Hollywood lioness

November 8, 2009

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eyeing out some puku antelope..

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Carmine bee-eaters

November 8, 2009

The last couple months have been very busy and I haven’t had a chance to edit many images – which unfortunately means that the blog has been a little quiet recently. Things are starting to calm down a little now as the safari season comes to an end and so I will be posting more often in the coming weeks.

The Carmine bee-eaters have been active as usual this year, frantically digging their nests in the banks of the Luangwa river so that they can nest, raise their chicks and be gone again before the river fills with the coming rains. A couple shots..

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Three headed giraffe..

October 25, 2009

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It’s that time of the year again when the results for the BBC wildlife photographer of the year come out. This image of baboons grooming was awarded with a highly commended in the ‘nature in black and white’ category. It was a record year for the competition with over 43,000 entries! You can click here to see the results of this fabulous competition and here if you would like to see a larger version of this image on my website.

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Lilac breasted roller

October 11, 2009

otherwise known as ‘another bloody roller’ – a very common bird here in the valley but also very beautiful.

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Stampede

October 11, 2009

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Spots!

October 10, 2009

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