
6am – Lions. Two of the Torchwood Pride greet each other.

7am – Hyena and Impala. A group of Impala look on warily as a Hyena approaches down the road.

8am – Elephants. A pair of youngsters tussle while the older elephants graze nearby.

9am – Giraffe. A giraffe bull paused in the road allowing me to capture this image while on the way back to camp for breakfast.

10am – Waterbuck. A Waterbuck heads to the dam for a drink.

11am – Hippos. A group of Hippos head back to the water to beat the midday heat.

12pm – Hornbill. A flying banana perched just beyond the deck at camp.

1pm – Infrared Landscape. Midday was a great time to wander around camp with my infrared filter and play around with long exposure photos. This was shot from the deck at Lions Sands Tinga Lodge.

2pm – Purple Crested Turaco. I tried for ages to capture good image of this beautiful bird from my balcony, but given that they like to be deep in the branches, it really wasn’t meant to be. It was a fun way to spend part of the afternoon though.

3pm – Cheetah. We’d only been out on a game drive for about 10 minutes when we came across this cheetah, and the chance to watch her stalking some impala. They spotted her right away so supper was not in her immediate future.

4pm – Wild Dog. Spending time with wild dogs always makes my heart happy. We had a good half an hour with them before they took off in all directions, setting out to hunt.

5pm – Honey Badgers. I had always wanted to see honey badgers and on my first game drive of the trip I finally had my chance. It only lasted about 30 seconds but it certainly was thrilling, even if all I could get were butt shots!

6pm – Leopard. We were heading back to camp for drinks and dinner and came across this leopard heading in to this large puddle to drink. It was a quick stop before the leopard was on its way.