Lioness with two young cubs

As with most game reserves by lunch time we made our way back to the lodge for lunch to be ready for an afternoon drive later in the day. It was on my first lunchtime that I had a stroke of luck - deciding to spend the time watching the hippos and crocodiles in the lake by the lodge I followed a path that led to a shaded area of seating at the end overlooking the water. Before I got there though I noticed some thrashing in the water below me. After a few seconds it became clear one of the crocodiles had caught a catfish of some kind. While completely in the wrong position for a water level shot (there was no way of getting down to the water’s edge given an electric fence and I’m not sure I fancied getting that close to a Nile Crocodile with no barrier!) it was a great few minutes watching it thrash about with its prize. Reaching the end of the path into the shaded area proved great for getting close-up shots of the crocodiles (using a 500mm lens) as they basked in the midday heat.