Proboscis Monkeys and their tiny babies. As we sailed along the Sekonyer River in Tanjung Puting National Park (Indonesian Borneo) we spotted a female Proboscis Monkey sitting on an exposed branch over the river. She was nursing her very young baby. All was peaceful...
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Just hanging around: Orangutan with her tiny baby – Borneo 2023
Just hanging around: Orangutan with her tiny baby. In Tanjung Puting National Park, Indonesian Borneo we were lucky to come across a Orangutan with her tiny baby. It was remarkable that they just hung from the branches of trees without a care in the world. A clear...
Greater Coucal with a Speckle-headed Vine Snake – Borneo 2023
Greater Coucal with a Speckle-headed Vine Snake. It was raining in Tanjung Puting National Park (Indonesian Borneo) as we sailed along the Sekonyer River. A flash of colour across the river - a Greater Coucal. It landed in a tree on the river bank and we could see...
Probocis Monkeys on the move – Borneo 2023
Probocis Monkeys on the move. As we sailed along the Sekonyer River in Tanjung Puting National Park (Indonesian Borneo) we could see and hear a troupe of Proboscis Monkeys making their way through the jungle. We got in position where we anticipated the moneys would...
Svalbard Reindeer cross the fast ice – Svalbard 2023
Svalbard Reindeer cross the fast ice. In Svalbard’s Raudfjord, we spotted four small specks in the distance. They were clearly not Polar Bears. As they got closer it was obvious that they were Svalbard Reindeer. They made their way slowly but surely across the fast...
An adorable baby elephant – Laikipia, Kenya 2023
An adorable baby elephant. Near Laikipia Wilderness camp, Kenya, this herd of elephants had just crossed the river and were enjoying a sand bath. Amongst them was a tiny, baby elephant. It was also enjoying the sand bath by rolling in the sand or getting sand blown...
Elephants have fun in the river – Laikipia, Kenya 2023
Elephants have fun in the river. Over the previous few days the level of the river near Lakipia Wilderness Camp, Kenya had been rising following some very impressive late afternoon storms. We watched as this herd of elephants approached the river intent on crossing....
Asian Elephants near the Kabini River – India 2023
Asian Elephants near the Kabini River. Looking out from the edge of the jungle in Nagarahole National Park, India towards the Kabini River we saw this delightful group of Asian Elephants. The light was lovely as we watched the family group with young calves wander...
A fabulous male Leopard goes walkabout – Maasai Mara 2023
A fabulous male Leopard goes walkabout. In Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve, we had been watching this huge cat for sometime as it relaxed under bush. As the wind began to pick up, the male Leopard got up and set off walking. We tracked him for sometime. He gave a...
A magnificent male Leopard – Maasai Mara 2023
A magnificent male Leopard. Finding a relaxed male Leopard is a rare thing. In Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve we found a magnificent male leopard relaxing near the river. Such a powerful big cat! A fabulous encounter!
Frosty Bison by the Firehole River – Yellowstone, USA 2023
Frosty Bison by the Firehole River. It was a very cold morning as we drove along the road at the the side of the Firehole River, in Yellowstone National Park. The steam from the geysers and fumaroles lay heavy in the air. We came across these frost-encrusted Bison...
American Marten in the snow – Yellowstone, USA 2023
American Marten in the snow. Canyon Village, Yellowstone National Park, was the home to this female American Marten. This snow pile was in fact on the lid of a dumpster (skip) which the Pine Marten was using as its den. It would frequently appear as out of nowhere and...
Snowy Bison near fumaroles – Yellowstone, USA 2023
Snowy Bison near fumaroles. It was a bitterly cold morning near the track to the Artemisia geyser in Yellowstone National Park. The geyser and fumaroles were emitting large amounts of steam that was freezing on the trees creating a veritable winter wonderland. There...
Otters playing on snow and ice – Yellowstone, USA 2023
Otters playing on snow and ice. As we drove along the Hayden Valley in Yellowstone National Park, we were scanning the Yellowstone River and its banks for wildlife. Otters - four of them! We noted that they were heading downstream so we made a beeline for the...
Coyote on a Trumpeter Swan kill – Yellowstone, USA 2023
Coyote on a Trumpeter Swan kill. As we drove along The Hayden Valley in Yellowstone National Park, we came upon this Coyote which had taken a Trumpeter Swan. The Coyote was exhausted from taking such a large and powerful bird. The extent of the struggle could be seen...
Frosty Bison and tree – Yellowstone, USA 2023
Frosty Bison and tree. Bison are one of the iconic species of Yellowstone National Park. In winter they can become covered in frost. Frost-encrusted trees are also a feature of the Park in winter. This is particularly the case when bison and trees are close to the...
Bobcat in deep snow – Yellowstone 2023
Bobcat in deep snow. We found this Bobcat in Yellowstone National Park’s Firehole Canyon. It was on the far bank of the Firehole River in deep snow guarding a Mule Deer kill. We spent five and a half hours in the freezing cold watching this lovely cat. Although quite...
Jaguar on the sand bank – Pantanal, Brazil 2022
Jaguar on the sand bank. As the sun was setting on a ferociously hot day in Brazil’s Northern Pantanal, we came across this beautiful male Jaguar walking slowly along the river bank. As he reached an exposed sand bank he settled down to a bit of grooming. Like us, he...
Jaguar cubs – Pantanal, Brazil 2022
Jaguar cubs. It was intensely hot (55oC, in the full sun) as we sped along the Corixo Negro River in Brazil’s northern Pantanal. On the river bank in the shade of a tree we found two Jaguar cubs: brother and sister, both about two years old. The exposed root system of...
Jaguar along the river bank – Pantanal, Brazil 2022
Jaguar along the river bank. It was a very hot and sultry day as we made our way along the river in Brazil’s northern Pantanal. A female Jaguar emerged from the undergrowth. She swam and walked through the water before heading back into the undergrowth and vanished...
Giant River Otters with an enormous Tiger Catfish – Pantanal, Brazil 2022
Giant River Otters with an enormous Tiger Catfish. There was a commotion ahead of us as we cruised along the Paraguay River in Brazil’s Northern Pantanal. A female Giant River Otter had caught a very large Tiger Catfish. Giant River Otters are fearsome predators very...
Yacaré Caiman portraits – Pantanal, Brazil 2022
Yacaré Caiman portraits. This short film captures features of a commonly seen animal in Brazil’s Northern Pantanal: the Yacaré Caiman. Whilst these are now common, this was not always the case. They were hunted extensively to make crocodile shoes (during the 1980s, 1...
Giant River Otters on the river bank – Pantanal, Brazil 2022
Giant River Otters on the river bank. Cruising along the Paraguay River in Brazil’s Northern Pantanal we could see lots of activity on the river bank ahead. Giant River Otters! As we approached slowly, the otters ignored us and got on with their business. We were...
Sparring Polar Bears – Churchill, Canada 2022
Sparring Polar Bears. Polar Bears congregate on the tundra close to Hudson’s Bay, Churchill, because this is the place they know where the bay will freeze over first and they will be able to hunt seals and have their first substantial meal in months. This is one of...
Male Jaguar by the river – Pantanal, Brazil 2022
Male Jaguar by the river. Cruising along the river in Brazil’s Northern Pantanal, the first warming rays of the sun made the light particularly beautiful and warmed us up. As we turned a bend in the river, there, lying on a sandy beach was a magnificent male Jaguar...
Magnificent male Jaguar – Pantanal, Brazil 2022
Magnificent male Jaguar. It was early in the morning as our boat cruised slowly along the river in Brazil’s Northern Pantanal when we saw this magnificent male jaguar swimming amongst the water hyacinths. It appeared in open water for a short time and we could see...
Grizzly Bear and cub at the scratching tree – Nakina River, Canada 2022
Grizzly Bear and cub at the scratching tree. This female Grizzly Bear and her cub were frequent visitors to the scratching tree; a tree which is regularly visited by several bears as can be seen by the staining on the trunk. It was a comical scene to behold but...
White Rhinos at the river – Lewa, Kenya 2022
White Rhinos at the river. As the sun was beginning to set in Lewa Conservancy, North Kenya, we spotted two male white rhinos heading down to the river to drink. We set off to meet them at the river. This required us to pick our way down some steep and rocky tracks so...
Jaguar stalking along the river bank – Pantanal, Brazil 2019
Jaguar stalking along the river bank. This male Jaguar on the Paraquay River in the Northern Pantanal had been resting in the ferocious heat of the late morning. By early afternoon it had become even hotter. The Jaguar roused himself and set off slowly along the river...
Hawks fishing on the Pixiam River – Pantanal, Brazil 2019
Hawks fishing on the Pixiam River. One of the highlights of a boat trip on the Pixiam River in the Pantanal, Brazil is having the boatsman throw fish for the local birds to swoop down and pick them from the river. Watching Great Black Hawks and Black-collared Hawks...