Tuesday, 23 July 2019

30-5-2019 THORNTREE CAMP, ZAMBIA - WHITE FRONTED BEE-EATER (Merops bullockoides)

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The White-fronted Bee-eater, known scientifically as Merops bullockoides, is a vibrant and slender bird adorned with a striking black mask ...

30-5-2019 THORNTREE CAMP, ZAMBIA - VERVET MONKEY (Chlorocebus pygerythrus)

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The vervet monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus), or simply vervet, is an Old World monkey of the family Cercopithecidae native to Africa. The...

30-5-2019 THORNTREE CAMP, ZAMBIA - SOUTHERN AFRICAN CROCODILE (Crocodylus niloticus ssp. cowiei)

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Southern African crocodiles are primarily the powerful Nile crocodile, apex ambush predators that hunt fish, birds, and large mammals lik...

30-5-2019 THORNTREE CAMP, ZAMBIA - RED VEINED DROPWING DRAGONFLY (Trithemis arteriosa)

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Trithemis arteriosa, the red-veined dropwing, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. Trithemis arteriosa is widespread and...

30-5-2019 THORNTREE CAMP, ZAMBIA - BRISTLY SNAKEROOT (Persicaria madagascariensis)

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Bristly Snakeroot can refer to several different plants, most commonly Persicaria madagascariensis (a type of knotweed) or one of sever...

30-5-2019 THORNTREE CAMP, ZAMBIA - AFRICAN VEINED WHITE BUTTERFLY (Belenois gidica ssp. abyssinica)

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The "African veined white" butterfly is a species called Belenois gidica, also known as the pointed caper. It is a common butter...

30-5-2019 THORNTREE CAMP, ZAMBIA - AFRICAN GOLDEN ORIOLE (Oriolus auratus),

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The African golden oriole, known scientifically as Oriolus auratus, is a vibrant member of the oriole family. This passerine bird is a pe...

30-5-2019 THORNTREE CAMP, ZAMBIA - AFRICAN OPENBILL (Anastomus lamelligerus)

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The African Openbill (Anastomus lamelligerus ) is a species of stork from the family Ciconiidae. It is widely distributed in Sub-Saharan ...

30-5-2019 RIVER ZAMBESI , ZAMBIA - SOUTHERN AFRICAN CROCODILE (JUVENILE) (Crocodylus niloticus ssp. cowiei)

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Southern African crocodiles are primarily the powerful Nile crocodile, apex ambush predators that hunt fish, birds, and large mammals like ...

30-5-2019 RIVER ZAMBESI , ZAMBIA - SOUTHERN GABAR GOSHAWK (Micronisus gabar ssp. gabar)

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The Gabar Goshawk, a bird of prey from the Accipitridae family, is a polymorphic species exhibiting two distinct color forms. The more comm...

30-5-2019 RIVER ZAMBESI , ZAMBIA - AFRICAN JACANA (Actophilornis africanus)

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The African Jacana, Actophilornis africanus, is a distinctive wader known for its remarkable ability to traverse floating vegetation with i...

29-5-2019 THORNTREE CAMP, ZAMBIA - FLATTIES SPIDER (Family Selenopidae)

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Selenopidae, also called wall crab spiders, wall spiders and flatties, is a family of nocturnal, free-ranging, araneomorph spiders first de...

29-5-2019 THORNTREE CAMP, ZAMBIA - CHINSPOT BATIS (Batis molitor)

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The Chinspot Batis is a small, active bird native to sub-Saharan Africa, known for the female's distinct chestnut throat spot, which gi...

29-5-2019 THORNTREE CAMP, ZAMBIA - SOUTHERN WHITE RHINOCEROS (Ceratotherium simum ssp simum)

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The southern white rhinoceros or southern white rhino (Ceratotherium simum simum) is one of the two subspecies of the white rhinoceros (the...

29-5-2019 THORNTREE CAMP, ZAMBIA - AFRICAN OPENBILL (Anastomus lamelligerus)

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The African openbill (Anastomus lamelligerus) is a species of stork from the family Ciconiidae. It is widely distributed in Sub-Saharan Afr...
Monday, 22 July 2019

31-5-2019 THORNTREE CAMP, ZAMBIA - COLLARED PALM THRUSH (Cichladusa arquata)

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The collared palm thrush (Cichladusa arquata) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Botswana, Burundi, Democratic...

26-5-2019 MANA POOLS, ZIMBABWE - WHITE FRONTED BEE-EATER (Merops bullockoides)

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The White-fronted Bee-eater, known scientifically as Merops bullockoides, is a vibrant and slender bird adorned with a striking black mask ...

26-5-2019 MANA POOLS, ZIMBABWE - SOUTHERN LION (FEMALE) (Panthera leo ssp. melanochaita)

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Panthera leo melanochaita is a lion subspecies in Southern and East Africa. In this part of Africa, lion populations are regionally extin...