African Fish Eagle - Halieetus vocifer It's early in the morning and this one is scouting the river for breakfast.

Martial Eagle - Polemaetus bellicosus A large eagle, this female is plucking the feathers of a Helmeted Guineafowl as its mate looks on.

Martial Eagle - Polemaetus bellicosus After plucking her bird she begins to feed. The male decide to leave and come back later.

Martial Eagle - Polemaetus bellicosus Another eagle calls in the background, alerting our succesful hunter to check her neighborhood.

African Elephant - Loxodonta africana Morning meals consist of leaves and bark.

Egyptian Geese - Aloppchen aegyptiacus As the sun rises the geese leave their roosts and begin looking for breakfast.

Giraffe - Giraffa camelopardalis Masai race, not as striking as its cousin, the Reticulated Giraffe, but a memorable creature when seen in the early morning.

Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius The river horse, it looks slow but it can move like a truck and hit like a tank. Morning finds this pod just waking up.

Red-billed Hornbill - Tockus erythrorhynchus Similar to the yellow bill, this one was not going to leave regardless how close we got.

Sunset over the Chobe. The hippos are making their way to their favorite sand bars and safe from the night predators which will be out shortly.