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There are numerous Kingfishers in Luangwa, I managed to photograph five of the eight species, not surprisingly the Giant kingfisher is the largest kingfisher in Africa and is approximately three times the size of the native UK kingfisher. The Giant kingfisher … Continue reading
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A spectacular looking bird which is mostly brown-gray with a black-and-white face and an amazing crown of golden-yellow plumes. Day 2 – South Luangwa National Park. © [John Mallaney] and [www.johnmallaney.com], [2024]. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express … Continue reading
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Yellow billed storks taking full advantage of copious amounts of catfish in the shallow waters of a lake in Luangwa. Day 2 – South Luangwa National Park. © [John Mallaney] and [www.johnmallaney.com], [2024]. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without … Continue reading
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Three lone spotted hyenas we encountered at different times during day 2. One of the hyenas had clearly just fed due to the drying patches of blood around its head. Hyenas have very powerful jaws and prey is fully ingested apart from … Continue reading
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Several subspecies of giraffes roam the land, the Thornicroft Giraffe, endemic to Zambia, and found in the South Luangwa National Park is one of these subspecies. Thornicroft Giraffes are social animals and their herds can be as big as 20 members. They … Continue reading
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We came across various animals on day one, including yellow baboons, puku, waterbuck, banded mongoose, hippo, warthog, vervet monkey and saddle-billed storks. Late evening was dominated by a beautiful flap-necked chameleon, a square tailed nightjar and a resting pride of … Continue reading
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Day one was relatively a quiet one for Elephants, far bigger herds and action provided much better photo opportunities later. South Luangwa National Park, Zambia. Day 1 – 13 Nov 23. © [John Mallaney] and [www.johnmallaney.com], [2024]. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of … Continue reading
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Crawshay’s Zebra are a sub species of the plains zebra and native to Luangwa, Malawi, Tanzania and Mozambique. Crawshay’s Zebra have very narrow stripes compared to the plains zebra and are very attractive creatures particularly in their natural habitat. South Luangwa … Continue reading
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Thousands of carmine bee eaters migrate to South Luangwa during August to breed on the steep sandy banks of the Luangwa river. Bee eater nests are known to reach up to 1m deep within the sand banks with a small chamber … Continue reading
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