Alexander Prolygin's photos

Botswana, He Never Sleeps Crossing the Chobe River

Botswana, Hippopotamus Crosses the Chobe River

Botswana, A Family of Hippos Crosses the Chobe Riv…

Botswana, Two Pink Water Lilies in the Wetlands of…

Botswana, Common Kingfisher with Slightly Open Bil…

19 Apr 2023 17 2 104
Kingfishers (from the order Coraciiformes) are a family of birds , containing a lot of species of small and medium size. The greatest diversity of kingfisher species is observed in the tropical and subtropical regions of the Earth, but some species are found as far as the cold latitudes of North and South America. This sparrow-sized bird is the common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis). It feeds mainly on fish, caught by diving, and has special visual adaptations to enable it to see prey under water.

Botswana, Chobe National Park, Common Kingfisher L…

19 Apr 2023 11 2 90
Kingfishers (from the order Coraciiformes) are a family of birds , containing a lot of species of small and medium size. The greatest diversity of kingfisher species is observed in the tropical and subtropical regions of the Earth, but some species are found as far as the cold latitudes of North and South America. This sparrow-sized bird is the common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis). It feeds mainly on fish, caught by diving, and has special visual adaptations to enable it to see prey under water.

Botswana, Chobe National Park, Common Kingfisher L…

19 Apr 2023 13 5 92
Kingfishers (from the order Coraciiformes) are a family of birds , containing a lot of species of small and medium size. The greatest diversity of kingfisher species is observed in the tropical and subtropical regions of the Earth, but some species are found as far as the cold latitudes of North and South America. This sparrow-sized bird is the common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis). It feeds mainly on fish, caught by diving, and has special visual adaptations to enable it to see prey under water.

Botswana, The Water Kingfisher in Chobe National P…

19 Apr 2023 13 2 96
Kingfishers (from the order Coraciiformes) are a family of birds , containing a lot of species of small and medium size. The greatest diversity of kingfisher species is observed in the tropical and subtropical regions of the Earth, but some species are found as far as the cold latitudes of North and South America. The water kingfishers (Cerylinae) are all specialty fish-eating species.

Botswana, The Bird of Cape Stone-Curlew in Chobe N…

19 Apr 2023 17 1 91
The Cape stone-curlew (Burhinus capensis) is a bird in the family Burhinidae, order Charadriiformes, distributed in central and southern Africa.

Botswana, Chobe National Park, Bird of the Heron F…

Botswana, The Bird of White Heron Family in Chobe…

Botswana, Birds in the Wetlands of Chobe National…

19 Apr 2023 12 3 98
Chobe National Park is Botswana's first national park, and also the most biologically diverse. This park locates in the north of the country and it is noted for having a population of lions which prey on elephants. The idea of a national park which would protect the varied local wildlife and promote tourism was first proposed in 1931. The following year, 24,000 km2 (9,300 sq mi) around Chobe district were officially declared a non-hunting area.

Botswana, Chobe National Park, Large Buffalo in t…

19 Apr 2023 17 5 127
Chobe National Park is Botswana's first national park, and also the most biologically diverse. This park locates in the north of the country and it is noted for having a population of lions which prey on elephants. The idea of a national park which would protect the varied local wildlife and promote tourism was first proposed in 1931. The following year, 24,000 km2 (9,300 sq mi) around Chobe district were officially declared a non-hunting area.

Botswana, Elephants and Buffalo in the Wetlands of…

19 Apr 2023 7 81
Chobe National Park is Botswana's first national park, and also the most biologically diverse. This park locates in the north of the country and it is noted for having a population of lions which prey on elephants. The idea of a national park which would protect the varied local wildlife and promote tourism was first proposed in 1931. The following year, 24,000 km2 (9,300 sq mi) around Chobe district were officially declared a non-hunting area.

Botswana, Two Elephants and Buffalo in the Wetland…

Botswana, Three Elephants in the Wetlands of Chobe…

Botswana, Chobe National Park, Large Elephant in P…

Botswana, Large Elephant in the Wetlands of Chobe…

19 Apr 2023 13 5 103
Chobe National Park is Botswana's first national park, and also the most biologically diverse. This park locates in the north of the country and it is noted for having a population of lions which prey on elephants. The idea of a national park which would protect the varied local wildlife and promote tourism was first proposed in 1931. The following year, 24,000 km2 (9,300 sq mi) around Chobe district were officially declared a non-hunting area.

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