One of my favourites from our recent trip to Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, two swallow-tailed bee eaters spent half an hour flitting around the trees surrounding our vehicle in the Kalahari. Unmissable streaks of colour about 20cm long, bee-eaters are a…
On our recent adventure in the Kalahari, South Africa we embraced all opportunities for star gazing. En-route to the Kalahari we’d stopped off at SALT – the Southern Africa Large Telescope and had enrolled on a stargazing tour with them – this turned out to be an…
This is an oldie but a goodie. Taken in the ye olde days when we shot in film we captured this image of elephants in Samburu National Park. I have purposefully not post processed in anyway because I love the rawness and texture of the image .…
I’ve been blogging a lot this year about the merits of a self drive safari, but reflecting on our experiences in the Maasai Mara I realised how wonderful a guided safari can be. We took this photo hanging out of the back…
The lone buffalo requires no pack mentality. Safety in numbers is not necessary. Instead, he lies in wait. Alone. Lurking. He is the most feared animal in the Mara. With haunted memories of how his species was hunted by humans,…
Several trips to Africa previously had not rewarded us with any true sightings of the beautiful leopard. This trip I was determined would be different. A vigil each dusk often returned no results. Determined that my patience would be rewarded,…
Following the gluttony of the Great Migration river crossings it is usual practice for the crocodiles to store their prey under the water.Secured by rocks and crevasses in the river bank, the underwater caverns act as refrigerators. Contrary to this practice one…
Safety in numbers is not a mentality which is restricted to the same species or family group. The Great Migration is an example of how a number of species including wildebeest, gazelle and zebra can travel in unity, seeking protection…
Whilst in the Maasai Mara we were lucky enough to take a hot air balloon ride over the plains at dawn to witness the wildlife awakening and experience the blissfull silence. We witnessed the rolling, vast landscape, following meandering rivers…
The male impala walks warily across the horizon. Unbeknown to him, he was leading his females directly into the path of a hungry lone lioness returning to her cubs after an unsuccessful night’s hunting. We watched helplessly, but transfixed, from…