1101 With less elephants in the park ripping up the young acacias much of the open space is reverting to dense bush

1102 An unbelievably good Selous Sunset

1103 The shallow lakes form ideal homes for pods of hippopotamuses

1104 The wide expanse of the Rufiji river carrying lots of plant material from its eroded banks

1105 Impala buck often set up their territories in open spaces like this

1106 Bee-eaters have formed a colony in the exposed sandy bank at the left

1107 There is a lot of mixed terminalia and acacia wooland

1108 Great contrasting colours in this Sunset

1109 The high water mark can be seen on the tree trunk. As the water recedes a wide muddy plain rapidly dries out

1110 The wide open space at the lakeside provides some temporary grazing until the moisture evaporates

1111 A silver Sunset

1112 Islands out on the lake make relatively safe nest sites for herons and other birds

1113 A view across the lake

1114 The perfect spot to stop for Sundowners

1115 There is a pied kingfisher high up in the tree

1116 Weaver bird nests in a leadwood tree

1117 A pink and gold Sunrise

1118 The savannah grass is already dying back

1119 Over 2000 species of plants grow in Selous

1120 The white bark of the dead tree stands out well

1121 The animals like the visibility of the open areas near the lake shore

1122 Fish eagle on lookout

1123 The huge bole of a dead borassus palm in the main river channel

1124 You can clearly see that the exposed lake bed is quckly drying out