As the last remaining lagoons dry up, hundreds of fish-eating birds come flock together to hoover up the remaining fish in the ever-reducing volume of water. One of the largest lagoons in the area has been playing host to this astonishing spectacle over the last [...]
As the sun sets on another day in the Luangwa, we continue our safaris with a spotlight, seeking out creatures that are mostly active after dark. White-tailed Mongooses are a foraging predator which cover large distances at night searching for small rodents, insects and occasionally [...]
Often referred to as Silly Fowl for their apparent desire to rush out in front of vehicles on regular occasions, Guinea Fowl are nonetheless a charismatic and numerous personality in the bush! During the dry season, we find them in large flocks with their immature [...]
While watching a group of Red Billed (Green) Wood-hoopoes yesterday morning, we heard a Puku whistling nearby. Initially we couldn't work out what she was worried about since she wasn't looking in any particular direction and had probably just got the scent of something scary. [...]
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 [...]
When you find an elephant at the side of the road, with long grass all around, compositional options are fairly restricted! We experimented with various options, including many of the classics, but I liked this one which is slightly different, and doesn't follow the 'compositional [...]
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 [...]
