Four tiny lion cubs join their mother on the sandy river bank. Lying on the sandy river bed was a lioness with two of her cubs in Mala Mala, South Africa. One of the cubs tried to suckle but was pushed away by a very large paw! We knew she had four cubs and we...
A charming two month old rhino calf. Early one morning in the Mala Mala Game Reserve, South Africa we came across this huge white rhino with her two month old calf. It was lovely to see the calf play with a branch of a bush and to watch it prancing around. The family...
Leopard with her two cubs play on the river bank - gorgeous big cats! In the Mala Mala Game Reserve, South Africa we found this Leopard (the Piccadilly female) with her two, five month old cubs. They had had a traumatic time the evening before as they had experienced...
Amazing Antelopes of the Kalahari desert. The Kalahari Desert of South Africa is home to a range of stunning animals, from meerkats to Wild Dogs and Black-maned Lions. But some of the most striking creatures are the antelopes. We had great views of Sable, Roan and...
African Wild Dogs in the Kalahari desert, South Africa. We had followed this pack of African wild dogs in the Kalahari Desert, South Africa for quite some time. They seemed on a mission but what that might have been was unclear. The pack comprised the alpha pair (one...
Marvellous Meerkats. We spent a delightful hour with these charming Meerkats in Tswalu in the Kalahari desert, South Africa. They are such characterful animals and a joy to watch. Such fun to see the youngsters dashing around and the adults standing up and scanning...
Magnificent Meerkats. We spent a delightful hour with these charming Meerkats in Tswalu in the Kalahari desert, South Africa. They are such characterful animals and a joy to watch. Such fun to see the youngsters dashing around and the adults standing up and scanning...
Four tiny lion cubs join their mother on the sandy river bank. Lying on the sandy river bed was a lioness with two of her cubs in Mala Mala, South Africa. One of the cubs tried to suckle but was pushed away by a very large paw! We knew she had four cubs and we...
Wild dogs hunt down and eat a young Oryx. This pack of wild dogs had been on a mission and we had trouble keeping up withem. We had followed them for quite some time when they set off at speed. They had spotted a small herd of Oryx in the distance and the herd...
A Malachite Kingfisher catches a fish. As we crossed the Sand River in Mala Mala Game Reserve, South Africa we spotted one of the most colourful and majestic kingfishers - the Malachite Kingfisher perched in the reeds above a small pool of water that contained several...
Leopard and one of her cubs play on the river bank - lovely interaction. In the Mala Mala Game Reserve, South Africa we found this Leopard (the Piccadilly female) with her two, five month old cubs. One cub was resting nearby whilst the second cub could not resist...
A pack of wild dogs harass Oryx. In the Tswalu Game Reserve located in the Kalahari Desert of South Africa, we had been following this pack of wild dogs for some time. As heavy rain began the dogs spotted some Oryx in the distance and they set off at speed to confront...
Leopard and her very young cubs play in the long grass. The light was lovely in the Mala Mala Game Reserve, South Africa when we found this family of leopards in some long grass. This was the Piccadilly female and her two, five month old cubs. It was hilarious to see...
Sunset lions in Kenya's Maasai Mara. We had spent quite some time with the enormous breakaway Ilkisiausiau pride of Lions in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. They had been on the move constantly but as the day drew to a close and the sun was setting they had a rest. The light...
Four tiny Lion cubs try to keep up with the rest of the pride. In Kenya’s Maasai Mara We had spent quite some time with the enormous breakaway Ilkisiausiau pride of Lions. The pride had been on the move but now they were resting and four tiny cubs were taking full...
A pride of lions on the move across the Maasai Mar. We had spent quite some time with the enormous breakaway Ilkisiausiau pride of Lions in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. It had been a challenge keeping up with them as they moved effortlessly across the plain. We did manage to...
Leopard cub in a tree during a thunderstorm. It was late in the evening and the light was fading in Naboisho Conservancy, Kenya when we found this Leopard cub (Nadala). She was almost fully grown and would soon be leaving her mother (Sakuet). She was sitting in a...
Lion cubs join one of their pride’s females in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. We had headed off early in the morning in search of the breakaway Ilkisiausiau pride which had 40+ members. We first found a pile of five cubs in gorgeous light. Four of the cubs were five and a half...
Leopard on the rock. We had spent about one hour watching this leopard (Natito) as she wandered through uninspiring habitat in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. We had hoped she would hunt or do something of interest. Our guide said she liked a particular rocky outcrop to view...
A female Cheetah on an Impala kill. We had spent quite some time watching this six year old female Cheetah (Kulete) earlier in the day as she tried to hunt but on each occasion she was easily spotted. We decided to leave her and return later to establish if she had...