zambia

These unassuming little fellows are red billed queleas. However, these finches are probably the most numerous species on the planet, after breeding estimated at 1.5 billion. At the end of the dry season, they congregate into enormous flocks. Like all finches they are seed eaters, and their...

My favourite predator! Images taken in the Luangwa Valley in Zambia. I think the first image just shows how perfectly adapted the animal is as an endurance predator - long legs and powerful jaws. The second image I just like!