At the north west of Maun lays the Mababe depression. The are used to be covered by   a lake a very long time ago, and due to its soil with a very high clay content, the area still fills up with a lot of water after the rains making driving there almost impossible. But fortunately, in Dec 217 when we were there, the rains hadn't really started and it been a dry week, so we managed to dry almost everywhere without getting stuck in the mud!

It is an ideal placet to observe water birds and large herds of buffaloes. Lions, wild dogs and other large predators also roam free in the area.

Hippos in the Khwai river

Herd of red leeches on the banks of the Khwai river

Squacco heron on the hunt

Waterbuck portrait

Storm over the Khwai river

Night heron

Malachite kingfisher

Wood sandpiper

Yellow-billed kites (they were there by the hundreds!!)

Pied kingfisher

Khwai river

Hottentot teals

Grey heron

African darter drying its wings

Taking care of an itch

Pair of female knob-billed ducks

Monitor lizard

Sacred ibis

Great egret

Openbill

African fish eagle 

Black-headed heron

Male knob-bill duck

Group of white-face whistling ducks