SOUTH LUANGWA – LUCY THE LEOPARD

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Day 4 in Luangwa seen our second sighting of Lucy, she is easily recognisable as the tip of her left ear is missing. A truly stunning cat. © [John Mallaney] and [www.johnmallaney.com], [2024]. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material … Continue reading

SOUTH LUANGWA – WOODLAND KINGFISHERS

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In the UK there is only one species of Kingfisher, the common kingfisher, and as stunning as they are, most views are fleeting. In Luangwa, there are eight species of Kingfisher, this one being the woodland kingfisher which is medium sized … Continue reading

SOUTH LUANGWA – YELLOW BABOONS 

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A very enjoyable twenty minutes or so was had, photographing a group of yellow baboons enjoying a breakfast of wild mangoes. Once the baboons had their fill, the remainder of the mangoes were thrown to the ground and happily finished off … Continue reading

SOUTH LUANGWA – LIONS CHILLING

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After a very brief sighting of lions late at night on day 1, we came across seven lions, one adult and six juveniles on day three, although a delight to see they were not particularly active. No action shots here … Continue reading

SOUTH LUANGWA – YELLOW-BILLED OXPECKERS

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Watch any wildlife programme on TV and the one thing you are guaranteed to see is yellow-billed oxpeckers removing and feeding on ticks and other bugs from the backs of African mammals or in this case Thornicroft’s giraffe. Oxpeckers also feed … Continue reading