Marty’s photo of the day 4432: This is a Cape buffalo, photographed while backpacking across Mana Pools National Park in Zimbabwe.
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Matusadona National Park and the black mamba
Marty’s photo of the day #4716: When I write and post photos of Deb’s and my Zimbabwe expedition, they are usually from our backpacking trip across Mana Pools National Park. Sometimes I forget that we also spent a few days in Matusadona National Park. Highlights here were quietly sneaking up on a black rhino and […]
Front porch elk
Marty’s photo of the day #4660: Other than Yellowstone National Park, The Amazon Rainforest of Peru, or Mana Pools National Park in Zimbabwe, I’ve never experienced more consistent wildlife sightings than on the Essen Wildlife Refuge (the 25 acres Deb and I own and fiercely protect, surrounding our house). Rarely does a day goes by […]
A dazzle of zebras
Marty’s photo of the day #4420: I don’t think I’ve posted this particular photo before. It’s a dazzle of zebras, photographed while hiking across Mana Pools National Park in Zimbabwe.
Baboons, minus the fu―
Marty’s photo of the day #4397: While backpacking across Mana Pools National Park in Zimbabwe, Deb and I stopped for an hour or so to watch a troop of chacma baboons. There was a lot of casual, unmarried fucking going on, but I’ve chosen a shot that doesn’t show that out of respect for any […]
Slightly pissed off
Marty’s photo of the day #4276: While hiking across Mana Pools National Park in Zimbabwe, Deb and I met this slightly pissed off elephant, digging for water in a dry riverbed.
A dazzle of zebras
Marty’s photo of the day #4246: A dazzle of skittish zebras, photographed while hiking across Mana Pools National Park in Zimbabwe.
Mud-bath elephant
Marty’s photo of the day #4190: I photographed this elephant while hiking across Mana Pools National Park in Zimbabwe. I’m not sure if it was just her earlier mud-bath, but she looked quite old to me.
Mana Pool
The elephant and the tree
Marty’s photo of the day #3981: A great old elephant next to a great old tree. Photographed while backpacking across Mana Pools National Park in Zimbabwe.
Chacma baboons
Marty’s photo of the day #3945: For me, the most enjoyable aspect of Deb’s and my five-day hike across Mana Pools National Park in Zimbabwe was that we never knew what we’d encounter from one moment to the next. We could hike for an hour and not see much more than impalas. Then, all of […]
Two elephants
Marty’s photo of the day #3821: Here are two elephants, photographed while hiking across Mana Pools National Park in Zimbabwe.
Baboon troop
Marty’s photo of the day #3587: During our 53-mile hike across Mana Pools National Park in Zimbabwe, Deb and I came across this troop of chacma baboons, feeding. Chacmas are the world’s largest baboon species, with the males weighing up to 100 pounds.
African rock python
Marty’s photo of the day #3462: I photographed this seven-foot-long African rock python while hiking across Mana Pools National Park in Zimbabwe.
The patient crocodile
Marty’s photo of the day #3455: A scene from one of the pools in Mana Pools National Park (Zimbabwe). Do you see the crocodile, patiently waiting for its prey to make a mistake? Me neither—but he/she is there.
Zimbabwe elephants
Marty’s photo of the day #3261: I photographed these two elephants while hiking across Mana Pools National Park in Zimbabwe. This was not a fierce battle. In fact, one seems quite excited about the encounter.
The hungry elephant
Marty’s photo of the day #3185: I haven’t posted a shot from Africa for a while, so here’s a huge elephant Deb and I encountered during our 53-mile hike across Mana Pools National Park in Zimbabwe.
Momma Elephant? Don’t mind us!
Marty’s photo of the day #3023: For the last chapter in my first book, Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents, I wanted something special for the big finish. When most people go to Africa, they are secured safely inside Land Rovers. Deb and I, however, hiked 53 miles across Mana Pools National Park […]
African grey hornbill
Marty’s photo of the day #2945: This is an African grey hornbill, photographed while backpacking across Mana Pools National Park in Zimbabwe.
Yellow-billed stork
Marty’s photo of the day #2935: Here’s a yellow-billed stork that I photographed while backpacking across Mana Pools National Park in Zimbabwe.