We stayed in Deception Valley as part of our Great Africa Trip 2024. 

Mating Lions

Bat Eared Fox

Bateleur Eagle

Gemsbok

African Red-Eyed Bulbul

Hartebeest

Lioness in the sunrise

Black Backed Jackal

Kudu on the run

Black Faced Waxbill

Cape Glossy Starling and African Red-Eyed Bulbul at a waterhole

Lioness on the prowl

Crimson-Breasted Shrike

Helmeted Guineafowl

Warthog

White Crowned Shrike

Lappet-Faced Vulture and Tawny Eahle

Northern Black Khoraan

Pale Chanting Goshawk

The male lion is tired out after spending the day mating with the female

Red Billed Francolin

Lots of Burchell's Sandgrouse arriving at a small waterhole

They barely dip their feathers in the water before flying off again

They fly around en masse before going through the same procedure again

Steenbok

Steppe Buzzard

Deception Valley Lodge
The amazing lodge had a couple of its own waterholes that attracted a plethora of animals day and night

Kudu, Zebra, Impala, and Warthogs

Kudu

Impala

Kudu feeding her youngster

Warthog

Zebra

Wildebeest heading for the waterhole

Glossy Starling and African Red-Eyed Bulbul

Kudu and Zebra

After dark, different species of animals appeared

Honeybadger

Making babies

Porcupine

Puku

And of course, the sky at night was incredible!

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