I've been lucky to enjoy many amazing days on safari in the South Luangwa National Park. But there are still some which are most memorable and stick in the mind above all others. There was the day in August 2009 when I left camp early [...]

Buffalo are one of the hardest subjects to photograph, being dark in colour, generally grumpy and not always beautiful to look at... So on a recent safari in Lower Zambezi National Park, I switched to black and white to see if I had any better [...]

African Scops Owls are beautiful little nocturnal carnivores, slightly larger than a man's fist. Their frog-like "prrr-up" call is heard across the bushvelt in Southern Africa, and with a bit of patience can lead you to a good sighting.

While the rest of the herd drank from the lagoon behind him, this buffalo bull kept a wary eye on us to make sure we didn't approach too close. By this time of year, when water sources are drying up, we find large herds of [...]

While boating along the Zambezi River last month, we came across this group of bulls feeding on the reeds growing on the submerged sandbars. They didn't seem concerned by our approach and we managed to take some close-up photographs, but I preferred the earlier ones [...]

We were out one evening recently and were following a small group of bull elephants. Seeing that they were heading to the river, I hoped that they might cross the water. We set ourselves up and waited. Our patience was rewarded as they formed a [...]

On an all-day safari to the north of the park, we spent much of the day trying to track down some Cookson's Wildebeest which can be found in the back-country away from the river. We didn't have much luck (despite lots of tracks) as there [...]

I found a troop of Vervet Monkeys feeding on Ebony fruits early in the morning. There were also baboons and impala on the ground below, enjoying the feast. Strangely, this female monkey was not feeding and merely sat grooming herself and keeping watch. She'll most [...]