mother
  • ... open wide.
  • Simplicity
  • Fisherman on the Chobe River
  • ... just a Hippo
  • Dancers in the sky
  • Six Eyes
  • Little monkey ... marvels at the small wonders of this world
  • African Openbill Storck
  • A little dispute about territory
  • When the sun sets, it's the time of the African Skimmers
  • protecting the chicks
  • - no words needed -
  • Pied Kingfisher landing
  • Don't come closer!
  • Brown-hooded Kingfisher
  • Pied Kingfisher flyover
  • caring father
  • Nile Monitor swimming in the mighty Zambezi River
  • Thick-billed Weaver building his nest
  • The end of a beautiful day in Africa
  • Leopard quenches his thirst in the last light of the day
  • Fish Eagle Take-off
  • Hippo with new hairstyle
  • African Clawed Frog - a bit different
  • White-fronted Bee-Eater
  • Waterbuck hiding in high grass
  • Little cheeky guy
  • His Majesty
  • Water is life ... and fun!
  • The storyteller
  • early morning on the river
  • ... just a water lily
  • Great Egret in breeding plumage
  • after the rain
  • Lazy lizard
  • Open-billed Stork
  • Chobe Sunset
  • majestic African Fish Eagle
  • Three musketeers
  • African Fish Eagle
  • grazing Hippo
  • Reflection
  • ... on fire ...
  • Cherry on the cake
  • early morning light
  • playful baby baboon
  • enjoying the morning sun
  • who's sitting up there?
  • Water monitor with snack
  • perfect backdrop for the African Fish Eagle
  • Chobe Sunset
  • sucsessful hunt
  • magic sunset
  • magic sunset
  • Don't dare come closer!
  • marabou storcks have a good meal
  • Baby elephnat learns to use his trunk
  • Did I mention that I absolutely love water lilies?
  • What could he be dreaming about?
  • Catch of the day - fresh, local and straigth from the source.
  • That focused gaze, pure intensity.
  • Not everything is as it seems!
  • close encounter
  • Fast food, kingfisher style!
  • Wrinkles? Nah, just nature’s way of adding character!
  • Power and drama captured in a single frame.
  • Chobe River at its finest—elephants crossing at sunset!
  • Rainy Season Vibes on the Chobe River
  • Zambezi paradise
  • "What do you mean, ‘Say cheese’?

And here are some of last years images. I hope you enjoy them!


Beate Schwippert Wildlife Photography

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Last update: March  2025

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