Early high season has started with a bang at Track and Trail River Camp in South Luangwa, with plenty of big hitters coming out and strutting their stuff!
LEOPARDS
A young leopard uses a termite mound to keep an eye on potential prey.
Maximising stealth and camouflage by using the fork of a tree!
A spring hare makes a tasty snack...
... while a baboon leg is also not left behind.
HYENAS
It seems this spottie managed to take out a young crocodile.
This old hyena's long and eventful life is writ large on its scalloped ears.
A wild dog and a hyena face off in a high-octane encounter.
SMALL MAMMALS
A pair of ground squirrels fluffed up and awaiting the morning sun.
BIRDS
As southern ground hornbills, it is very unusual to see a breeding pair up a tree trunk.
Lilac-breasted rollers often fly off so it's unusual to capture a still one devouring a centipede.
Grey crowned cranes are the only crane species that can roost because of a special fourth 'toe' that can grip branches.
A little bee-eater shows off its gorgeous plumage.
A square-tailed nightjar on a stump - they are often found feeding in the open on dirt roads.
A definitive feature of wood owls is their lack of ear tufts.
An unusual flock of yellow-billed oxpeckers on grazer's back rather than the ubiquitous one or two.
HIPPOS
This hippo handles thick mud better than a lot of 4x4s manage black-cotton soil!
A once-in-a-lifetime sighting: a small croc catches a lift on a hippo's back!
'Hello from the dambo!'
PLAINS GAME
A cautious zebra enters an atmospheric winterthorn grove.
GIRAFFES
Peek-a-boo! A shy giraffe takes shelter behind a huge tree stump.
A tower of Luangwa giraffe, formerly known as Thornicroft's, which are endemic to the region.
REPTILES
A monitor keeps a beady eye from a tree hollow...
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