Lilongwe WIldlife Sanctuary - which way do people go?
Crocs at the Lilongwe Wildlife Sanctuary - not the best environment.
Lonely and bored Spotted Hyena at the Lilongwe Wildlife Sanctuary. There has to be a better way than this really.
Spotted Hyena at the Lilongwe Wildlife Sanctuary - nice profile.
Mausoleum of Hastings Banda - First president of Malawi.
Nice plants at the Dedza Pottery - any ideas as to identification?
Dedza Pottery, Malawi.
Twin-dotted Border butterfly, Dedza
Pen showing off - over the border into Mozambique (but not for long!)
Bombed nightclub - Malawi/Mozambique border.
Our 'bus' - Mozambique.
The Great Rift Valley - at its Southern end in Malawi
Prickly Poppy, by the roadside.
Inselberg in Southern Malawi.
View from the lodge on the Zomba Plateau.
Radio towers at Mlumbe on the Zomba Plateau
Yellow Baboons - Zomba.
Yellow Baboons on the roof at Zomba.
A walk on Zomba - its a long way down!
View from Zomba...
Lunate ladybird, on an everlasting flower.
Matabele ants - watch out!
Pen on the Zomba Plateau.
Zomba - above the clouds.
Zomba.
Large grasshopper :) - or maybe a lone locust?
Fabulous 'painted' beetle.
Unidentified moth - any help on this one?
Lunate ladybird - Zomba.
Young Yellow Baboon.
Young Yellow Baboon - with parents.
Yellow Baboons.
Yellow Baboon.
Street sellers outside the lodge gates on Zomba.
Williams' Falls, Zomba.
On Zomba.
Haile Selassie was here....
The Emperor's View.
Waiting for sunset!
Sunset on Zomba
Leaving Zomba...
Mosque en route to Lake Malawi.
Club Makokola on Lake Malawi.
Reception hall at 'Club Mak'
Life size warrior carving - from Mua.
Pen's plant study
Pied Kingfisher by the Lake Malawi.
Woodland Kingfisher in the lodge grounds.
African Openbill Stork.
African Tree Squirrel
Can't identify this one - any ideas out there? (Lake Malawi)
Strangler fig tree - with fruit!
Lodges at 'Club Mak'
The beach at Lake Malawi.
Yes I did go for a swim - weird being fresh water...
Snorkelling by an island in the middle of the lake - lots of fish around of course.
Fish Eagle taking bait fish from the surface.
Hundreds of white-breasted cormorants on the island.
Zooming back from the snorkelling trip.
The island in the wake...
Sunset on the beach.
Evening entertainment at Club Mak!
Pen playing with the local children, heading for Mua Mission.
Our Lodge house at Mua - in the woods.
A welcoming Warthog by the door!
Centenary statue at Mua Mission
In the Church at Mua.
Mua MIssion Church interior.
Washday at Mua Mission.
Carvings at Mua
Inside the carving museum.
Dining room at Mua.
Big bamboo !
Wateraid sponsored pump at Mua village.
Chandelier plant (Kalanchoe)
Hammerkop at Mua.
Entrance to South Luangwa National Park.
Flatdogs lodge at South Luangwe.
Flatdogs camp in South Luangwa.
Flatdogs - dining room. Sometimes accompanied by elephant!
Elephants arrive in camp for breakfast....
By the river in camp.
Our 'home' at Flatdogs.
View of the river by Flatdogs camp. Wildlife on the doorstep!
By the river at Flatdogs.
Map of South Luangwe.
African Fish-Eagle - magnificent.
Hippo by the lodge.
Grey heron - just like home (not).
Tribal Textiles.
Local craftwork at Tribal Textiles.
Small tree frog, in the souvenir shop (not for sale!)
Out on walking safari - the best kind...
Walking safari...
Crayshaw's Zebra.
Crayshaw's Zebra - a local speciality. Amongst the dead tree stumps.
Sausage tree - but don't try these, they're strictly Hippo food.... They also have 'real' loofahs inside !
Ground termites these guys are collecting plant material to 'cultivate' underground.
Yes, we were having a great time !!
Typical tourist - on the South Luangwe plains.
Breakfast by the river.
River crossing by hand-pulled ferry - don't watch!
Halfway across.
Male greater Kudu.
Female Greater Kudu.
Male Waterbuck.
Waterbuck female.
Puku - not seen these guys before,
Female Bushbuck.
Male Bushbuck
Impala in the morning light. Watch out for leopards!!
Impala males, sparring.
Baobab tree showing typical elephant damage.
Thornicroft Giraffe.
Thornycroft Giraffe.
Female elephant with young - watch out!
Elephant walking the dry river bed...
Elephants by the lodge.
Watchful elephant.
Elephant - a little closer than we'd like perhaps...
The eye of the elephant.
Elephant hit the swamp for drinks.
Ubiquitous warthog.
Cape Buffalo - keep your distance!
Buffalo skull on the river bank.
Hippo - at a safe distance!
Crossing the river, time to move!
Hippo skull.
Watchful hippo.
Hippo on the river bank.
River view. Look closely - a lot of hippo here...
Pen communing with the wildlife.
Hippo in the swamp
Hippo in the swamp.
Nile crocodile at the swamp.
Friendly (!) croc.
Yellow-billed Stork.
Waterbuck in the swamp.
Banded mongoose.
Yellow Baboon with young.
Baboons with young, feeding.
Lions - surrounded by visitors :(
Its a lion's life !
Lady lion.
Siesta time.
Not a pretty sight ! Young male.
Female with that hungry look. Note the split tongue.
Females bonding.
The ladies of the pride...
Keeping the light out of the eyes....
Greeting a female.
Young male focussing on impala.
Young male.
Scrappy dominant male.
Scrappy male at rest!
A close look for some visitors.
Scarred Male lion
Night-time lion.
Night-time Hippo!
Beautiful Leopard - waiting for the tourists to go away !
Leopard in the grass
Needs no introduction - another leopard. South Luangwa does seem to do well for them.
Leopard larder - Impala, should last it a few days.
Spotted Hyena - waiting for the leopard to drop a bit of its impala from the tree. Could be a long wait...
Leopard.
Night-time leopard.
Leopard on the move.
Hadeda Ibis.
Lilac-breaster roller.
White-breasted bee-eater.
Little bee-eater.
Lesser-Striped Swallow
Yellow-billed Egret.
Black-headed heron.
Bateleur Eagle.
I think this is a Wahlberg's Eagle (dark form) but welcome any any views out there!
Fish Eagle - brilliant birds.
Fish Eagle in action.
Hooded Vulture.
Saddlebill Stork.
Saddle-bill stork - incoming!
Yellow-billed stork, with a bunch of Spoonbill!
Yellow-billed stork, with Spoonbill.
Red-necked Spurfowl.
Pied Kingfisher.
Egyptian goose.
Small butterfly, as yet unidentified.
Brown-veined white.
No I don't know what this is - any ideas?
Gecko having lunch in camp. They can eat as many 'roaches as they like!!
Fab dragnfly - I have no idea what it was tho'.
Pretty flower on the mud flats by the river at the lodge. No idea what it is, but I kinda like it!
Last day at Flatdogs - if only I could live here!
Two weeks growth on the chin. Soon be gone :(
