 Somalisa camp in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe |
 The swimming pool that became an elephant drinking fountain with the watering hole behind. |
 Constant parade of visitors to the water hole at the camp. |
 The gang after a drive. Tristan Dicks (photographer and guide), Tom, Mike (local guide), Katy, Leigh |
 Seating in the central area |
 The dining room |
 Roan antelope |
 Young elephant |
 Three sparring over the water source. |
 Young impala bucks facing off |
 Steenbok |
 Kudu in his natural environment. LIkes to stay in the brush. |
 Battle scarred, old lioness looking for the pride |
 She is lying in the plains surveying |
 She was spotted by this impala, who wasn't happy. He was "alerting." |
 Masai giraffe |
 Black-winged stilt |
 Southern yellow-billed hornbills were common critters |
 Lilac-breasted roller. Very colorful! |
 Roller taking off |
 Young cub in the den for the day. Time to rest. |
 Cub headed toward mom |
 Snuggled up with mom for the day |
 One of our sunsets |
 Elephant family cresting the hill headed for the water hole. |
 Made it! Baby elephants must immerse their heads to drink. |
 African gray hornbill |
 Cape starling |
 Kori bustard |
 Bateleur eagle |
 Baboon--apparently the patriarch |
 Small cub nuzzles mom |
 Mom on duty |
 Her young cubs playing on a termite mound |
 Is this how I'm supposed to bite the neck? |
 Crowned lapwing on her nest |
 Ostrich a long way from Australia.... |
 Senegal coucal |
 Cape buffalo at the watering hole. They had to wait for the elephants to finish. |
 Happy dance!!! |
 Drinking |
 MOM! WAIT! I can't get up! |
 Spa day!!! |
 Katy catches a baboon in front of the elephants. |
 Tom, Tristan, and Leigh shooting baboons. |
 Sable antelope on the plains |
 Eland early in the morning. |
 Magpie shrike |
 Two hornbills keeping watch |
 Another roller |
 Lion at the watering hole after breakfast. |
 Hey! Did you hear that? |
 Young lion with a prize - the tail of the zebra that was breakfast. |
 Wildebeest |
 Zebras headed for the water |
 Jackal resting in the late morning shade |
 Dwarf mongoose in his cubbyhole |
 Sable antelope and elephant |
 Katy's giraffe |
 The 12-seat Cessna that took us between camps. |