Very thirsty

I photographed these 3 Buffalos having a drink at Makwa waterhole. One of the 'Big 5', Buffalo are massive animals. These are 3 old 'dagga boys'.

Sleepy Lions

All together there were 11 Lions in the area. Under this bush we have 5. 4 young males and 1 Lioness.

All very sleepy, and full of Elephant, these 3 males would occasionally take a look around...

This was the most curious of the group. Every time somebody moved on the vehicle he would have a look!

Beautiful Marshall

This juv. Marshall Eagle posed well for the photographs. Seen occasionally in Hwange they are magnificent raptors. The lack of the dark crown shows that this is a juv. 

Also at Nyamandhlovu

Curious birds, not scared of people, such as this Yellow-billed Hornbill, make the photographers life easier... This was shot with my lens set on macro!

Young Elephants...

Elephants are very protective over their young, the young often hidden behind many legs... This can make photographing them challenging. We were lucky whilst at Nyamandhlovu, these 2 showed themselves, allowing a quick photograph.

Others at Nyamandhlovu

Elephant chasing a giraffe, this becomes a greater problem around waterholes as the dry season continues, many animals just waiting to drink!

Just having a mud bath, great for the skin!

One of the resident crocodiles, eventually the Elephants chased him back into the water..

Busy Waterhole...

Nyamandhlovu waterhole is very popular, with an amzing viewing platform it is a great way to a relaxed afternoon.. Great game viewing as well, as shown here by the many Elephants. We estimated over 200...   

Another day in Africa...

We spotted these lions resting under a tree near Ngweshla waterhole.

Soon, the female stood up and approached the male, after mating they went back to sleeping, in the hour that we were there we watched this scene twice...

An amazing and powerful experience!!

Lioness without tracking collar above, male with tracking collar and pink ear tag in his right ear below..

Neither of the 2 lioness had tracking collars...

A new Species!!

As we go deeper into the dry season, Gemsbok, or Oryx, venture into the park from Botswana...

I photographed this one on the Manga road, near Manga 3 waterhole coming from Ngweshla waterhole

My first ever sighting of these magnificent animals!!

We saw 2, the second was hidden behind the bush where the above picture shows this Gemsbok looking..

Ground Hornbills

These specially protected birds can still be found in good numbers in Hwange National Park.

I photographed this group of 5 near Kennedy 1 waterhole on an early morning drive, they were just warming up in the sun!

Being territorial, they will be found in the area...

It's nature

The 'squeaking' sound emitted from these frogs as they are caught by snakes gave this one's position away!

This Olive-Grass Snake was happy he had caught his lunch, and after a few minutes he had swallowed it, so began to move off.

 Active hunters they often move with their heads raised above the grass...

 Shown by the picture below!

Red and Yellow

The Crimson-breasted shrike is a stunning bird, commonly found throughout the park...

The rare yellow-morph, still the same 2 being seen at Hwange Main Camp..

Mainly insect eaters these shrikes are active hunters and can be shy, therefore difficult to photograph!!