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Xaranna

&Beyond's Xaranna Tented Camp is situated near a permanent channel of the Okavango Delta in 25 000 hectares of pristine wilderness that is shared by only 18 guests. The Camp boasts breathtaking views of the channel, providing guests with a water and wilderness experience that combines the best of what the Okavango has to offer. Birders should watch out for the elusive Pel's fishing owl, while the endangered African wild dog and semi-aquatic red lechwe are endemic to the area.

NIGHT CRAWLERS

We went out on a fishing trip on the main channel for our camp. the fish was not biting like always then we decided to try our luck to look for this nocturnal(night crawler) bird, and get some fishing tips, how he does it during the night. my tracker Elicious , went out into one of the islands closer to where they have their nest. we left him to look for hippos while he was in there. as we got on the main channel to leave he came back running and panting to catch some air, with excitement he was shouting, i found it, i found it! we all got off, Wolfgan and Regina, Anja and Anne were our guests on this special trip. THERE IT WAS, THE PELS FISHING OWL, up in a mongoosten tree.

Posted: Xaranna by Kelesedi Leswadula, Date: 3 November 2012