Neko Harbour on the Antarctic Peninsular is a beautiful location to observe Gentoo Penguins. A white patch above the eye makes them unmistakable. The third largest Penguin, they reach up to 90cm tall and weigh up to 8.5kg. They breed in small colonies. They use a wide...
2015
King Penguins – Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, 2015
Salisbury Plain on South Georgia is home to 60,000 pairs of King Penguins and their chicks. One never forgets the sight, sound and smell of this enormous penguin colony. With its golden-yellow plumage at the neck and throat, the spectacular King Penguin stands up to...
King Penguins – St Andrews Bay, South Georgia, 2015
St Andrews Bay on South Georgia is home to 150,000 pairs of King Penguins and their chicks. One never forgets the sight, sound and smell of this enormous penguin colony. The colony stretches away as far a the eye can see. With its golden-yellow plumage at the neck and...
Mating Jaguars – Pantanal, Brazil 2015
Mating Jaguars. On this trip we had many superb encounters with the icon species of the Pantanal: the Jaguar. These large and very powerful cats hunt primarily for Capybara and Caiman along the river banks. They stalk their prey until they are close enough to pounce....
Majestic Kudu – Botswana 2015
These are very striking animals.
Birds at a water hole – Botswana 2015
We spent a very pleasant and relaxing hour watching the activity at this water hole.
The wonderful Sable – Botswana 2015
We saw these majestic animals several times on this 2015 trip to the Kwando region of Botswana.
A rare view of a Pangolin – Botswana 2015
We had been tracking three young lionesses for some time when they shot off into the tall grass. We followed and found them digging frantically at an Aardvark hole. Our guides told us that these particular lions specialised in digging Warthogs from these holes where...