The Classic South African Safari: Day 2

We started off in much the same way as we finished up on day 1: with a female leopard on the move. She soon retired to the shade of a tree so we moved on and managed to find a whole host of different animals to photograph, including herds of elephants, giraffe, a pride of lions and a couple of spotted hyena. We had ample time with each of the animals, and managed to spend a good deal of that time creating lasting images. Just as we felt we had been spoilt enough for the day, a second female leopard emerged from the bush late in the afternoon. We had a good look at her, but she was more interested in sleeping, so we let her be, giving the camera a well earned rest!

Major sightings of the day:

Female leopard
Hippo
7 lions
Side-striped jackal
2 spotted hyena
Herd of elephants
3 male buffalo
Female leopard

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Victoria Falls: Day 4

An early morning start found us crossing the border into neighbouring Botswana for a day cruising the Chobe River. Switching the Zambezi for the Chobe turned out to be a great decision; we spent the majority of the day surrounded by elephants! Herd after herd came down to the river to drink, and more often than not continued into the water for a good swim. This is one of my all time favourite sightings, and the camera felt it. Hundreds of elephants and thousands of images later, we crossed back into Zambia, and back home to out little stretch of the Zambezi River for a delicious dinner.

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The Classic South African Safari video

Keeping in line with the last few posts, I thought I would post the video of the Classic South African Safari. There is simply so much to see on this safari; so many different large mammals, small mammals and birds that you cannot leave the safari disappointed – the photographic opportunities are seemingly endless! The most difficult part of the safari is often which animal or which species we should photograph next. Enough said, have a look at the video to see more of this fantastic safari.

Botswana: Okavango Delta Safari 2013: Day 9

Leopards ruled the day, in particular, a female leopard who was working her way slowly through a baby tsessebe kill. She was up and down different trees, giving us great opportunities to photograph her. We also got to spend around 2 hours with 3 large male lions, who were on the move. In between all the cat action, we saw elephants numbering in the hundreds! Good bird sightings as well as great general game rounded off a fantastic day.

Major sightings of the day:

Female leopard in tree with kill
3 male lions
Hundreds of elephants
Good general game
Female leopard

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Botswana: Okavango Delta Safari 2013: Day 7

The day kicked off with a beautiful pair of wattled cranes, which were the stars of a morning filled with fantastic bird life. Pygmy geese, black herons, saddle-billed storks and a lesser jacana were just some of the species we saw and photographed. The plains game were also out and keen to have their picture taken, so naturally we happily obliged.

A quick hop on our charter flight landed us at our new camp. The pilot kindly agreed to fly a little lower than usual so we could photograph the Okavango Delta from the air. It was a great opportunity to see the massive size of this wilderness area, and to spot some animals from above. After being greeted near the airstrip by a large bull elephant, we settled in, and enjoyed a short rain shower before the afternoon safari. The day was closed off by 3 hyenas, a small herd of elephants and a large herd of buffalo.

Major sightings of the day: