Wattled cranes, black lechwe, and white-faced whistling ducks at dawn. Nature's Best Photography Africa honours, 2016
Taken handheld at dawn from a small boat in the Bangweulu Wetlands in Zambia. As the sun and mist rose we witnessed a magnificent display of wattled cranes (a vulnerable species) and black lechwe.
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Wattled cranes
Taken close to sunset in the Bangweulu Wetlands in Zambia, from a small boat hand-held. The Wetlands have a thriving population of the vulnerable wattled cranes.
Grey-headed gull
Wattled crane
A wattled crane photographed at dawn from a small boat in the Bangweulu Wetlands in Zambia.
White-faced whistling ducks at dawn
White-faced whistling ducks flying over Bangweulu Wetlands. Beneath them are black lechwe.
Wattled cranes at dawn
Wattled cranes photographed at dawn from a small boat in the Bangweulu Wetlands in Zambia.
Long-crested eagle
Wattled cranes at dawn
Wattled cranes photographed at dawn from a small boat in the Bangweulu Wetlands in Zambia.
Black lechwe
A black lechwe, which is found in the Bangweulu Wetlands in Zambia, jumping the water.
Little egret
Black lechwe
The black lechwe is found in the Bangweulu Wetlands in Zambia, where this image was taken. After a significant decrease in numbers in the past the population is now stable. They congregate on the floodplains in their thousands, and are also often seen crossing the swamps
Wattled crane
Taken close to sunset in the Bangweulu Wetlands in Zambia, from a small boat hand-held. The Wetlands have a thriving population of the vulnerable wattled cranes.
Black lechwe
The black lechwe is found in the Bangweulu Wetlands in Zambia, where this image was taken.
Dark-capped bulbul
White-cheeked bee-eater
Black lechwe
The black lechwe is found in the Bangweulu Wetlands in Zambia. This image was taken at dawn from a boat.
Wattled cranes at dawn
Wattled cranes photographed at dawn from a small boat in the Bangweulu Wetlands in Zambia.
Black lechwe
Black lechwe, which are only found in the Bangweulu Wetlands in Zambia,
Wattled crane
Taken close to sunset in the Bangweulu Wetlands in Zambia, from a small boat hand-held. The Wetlands have a thriving population of the vulnerable wattled cranes.
Wattled cranes
Wattled cranes photographed at dawn from a small boat in the Bangweulu Wetlands in Zambia.
Black lechwe
A black lechwe at speed. This species is found in the Bangweulu Wetlands in Zambia, where this image was taken.
