Highlights from Photo Safaris with Edward Selfe

In this series, we publish extracts from trip reports of photo safaris led by Edward Selfe in the South Luangwa. The full reports, with many more photos, can be found at www.edwardselfephotosafaris.com SoTofhuaetlfhonlLlgouwarenipngowgriatsiotnfakaJue1lny4,f-2rno0igm1h8t,htwreihpmilieinddle NgusiedfiunCg amt Rpo…bin Pope Safaris’ superb Otimncee, you’vleealrinvetdhaint ytohue breuaslhlyanleovnegr Oknoowurwthairtdismaorornuinndg,thwehnicehxtwcaosrnaer. pfaobaroratuict‘nutahlateurluryencsbleoraeusadokyn’ oanlncedl,oIwucedomsctomovpeprn.etAdesdis saonlfmtoerontstithniemawlmaaremydwiaht ethlnyewIshetoesratkrodpcoalnondimylipsatelan, babacokutina tkhielovmeehtirceleaawnady,hseoadweedjuomvepr.ed shWaefhaarrti-.froAalncloidnwtgoeadacdtwidoantsoathintaahtloIl’,uvtrehoekfnctlohoweundmyonst mwtheoearatnhcitneirognwwoahcsecanucrtthrueadllliyqguhoitntewolouaurtelsdidnheat,hvaes be!en very harsh…it was all meant to wKnhoicwhinwgetchaaltl Oa lwimelbl-ak—noliwkenslteo phaurndt— icnouthlde fgeuelllymbyehloewarthreacsitnogrkascoI ldornoyv, eI maryougnudesatnsdinwtoertheejuasrteian. Wtime elotokseede a bspeontdteind trhuemcphadnisnaeplpaenadrihnegaadrionugnd tsoidweaordf tshaehreimrd. Ioef ximplpaainlaesdetihthaterif we afonldlorweeddu,cwe ethweoleuoldpasrpdo’oskchthaencaensteolfoape wsueccweesrsefu, al bhouunt,2s0o0wmeertermesafirnoemd wthheere oedugrecaomf tehreaschtraanineld. Wonetwhaeiitmedp,awlaitsh, tuhnaatbslheetowsaeseinthtehleegouplalyrdbbeulotwknthoewing uantdeelorsptea;tetomseanyt.this was exciting is an Lrtiemgoueplsa. rBdlyus,tagtnehtdeirIne’vtoaertseheiaesnhsuitnucdaortuieondntwleassys in wbehgiicnhnsinugchtoa houpnet tchaantftahili.sIownaesmjuigsht t hbeisswuaccrensinsfgu. lMwyhheenaarnt fiemllp. Iaslauspneocrted tlohoakt tahreouganmd eanwdaassuspes, sohIowbebgaenstttoo hrgeetrrseluoacmtekedeplbshaeocwktohdseorowef.tnhtehleogpuallrydtoastrsyhe

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