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 |
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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 |