Monitor Lizard on the bank of the Mara River. We were surrounded by thousands of Wildebeest as they milled around trying to build up enough courage to begin the hazardous crossing of the Mara River in the northern Serengeti. As we waited a Monitor Lizard emerged from...
Elephant herd crosses the Mara River. Further downstream in the Mara River, tens of thousands of Wildebeest were crossing the river in scenes of chaos and panic. At this point on the river however, a herd of elephants was making a crossing sedately and enjoying a very...
Leopard with a Zebra foal kill in a tree. The day was drawing to a close and the storm clouds were gathering and the wind was picking up in Lamai in the northern Serengeti. The sky looked most impressive! It was time to think about returning to camp. But something in...
Thousands of Cape Turtle Doves at a waterhole. Early every morning at the waterhole at Kavinga Safari Lodge, Mana Pools, Zimbabwe huge numbers of Cape Turtle Doves would arrive to get a drink. First they would circle around above the water in their thousands causing...
Lions enjoying a drink at a waterhole. It was dark when this lioness was drinking at the waterhole at Kavinga Safari Lodge, Mana Pools, Zimbabwe. She was then joined by a second lioness and they enjoyed a drink together. As a male lion arrived one of the females beat...
A crash of white rhino on the move. In the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya’s Laikipia County we came across this group of White Rhino (collective noun: a crash) as they moved across the plain. They were clearly on a mission. What incredible animals. The Ol Pejeta...
Grizzly Bear has a good scratch. Grizzly Bears are frequent visitors to the scratching tree as can be seen by the staining on the trunk. This bear enjoyed itself on its visit. It was a comical scene to behold but clearly serves a very important role for the bears. The...
Lion pride heads for a drink. We had been watching this pride of lions in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, near to Ndutu Safari Lodge, Tanzania for a few days. They were not in good shape. There was little prey for them and they were all very thin. The cubs in...
Large flocks of Lilian's Lovebirds. Large flocks of Lilian’s Lovebirds came down to drink at the waterhole in Mana Pools, Zimbabwe. These are beautiful small green parrots with a red bill, white eye ring and an orangey-red face. Their screechy chattering can be heard...
Lioness drinking at a waterhole. Just as the sun was setting, this lioness arrived at the waterhole at Kavinga Safari Lodge, Mana Pools, Zimbabwe. She was certainly well fed after earlier having taken down a Cape Buffalo and was no in need of a good, long drink. This...