Here’s a selection of birds, mammals and insects photographed during our trip - anyone keen on ID-ing the insects for us? They’re in chronological order and I took them using my new camera, a Panasonic Lumix FZ38, bought especially for my trip to Ghana in the summer. I was really pleased with how adaptable it is. It took great landscapes (see previous post), some pleasing macro shots of flowers, butterflies and dragonflies and with it’s 18x optical zoom I even got a few decent bird shots although they obviously do not compare to the Canon photos…
Sparrow weaver collecting nest material
Warthogs were always unnerving close to the camp!
An excellent example of just how tatty the butterflies were, it would appear that the birds are pretty good at catching them but only by their wings. This one looks like it’s been nibbled at least five times and still lived to tell the tale… 
The crocodile was just across the river from our lodge and the sloshes in the middle of the night were quite alarming! 
Hippopotamus' were very common all along the river…
This Malachite kingfisher doesn’t really compare to David’s shot posted last night but it’s just a point and shoot camera remember! 
David struggled to get his exposure compensation right on this bee-eater but my camera did ok! 
A rather handsome Reed Cormorant. 
The elephants were amazing, we sat in our boat just metres away from a herd of over sixty. They even came and played in the river with us. Have you ever seen an elephant attempt a backwards roll in the water??? 
Well posed Impala… 
Lots more butterflies… 
A blue-tailed skink 
This very obliging Hammerkop was sat just outside our apartment at Lake Malawi 
My attempt at Pied Kingfisher
Another Reed Cormorant
Yellow baboon 
It took almost a week to see a House Sparrow! 
Just one locust 
A praying mantis watching me very closely as it’s sat on the wall of our apartment! 
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