Daily Archive for February 27th, 2008

Limping Lion

The quest for Manyari was fruitless today. We were searching for her to change her radio implant which has flat batteries. We really need to find her because without the implant, we would never be able to catch up with the pride every night. The search will continue tomorrow and, hopefully, we will find her.

I snapped this odd picture on my travels, it is not often you get a giraffe neck horizontal and the juvenile oxpecker didn’t quite know how to deal with it.

This picture of a butterfly taking off  took me  along frustrating hour of galloping through the bush trying to find a fast moving butterfly in a miniscule viewfinder. The sun was beating down and I was questioning my sanity before long. To have an idea for a photo and to make it reality is what top professionals do. I do have fun bumbling around in the bush and sometimes get some interesting (un-professional) shots.


It also looks as if Kim will be delayed in the States for a little while so I will be doing the blog for a few more days.

By Darryl Nolan-Evans

Wallowing Elephants

Today seemed to be primate day,a monkey in the tree and then baboons at the pool by Kwali camp.They are always entertaining to watch, with fights and human expressions, they could be a soapie.

Tomorrow, I will be searching for Manyari first thing in the morning. She needs to have an implant put in and the vetrinary course running at Malilangwe now is prime time to do it. It will be my first lion sedation and I am sure I will have some photos tomorrow evening for you. The  weather forecast is for rain in the next few days so we may get a little before the rainy season is done.this crested francolin always seems to evade my camera but at last I got one. The Swainsons Francolin perches up in trees to proclaim his territory and so is more conspicuous.


by Darryl Nolan-Evans