Kafue - McBride's Camp

The track from the airstrip to McBride's Camp	Chris McBride, author of several books about lions	McBridge's Camp is within Kafue National Park proper	In less than 5 minutes we had our first lioness
Lioness near McBride's Camp, Kafue National Park	Yawn!	Nice face...	That's better...show us your teeth
Lion teeth	She had enough ... time to move on	Lioness near McBride's Camp, Kafue National Park	Lioness in the tall grass, Kafue National Park
The bush of Kafue National Park near McBride's Camp	The bush of Kafue National Park near McBride's Camp	Waterhole near McBride's Camp	McBride's Camp, Kafue National Park
McBride's Camp, Kafue National Park	McBride's Camp, Kafue National Park	Warthog skull at McBride's Camp	McBride's Camp, Kafue National Park
My hut - McBride's Camp, Kafue National Park	Outdoor ablutions, McBride's Camp	Shower of a hut at McBride's Camp	McBride's Camp, Kafue National Park
Armed ranger at McBride's Camp	The rangers caught two poachers that morning	...the poachers will probably get 2 years in prison	Instead of going on the boat that afternoon, we heard of some lions nearby
Lion, a young male, barely visible in the tall grass, Kafue National Park	The resident dominant male puku refuses to run away but keeps a keen eye on the three resting lions in his territory	...and the lion looks back towards the puku	Young male lion, one of three in this group
Young male lion resting near McBride's Camp, Kafue National Park	Lion showing teeth during a yawn	Lion gets up to take care of some business	Private moment
Do you mind???	Half-day old lion poo when we walked by here the following morning	The mane is just starting to grow	Circling around the bush for a different view
Young male lion keeping an eye on us	Something startled all three of them	Very fine specimen of young male lion	This lion was edgy the whole time
It's amazing that you can approach so close to lions in an open vehicle	...but when I stood up to get a shot without that blade of grass in his face, he jumped up and retreated back into the bush	Vulture soaring overhead	Lion at sunset near McBride's Camp, Kafue National Park
Lion at sunset near McBride's Camp, Kafue National Park	The lion that ran off came back, but it's time for us to go back to camp	Dusk falls over Kafue National Park, Zambia	Small herd of impala, the fast food of the African bush
Zambia10 0637.jpg	Puku, McBride's Camp, Kafue National Park	Kafue River in the evening from McBride's Camp	Campfire at McBride's Camp
Dinner the first night at McBride's Camp	Johannes, Stephanie, Ralph, Christian	The whole group - dinner at McBride's Camp	The whole group - dinner at McBride's Camp
Anna, Johannes, Stephanie, Ralph, Christian, some Italian guy, some Italian lady, Reinhold, Dutch guide, Chris McBride, Nicole	King Solomon's Ring by Konrad Lorenz, 1949 - animal behavior	The White Lions of Timbavati by Chris McBride, 1977	Operation White Lion by Chris McBride, 1981
Lions were reported in the camp but the escort back to the hut is unarmed...hmmm...	Sunrise, McBride's Camp, Kafue National Park	Sunrise, McBride's Camp, Kafue National Park	Early morning, McBride's Camp
Early morning at the Kafue River, McBride's Camp	African Skimmers (Rynchops flavirostris) circling over the Kafue River in front of McBride's Camp	A pod of hippos lives just downstream from McBride's Camp, Kafue National Park	Pod of hippos living near McBride's Camp on a misty morning
African Skimmers (Rynchops flavirostris) circling over the Kafue River in front of McBride's Camp	African Skimmer (Rynchops flavirostris), Kafue National Park, Zambia	Chris McBride armed and ready to take a group on a walking safari looking for lions	Ralph, Nicole, Johannes and Stephanie head out with Chris McBride
The rest of us went out with his wife, Charlotte	Walking through the bush, McBride's Camp	The veld behind McBride's Camp	Fresh lion tracks on the road just outside the camp
Trees used as a dung midden by hippos	Trees take hold on land that was built up by termite mounds over the centuries	Watching puku from behind the trees	Morning walking safari with Charlotte McBride
Charlotte is said to have good luck finding leopards, but not today	Puku, Kafue National Park, Zambia	Puku, Kafue National Park, Zambia	Stick bug on a small branch, Kafue National Park, Zambia
Vine climbing a dead tree, Kafue National Park	Vine climbing a dead tree, Kafue National Park	Bachelor herd of Puku, Kafue National Park	Male puku, Kafue National Park
Bachelor herd of Puku, Kafue National Park	Bachelor herd of Puku, Kafue National Park	Warthog residence in the side of a termite-built hill near McBride's Camp	Impressive tree, Kafue National Park
Walking safari from McBride's Camp	Goshawk (Kaupifalco monogrammicus or Melierax metabates)	Warthog skull, Kafue National Park	Hot spring near McBride's Camp, Kafue National Park
Hot spring near McBride's Camp, Kafue National Park	Hot spring - occupied	No swimming in the hot spring today	Hippo in the hot spring near McBride's Camp, Kafue National Park
Hippo in the hot spring near McBride's Camp, Kafue National Park	Hippo in the hot spring near McBride's Camp, Kafue National Park	Hippo in the hot spring near McBride's Camp, Kafue National Park	Hippo in the hot spring near McBride's Camp, Kafue National Park
Hot Spring, Kafue National Park	Reinhold in front of the Hotspring near McBride's Camp	Anna in front of the Hotspring near McBride's Camp	Me in front of the Hotspring near McBride's Camp
The safari vehicle coming to pick us up	Impala, Kafue National Park	Impala, Kafue National Park	Hole on the right side of the track where the driver almost got stuck yesterday
Elephant, Kafue National Park	Large herd of impala in the distance	The group that went on the walking safari with Chris McBride	Herd of impala, Kafue National Park
Nicole, Chris McBride, Stephanie, scout, Johannes, Christian, Ralph	Walking Safari, part II	Impala skull with horns that have been infested by some kind of insect	Walking through the bush of Kafue National Park back to McBride's Camp
Kafue National Park	Safari vehicle from McBride's Camp	Kafue River at McBride's Camp	African Fish Eagle, the National Bird of Zambia
The African skimmers still circling in the same spot several hours later	African skimmers, Kafue National Park	...and the hippos are still there...	McBride's Camp, Kafue National Park
Zambian license plate	McBride's Camp, Kafue National Park	Bushbuck hanging around McBride's Camp	Bushbuck
The pontoon boat from McBride's Camp	I did not endear myself to Charlotte when I requested that the afternoon boat cruise leave earlier than 4:15...	That's one thing I really don't like about non-self drive safaris...they all tend to do nothing from 10 to 3.	Kafue River by boat from McBride's Camp - cloud reflections
Crocodile, Kafue River, Kafue National Park	Crocodile, Kafue River, Kafue National Park	Puku on shore as the boat drifts past	Cactus, Kafue National Park
Chris McBride changing the battery and memory card of a trail camera he set up	He's hoping to catch a photo of Phantom, a big male that lives south of the camp	Kafue River	Kafue River
Kafue River	Kafue River	Kafue River	Sunset, Kafue National Park
Sunset, Kafue River	Sunset, Kafue River	Sunset, Kafue National Park	Sundowner cruise with Chris McBride
Sundowner cruise with Chris McBride	Sundowner cruise with - Stephanie, Anna, Johannes, Nicole	Sundowner cruise with - Stephanie, Anna, Johannes, Nicole	Sunset, Kafue River
Sunset, Kafue River	Sunset, Kafue River	Sunset, Kafue River	Sunset with clouds reflecting in the Kafue River
Sunset with clouds reflecting in the Kafue River	Sunset from McBride's Camp	Moonrise, Kafue National Park	Ralph, our great organizer
Moon and clouds over Kafue National Park	Evening on the Kafue River	Full moon, Kafue National Park, Zambia	Kafue park ranger, Zambia Wildlife Authority
ZAWA - Zambia Wildlife Authority	Map of Kafue National Park, Zambia	Kafue National Park is the largest in Zambia - the size of Massachusetts	Kafue National Park was established in 1924
Kafue River, McBride's Camp	We had visitors come through camp last night...	McBride's boat on the Kafue River	Hippos, Kafue River
Ralph and the Dutch guide of the two Italian guests at the lodge that were not in our group	Impala, Kafue National Park	Impala, Kafue National Park	Impala, Kafue National Park